ArticleSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2016
Tooth loss and obstructive sleep apnea signs and symptoms in the US population.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Tooth loss as a factor associated with deterioration of quality and increase in sleep duration: analysis of the 2016-2017 Chilean National Health Survey.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Factors associated with sleep quality in community-dwelling older adults: a latent class analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Association of accelerated biological aging with obstructive sleep apnea symptoms and identification of a candidate biomarker gene signature.Clinical epigenetics · 2026Article
- Sex-difference in chewing difficulty and the risk of obstructive sleep apnea among middle-aged and older adults.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2026Article
- Association of Prognostic Nutritional Index With Mortality in High-Risk OSA Individuals and with Disease Severity in Clinical OSA Patients.Nature and science of sleep · 2026Article
- Does the Dental Formula Predict Therapy Outcomes of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Treated With a Mandibular Advancement Device ? A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Cephalometric differences between patients with REM- and NREM-Predominant OSA: implications for selecting surgical candidates.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Article
- Stress is simultaneously related to sleep and temporomandibular disorders.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2024Article
- Sleep and periodontal health.Periodontology 2000 · 2024Review
- Poor Self-Rated Sleep Quality and Quantity Associated with Poor Oral Health-Related Quality of Life among Indigenous Australian Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Mouth Breathing and Its Impact on Atypical Swallowing: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Dentistry journal · 2024Review
- Sleep apnea pathophysiology.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2023Review
- Extra-short implants (≤ 6.5 mm in length) in atrophic and non-atrophic sites to support screw-retained full-arch restoration: a retrospective clinical study.International journal of implant dentistry · 2023Article
- Maxillomandibular advancement for obstructive sleep apnea: a retrospective prognostic factor study for surgical response.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between tooth loss and signs and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a representative sample of the general US population.
methodsData were from 7305 men and women aged ≥25 years participating in the 2005-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Tooth loss, occlusal contacts, and denture use were determined by dental examination. Four cardinal OSA signs and symptoms were evaluated by questions based on American Academy of Sleep Medicine criteria. Adults with ≥2 signs/symptoms of OSA were classified at high-risk of OSA. Prevalence ratios (PR) and 95 % confidence limits (CL) from log binomial regression models estimated the strength of association between tooth loss and high-risk for OSA, adjusting for demographic characteristics, body mass index, dentures, and sleep duration.
resultsPrevalence of high-risk for OSA increased 2 % for each additional lost tooth (PR = 1.02, 95 % CL, 1.01, 1.03) among adults aged 25 to 65 years. When tooth loss was modeled as an ordinal variable with 0-4 lost teeth as the referent category, adjusted prevalence of high-risk for OSA was as follows: 25 % greater in those missing 5-8 teeth (PR = 1.25, 95 % CL, 1.07, 1.46); 36 % greater in those missing 9-31 teeth (PR = 1.36, 95 % CL, 1.06, 1.73); and 61 % greater in the edentulous (PR = 1.61, 95 % CL, 1.11, 2.33).
conclusionTooth loss may be an independent risk factor for OSA.
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