The Effects Of Sleep Apnea On Oral Health

Does sleep apnea have a negative affect or positive effect on people’s oral health? Sleep is considered as important as eating and drinking, but many condition many conditions such as sleep apnea can disrupt sleep and affect daily routines.” Sleep apnea is a potentially serious disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts” (Mayo Clinic staff). Sleep Apnea just doesn’t affect the sleeper’s sleep, but also his/her’s partner’s sleep if the condition is left untreated. also there are studies that show sleep apnea can affect people’s oral health There are three types of sleep apnea: obstructive, central, and mixed and each type has different symptoms.”In many cases the sleeper is unaware of these breath stoppages because they don’t trigger a full awakening” (“American Sleep Apnea Association”). This paper will explore the causes, treatments, symptoms, and diagnostics of sleep apnea and how does it affect your oral health overall.
Central sleep apnea is when the brain fails to signal the muscle to breathe, but the airways are not blocked. Mixed sleep apnea is a combination of both central and obstructive sleep apnea. ”Only a sleep study in a sleep laboratory or a home sleep study can show definitively that sleep apnea is present and how severe it is” (“American Sleep Apnea Association”). Sleep apnea can cause dry mouth upon awakening which can leads to no saliva filled with buffers for the enamels of teeth causing teeth to more likely to get