《阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征与口腔正畸:美国口腔正畸医师协会白皮书》解读

Interpretation of“Obstructive sleep apnea and orthodontics:an American Association of Orthodontists White Paper”

2019年,美国正畸医师协会董事会邀请睡眠医学和口腔睡眠医学领域专家撰写《阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征与口腔正畸:美国口腔正畸医师协会白皮书》,为正畸医师处理儿童及成人阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征提供建议。本文旨在对该白皮书进行解读,以期为国内口腔正畸医师处理OSAHS提供建议和参考。

In 2019,the Board of Trustees of the American Association of Orthodontists asked a panel of medical and dental experts in sleep medicine and dental sleep medicine to create a document designed to offer guidance to practicing orthodontists on the suggested role of the specialty of orthodontics in the management of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome.The present article aimed to provide interpretation of this White Paper,and to further help Chinese orthodontist to understand it.