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Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: time to wake up
Veena Arali1, Srinivas Namineni2, Ch Sampath3
1Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry Sri Sai College of Dental Sciences, Vikarabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Pediatric patients with well-controlled OSA present few difficulties for routine dental treatment. However, patients with untreated or undiagnosed OSA can present the dental practitioner with multiple issues and challenges. Dental professionals have a unique doctor-patient relationship that affords them a role in recognizing sleep disorders by exploring the history of patients who are sleepy.
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This paper is aimed at providing comprehensive review of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea. How to cite this article: Arali V, Namineni S, Sampath Ch, Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: Time to Wake Up. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2012;5(1):54-60.
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