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 Attachments4:31 Dr. Aditi Desai’s Introduction7:25 What is Sleep-Disordered Breathing?14:51 Mandibular Advancement Splints for Snorers16:14 Signs and Symptoms of SDB for Dentists20:24 Referral Template for General Dentists24:55 Adverse Effects of Oral Appliances28:15 Link Between Periodontal Disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea31:05 GDP Referring Directly to a Sleep Physician33:48 Home Sleep Testing36:18 Patient Compliance with CPAP41:32 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 mouth cancer, or B) a barrett esophagus or someone's got acid reflux and for them to get investigated and have a camera to explore that area. However, I think a third one that wasn't mentioned to me in dental school, but definitely should be there is sleep disorder breathing or sleep apnea because on average that can take 10 years off of your life expectancy. And in case you think that sleep apnea is a disease of the fat old man, you are totally mistaken. So whether it's in children or in adults, this episode with Dr. Aditi Desai, who's just the most incredibly passionate woman ever on this topic, it's gonna open your mind. So please lend me your ears. And for those of you on YouTube and on the app, your eyes to this Protrusive Dental Podcast episode. Hello Protruserati. I'm Jaz Gulati. Protrusive Dental Pearl:I'm your host and I've got your Protrusive Dental Pearl for you today, which you can access in the show notes. So essentially the Protrusive Dental Pearl I have is my sequence for removing Invisalign attachments. So it's like a video. I'll show you exactly what I do,