Knowledge and Attitude of General Dentists, Senior Dental Students, and Orthodontic Residents Toward Obstructive Sleep Apnea
According to the results, general dentists had insufficient knowledge about OSA, which could result in under-diagnosis or misdiagnosis of patients with OSA. This finding highlights the need for further education and training for dentists to properly identify and refer OSA patients to orthodontists or sleep specialists.
Authors
- Mina Shekarian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4125-0546)
- Masood Feizbakhsh
- Mehdi Rafie
Institutions
- Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical and Experimental Dental Research
- Published
- 2024-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cre2.931
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.98