Obstruktivt sövnapnésyndrom - kunnskap og klinisk erfaring blant et utvalg norske tannleger
Engelsk titel: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome - knowledge and clinical experience among a selection of
Norwegian dentists
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Författare:
Khan, Sadia
;
Skau, Irene
;
Grytten, Jostein
;
Saxegaard, Erik
Email: erik.saxegaard@odont.uio.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 9
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 16013964
Sammanfattning
t is well known that obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) can cause a variety of systemic
diseases and that comorbidities such as various cardiovascular diseases and diabetes occur more
frequently in patients with OSAS compared with the general population. Dentists can play an
important role both in identifying patients with OSAS and by referring them to a sleep specialist
physician. The aim of this survey was to investigate the level of knowledge among Norwegian
dentists on the subject of OSAS and to examine their experience in treating patients with OSAS. A
total of 167 questionnaires were answered by dentists in Oslo and Tromsø. The results showed that
74 % of the respondents recognized OSAS as a potentially life-threatening condition. 18 % did not
know that mandibular advancement splint is a good treatment option for some OSAS patients. Only 20
% of the participants had ever consulted a physician when suspecting OSAS in their patients and 12
% had fitted an oral appliance not collaborating with a sleep specialist. Only 1 % of the participants
had participated in more than 10 lectures/seminars on OSAS, while 61 % had never attended a lecture
or a seminar on the subject. Results show that there is a need for more education and training in
dental sleep medicine and an increased need for interdisciplinary collaboration between dentists,
general practitioners and sleep specialists in the treatment of patients with OSAS.