The clinician's handbook for dental sleep medicine / Stephen Carstensen and Ken Berley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berley, Ken, author.

Carstensen, Steve, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sleep apnea syndromes--Treatment.

Sleep apnea syndromes.

Bruxism.

Sleep Apnea Syndromes--therapy.

Sleep Bruxism--therapy.

Dentistry--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Sleep Apnea Syndromes--therapy.

Sleep Bruxism--therapy.

Dentistry--methods.

Physical Description:

xi, 356 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Second.

Place of Publication:

Batavia, IL : Quintessence Publishing Co. Inc., [2024]

Summary:

"Oral appliance therapy results in much better therapy adherence than CPAP for patients with obstructive sleep apnea. This new update of the bestselling title is the how-to guide for incorporating dental sleep medicine into an existing dental practice and includes advice on examination, appliance selection, follow-up care, complications, legal issues, and medical insurance and Medicare"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Clinical Guide for the Practice of Dental Sleep Medicine

An Overview of Sleep and Sleep Disorders

Dental Sleep Medicine Protocols and Practice

Integrating Dental Sleep Medicine into Your Practice

Treatment Decisions and Appliance Selection

Delivery of a Custom MAD

Complications of Oral Appliance Therapy

Evaluating Therapy and Ongoing Care

The New Reality

Legal Issues Related to the Practice of Dental Sleep Medicine

Medical Insurance and Medicare

Pediatric Airway Problems

Myofunctional Therapy

A Multidimensional Approach to Addressing Breathing and Sleep Disorders

Physical Therapy

Rhinomanometry.

Notes:

Ken Berley was the first-named author on the previous edition.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781647241964

1647241960

OCLC:

1435751061