Sleep-disordered breathing and orthodontics: An American Association of Orthodontists white paper update
The board of trustees of the American Association of Orthodontists requested that a panel of orthodontic experts in dental sleep medicine update the 2019 American Association of Orthodontists white paper and create a document to guide practicing orthodontists on the role of orthodontics in managing obstructive sleep apnea. The present updated white paper summarizes the task force's findings and recommendations.
Authors
- Julia Cohen-Lévy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2088-0709)
- Rooz Khosravi
- Mitchell Levine
- Jackie Hittner
- John W. Callahan
- J. Martin Palomo
- Michael Pickard
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Idaho (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- American Association of Orthodontists (US)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Published
- 2026-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajodo.2026.01.014
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 32.84