Oral Health and Dental Management

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

9^th International Conference on Dentistry and Dental Implants

May 09-10, 2016 New Orleans, USA

Shreya Goud Edulakanti Sridhar

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Oral Health Dent Manag

Abstract:

Chronic persistent snoring exists as a very common manifestation worldwide, which increases in prevalence as the age advances. It is caused by an interplay between a variety of factors which include sleep related loss of muscle tone in the tissues supplied by the glossopharyngeal nerve, anatomical obstruction of the nasal passages, large tonsils, large tongue, retrognathic mandible, obesity, alcohol, sedatives, allergies and certain medical conditions. In certain cases it can be of medical concern as it is a key symptom of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Apnea refers to cessation of breathing for 10 sec or longer and when 30 or more apneic episodes occur in the course of 7 hours of sleep, resulting in excessive sleepiness during the waking hours, then the patient is described as having sleep apnea syndrome. Unlike central sleep apnea there is no cessation of respiratory effort in obstructive sleep apnea but the effort is simply rendered ineffective by the obstruction. Considering this aspect and the fact that individuals with narrow airways and/or craniofacial anomalies are more likely to present with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, dentistry has a pivotal role to play in the identification and possible treatment of these individuals presenting with OSA. This poster would present with an overview of the basic aspects of this sleep related disorder viz., its causes, its effects on the quality of life, various investigations for its diagnosis and the scope of orthodontic appliances in dealing with the problem along with giving fair consideration to other modalities of treatment.

Biography :

Shreya Goud Edulakanti Sridhar has completed her BDS from SDM College of Dental Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka and currently pursuing Post graduation, MDS in the Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics in Maaruti Dental College, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India. As a part of the curriculum she has presented multiple seminars and attended many conferences where she has presented various papers and posters.

Email: drshreyagoud@gmail.com