Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Faculty of Dental Medicine, Centre d'étude du sommeil, Université de Montréal and Hôpital du Sacré Coeur, Montréal, QC, Canada.
J Oral Rehabil. 2020 Dec;47(12):1579-1589. doi: 10.1111/joor.13075. Epub 2020 Aug 29.
It becomes increasingly clear that some sleep disorders have important diagnostic and/or management links to the dental domain, hence the emergence of the discipline 'Dental Sleep Medicine'. In this review, the following topics are discussed: 1. the reciprocal associations between oro-facial pain and sleep; 2. the associations between sleep bruxism and other sleep-related disorders; 3. the role of the dentist in the assessment and management of sleep bruxism; and 4. the dental management of obstructive sleep apnoea. From these topics' descriptions, it becomes clear that the role of the dentist in the recognition and management of sleep-related oro-facial pain, sleep bruxism and obstructive sleep apnoea is large and important. Since many dental sleep disorders can have severe consequences for the individual's general health and well-being, it is imperative that dentists are not only willing to take on that role, but are also able to do so. This requires more attention for Dental Sleep Medicine in the dental curricula worldwide, as well as better postgraduate training of dentists who are interested in specialising in this intriguing domain. This review contributes to increasing the dental researcher's, teacher's and care professional's insight into the discipline 'Dental Sleep Medicine' as it has taken shape in the 21st century, to the benefit of all patients suffering from dental sleep disorders.
越来越明显的是，一些睡眠障碍与牙科领域有重要的诊断和/或管理联系，因此出现了“牙科睡眠医学”这一学科。在这篇综述中，讨论了以下主题：1. 口面疼痛与睡眠之间的相互关联；2. 睡眠磨牙症与其他睡眠相关障碍之间的关联；3. 牙医在评估和管理睡眠磨牙症中的作用；4. 阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停的牙科管理。从这些主题的描述中可以清楚地看出，牙医在识别和管理与睡眠相关的口面疼痛、睡眠磨牙症和阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停方面的作用是巨大且重要的。由于许多牙科睡眠障碍会对个人的整体健康和幸福感产生严重影响，因此牙医不仅愿意承担这一角色，而且还必须有能力承担这一角色。这需要在全球牙科课程中更加关注牙科睡眠医学，并为有兴趣在这一引人入胜的领域专业化的牙医提供更好的研究生培训。这篇综述有助于增加牙科研究人员、教师和护理专业人员对 21 世纪“牙科睡眠医学”这一学科的了解，使所有患有牙科睡眠障碍的患者受益。
