Sleep disorders and the dental patient - An overview

This article is intended to briefly describe common sleep disorders of inte rest to the dental profession and to render general management guidelines. Topics include sleep-related bruxism, xerostomia, hypersalivation, gastroes ophageal reflux, apnea, and the effect of orofacial pain on sleep quality. The term sleep-related is used instead of the term nocturnal because some o f the activities described can occur with daytime sleep.