ArticleSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2013
Negative association between self-reported jaw symptoms and apnea-hypopnea index in patients with symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a pilot study.
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- Prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorders in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients and Relationship Between Temporomandibular Disorder Phenotypes and Severity of Sleep Apnea: An Observational Study.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2025Article
- Diagnostic Accuracy of a Portable Electromyography and Electrocardiography Device to Measure Sleep Bruxism in a Sleep Apnea Population: A Comparative Study.Clocks & sleep · 2023Article
- The face of Dental Sleep Medicine in the 21st century.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2020Review
- Characterization of primary symptoms leading to Chinese patients presenting at hospital with suspected obstructive sleep apnea.Journal of thoracic disease · 2014Article
- Responsiveness of jaw motor activation to arousals during sleep in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2013Article
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Abstract
objectivesPrior to oral appliance therapy for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), patients are screened for jaw symptoms (e.g., pain). However, the presence of jaw symptoms in a large spectrum of OSAS patients remains unknown. This study aimed to assess the distribution of subjective jaw symptoms in patients with symptoms of OSAS.
methodsFive hundred and eleven consecutive patients (66 female, 445 male; mean age 49.6 ± 12.6 years) with clinical symptoms of OSAS were enrolled for cardiorespiratory evaluation. Self-administered questionnaires were used to assess jaw symptoms, tooth grinding and clenching during sleep, morning oral dryness, morning heartburn sensation, and pain in the neck and back.
resultsThe mean apnea-hypopnea (AHI) index was 32.5 ± 30.6 per hour of sleep. Nineteen percent of patients (n = 96) reported at least one jaw symptom. The presence of jaw symptoms was more frequently reported by patients with AHI less than 15 (25 %) than those with AHI of 15 and more (15 %, p = 0.012). In the crude analyses, jaw symptoms were associated with tooth grinding, tooth clenching, morning oral dryness, morning heartburn sensation, and neck/back pain. Multiple logistic regression analysis confirmed that jaw symptoms were associated with AHI less than 15 (odds ratio (OR) 1.99, p = 0.009), tooth clenching (OR 1.79, p = 0.006), morning oral dryness (OR 2.17, p = 0.02), and neck/back pain (OR 1.99, p = 0.005).
conclusionsJaw symptoms can be found in 19 % of patients with symptoms of OSAS and are more frequently reported in patients with lower AHI, a patient population for whom oral appliances are often prescribed.
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