Sleep disorders and the dental patient: An overview

This article is intended to briefly describe common sleep disorders of interest to the dental profession and to render general management guidelines. Topics include sleep-related bruxism, xerostomia, hypersalivation, gastroesophageal reflux, apnea, and the effect of orofacial pain on sleep quality. The term sleep-related is used instead of the term nocturnal because some of the activities described can occur with daytime sleep. (Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 1999;88:257-72)