Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Principles and Fundamentals: Introduction.- Anatomical Aspects of Airway.- Classification of Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders.- Pathophysiology of OSA.- Pediatric Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders.- Health Consequences of OSA.- Psychological Effect of OSA. Diagnostic Considerations: Clinical Evaluation of OSA Patients.- Temporomandibular Evaluation.- Obesity and OSA.- Diagnostic Testing (Polysomnography And Home Sleep Apnea Testing).- Airway Imaging.- Craniofacial Morphology Related to OSA.- Craniofacial Syndromes And Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders.- Biomarkers Associated with OSA.- Orthodontic Considerations for OSA Patients. Non-Surgical Management of the OSA Patient: Conservative Options for Management for OSA.- Positive Airway Therapy (CPAP, APAP And BPAP).- Oral Appliance Therapy.- Emerging Therapies. Surgical Management of the OSA Patient: Surgical Considerations for OSA Patients.- Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy.- Nasal Surgery for OSA Patients.- Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty and Laser-Assisted Uvulopalatoplasty.- Transpalatal Advancement Pharyngoplasty.- Radiofrequency Ablation.- Tongue and Hyoid Procedures.- Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation.- Maxillomandibular Advancement.- Computational Fluid Dynamics in OSA.- Orthognathic Surgical Considerations in OSA Patients.- Individualized Orthodontic Treatment and Surgical Plan for Patients with OSA.

Ki Beom Kim gained his DDS and MSD from Dankook University, South Korea and subsequently was awarded a PhD for work on orofacial pain at the same university. In 2005 he joined the Orthodontic Residency Program at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., and subsequently became Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthodontics at Saint Louis University. In 2011 he was appointed Associate Professor, Clinic Director, and Interim Program Director in the Department of Orthodontics at Nova Southeastern University, and he is currently served as Dr. Lyle Johnston Endowed Chair in Orthodontics and Program Director at the Center for Advanced Dental Education, Saint Louis University. Dr. Kim is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and the American Board of Orofacial Pain and a member of various professional bodies in the United States and South Korea. He publishes regularly in peer-reviewed journals and has given many scientific presentations at international meetings.

Reza Movahed, DMD FACS, graduated from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey in 2007. He subsequently undertook an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida and The Broward General Medical Center & Memorial Regional Hospital and a Fellowship concentrating on Orthognathic & Temporomandibular Joint Surgery at the Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. He was appointed Clinical Assistant Professor at Saint Louis University, Department of Orthodontics in 2013, where he is involved in orthodontic surgical case management and research. Dr. Movahed has been in private practice since 2016, Movahed OMS in St. Louis, Missouri. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

"This textbook is designed to help sleep medicine specialists, surgeons and dentists who care for OSA patients by providing a comprehensive strategy for the evaluation and management of such patients approaching it from the perspective of multiple specialties ... ." (Iulia Ciolachi, Stomatology EDU Journal, Vol. 8 (2), 2021)