Journal of Sleep Disorders & Therapy
Open Access

Orofacial movement disorders and bruxism

Annual Summit on Sleep Disorders & Medicine

August 10-12, 2015 San Francisco, USA

Saravanan Ram

Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, USA

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Sleep Disord Ther

Abstract :

Orofacial movement disorders include dystonia, dyskinesia, drug induced extrapyramidal reactions and bruxism. Orofacial movement disorders are often misdiagnosed as temporomandibular disorders, hence understanding these conditions is pertinent for the practitioner treating orofacial pain and sleep apnea. Aspects of epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and diagnosis are discussed along with treatment considerations for these orofacial movement disorders. Dental management of sleep apnea and bruxism with oral appliances will be covered briefly in this lecture.

Biography :

Email: saravanr@usc.edu