Dental Sleep Medicine

25%

of visits to the paediatrician are related to sleep problems, according to the Spanish Sleep Society.

30%

of the Spanish population suffers from some kind of sleep disturbance but few are referred to a specialist.

90%

of cases can be solved, but only one in five sufferers seek medical help for sleep problems.

Sleep is the body's main restorative process. For this reason, it is essential to identify the origin of pathologies, applying treatments adapted to the needs of each patient, without the need to use masks or external devices. All this in order to achieve full rest in a short period of time.

The most common sleep disorders are:

Childhood sleep disorder

Sleep-disordered breathing is commonly found in mouth-breathing patients, so they may also develop maxillofacial, postural and cognitive disturbances. Many of these children are misdiagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and are wrongly medicated.

There are many symptoms of sleep disordered breathing, you might even be surprised, which is why it should not be taken lightly.
It has been shown that children who snore in early childhood tend to have lower academic performance than those who do not.

For these reasons, it is important that the dentist detects this type of anomaly, alerts parents to the possible consequences of this syndrome in children and adolescents, and to the possible treatments.

 

If your children suffer from this syndrome, ask for an appointment, we will be happy to help you.

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