Year : 2020

Volume : Volume 11

Issue : Issue 3

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Dr. Monika Kumari.
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Abstract

Background:  Sleep deprivation is one of the most common yet unrecognized problems in which Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder in which breathing is repetitively interrupted during sleep due to collapse of the upper airway. Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of probable obstructive sleep apnea/sleep-disordered breathing and symptoms associated with this condition in a population of dental patients Materials and methods: A total of 450 respondents attending OPD of Dental College who were present on the days of the survey and who were willing to participate were included in the study. OSA in dental patients was assessed using the Apnea Risk Evaluation System (ARES™) questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using a statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) 21.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Descriptive statistics and Chi-Square analysis were used. Results: T-tests and chi-squared analysis confirmed that there were no significant differences in the distributions of age, BMI, neck size, Epworth sleepiness scale, and prevalence of OSA risk between gender. 75% of the men and 51% of the women reported snoring at least sometimes, and 25% of the men and 49% of the women snored frequently or always Conclusion: The percentage of dental patients found to have a high pretest probability of having undiagnosed OSA was substantially greater than previous prevalence estimates.

Keywords: Dentistry, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Prevalence.