800-626-5651 www.whipmix.com THE DENTIST'S ROLE IN TREATING DISORDERED BREATHING DURING SLEEP Both the ADA and AAO have issued statements supporting the dentist’s role in screening and collaborating with allied health physicians in treating OSA. Screening may include: ● Health questionnaires from patients (i.e., StopBang) ● Physical Examinination o Signs of wear (Bruxism, GERD) o Scalloped tongue o Mallampati 3 or 4 o Size of tonsils o Tongue-tie ● Pulse Oximeter tracking oxygen saturation and heart rate o Check airflow as part of treatment plan before selecting a single arch occlusal guard o Confirm effectiveness when titrating sleep appliances to ensure improved airflow Nonin 3150 Wrist Pulse Oximeter – one of the top-rated high-resolution pulse oximeters in both the dental and medical markets. The software allows you to choose 1, 2, or 4 second sampling rates. KEEP YOUR PATIENTS BREATHING EASY
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800-626-5651 www.whipmix.com
THE DENTIST'S ROLE IN TREATING DISORDERED BREATHING DURING SLEEP
Both the ADA and AAO have issued statements supporting the dentist’s role in screening and collaborating with allied health physicians in treating OSA.
Screening may include:
● Health questionnaires from patients (i.e., StopBang)
● Physical Examininationo Signs of wear (Bruxism, GERD)o Scalloped tongueo Mallampati 3 or 4o Size of tonsilso Tongue-tie
● Pulse Oximeter tracking oxygen saturation and heart rateo Check airflow as part of treatment plan
before selecting a single arch occlusal guardo Confirm effectiveness when titrating sleep
appliances to ensure improved airflow
Nonin 3150 Wrist Pulse Oximeter – one of the top-rated high-resolution pulse oximeters in both the dental and medical markets. The software allows you to choose 1, 2, or 4 second sampling rates.
KEEP YOUR PATIENTS BREATHING EASY
08/2019
Just as you receive subjective data by asking the patient how they feel and how they are sleeping; capture objective data to confirm the results of your treatment. Use the objective numbers to compare effectiveness of appliances and communicate patient status with medical.
With the ProFox software, the data is presented in a variety of formats. Favorites include summary and graphical reports.
● Time with SpO2 below 90% of the night suggests potential OSA.
● Desaturation Event Index has a similarity to an AHI number using the same numbering scale.
● Heart Rate and Desaturation activity is visible in 2, 8 or 12 hour views.
This PC based software works with Windows Vista, 7, 8 and 10. Reports can be saved in pdf format and shared with patients from the operatory computer.
