Sleep Disordered Breathing and Dentistry – PDP139

There are a billion people globally who have sleep-disordered breathing and only 20% of them have been diagnosed and treated. In this episode we revisit sleep-disordered breathing and how it is connected to Dentistry. Dr. Aditi Desai, from British Society of Dental Sleep Medicine is just the most passionate Dentist ever about this crucial and often overlooked topic. You will hear the passion in her voice or see it in her eyes if you watch the video version of this podcast. https://youtu.be/0aG8iQdbkeY Check out this full episode here Download Protrusive App on iOS and Android and Claim your Verifiable CPD/CE by answering a few questions + You can get EARLY ACCESS to the episode + EXCLUSIVE content The Protrusive Dental Pearl: Removing Aligner Attachments - A step-by-step protocol including the use a UV torch to see if there’s any resin left and which different burs and polishers I use. https://youtu.be/SP1irVhyzRw How I Remove Aligner Attachments Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Highlights of this episode: * 1:27 Protrusive Dental Pearl – Removing Attachments* 4:31 Dr. Aditi Desai’s Introduction* 7:25 What is Sleep-Disordered Breathing?* 14:51 Mandibular Advancement Splints for Snorers* 16:14 Signs and Symptoms of SDB for Dentists* 20:24 Referral Template for General Dentists* 24:55 Adverse Effects of Oral Appliances* 28:15 Link Between Periodontal Disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea* 31:05 GDP Referring Directly to a Sleep Physician* 33:48 Home Sleep Testing* 36:18 Patient Compliance with CPAP* 41:32 Learning Basics about Sleep-Disordered Breathing Check out Dr. Aditi Desai's website, aditidesai.co.uk. And if you are in UK, you can check out British Society of Dental Sleep Medicine and support their upcoming event on March 4th. If you're interested in getting into space now, you should check this out! If you enjoyed this episode, you may also like Airway – Dentistry’s Elephant in the Room with Prof Ama Johal Click below for full episode transcript: Jaz's Introduction: Sleep disordered breathing, sleep apnea and airway problems dentistry. These are some of the things that have become quite an area of interest in dentistry and for all the right reasons, because as dentists, we're in such a brilliant position to SCREEN for AIRWAY ISSUES beyond just snoring. Like we don't wanna just treat snoring. Jaz's Introduction:We want to ADD YEARS to our patient's lives. And if we can diagnose or we can't diagnose, but we can screen for sleep apnea and airway issues and get the patients the help, and then we can be involved in potential therapy such as removal appliances to bring the mandible forward and that way we can have a huge impact in someone's life. I was always taught that the two times you can save someone's life dentistry is A) if you detect or diagnose a mo...