ABSTRACT
There is a serious need to consider all potential side effects thoughtfully before commencing individual treatment with oral appliance therapy. Although many of these side effects are self-limiting, easily corrected, or innocuous, others are difficult or impossible to correct and can affect the patient in serious ways. As this field evolves, new information is discovered, and new products are introduced at a rather rapid pace, continuing education and prudent practice are critical to ethical care in the practice of dental sleep medicine.
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Mandibular Advancement/adverse effects , Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/therapy , HumansABSTRACT
There is a serious need to consider all potential side effects thoughtfully before commencing individual treatment with oral appliance therapy. Although many of these side effects are self-limiting, easily corrected, or innocuous, others are difficult or impossible to correct and can affect the patient in serious ways. As this field evolves, new information is discovered, and new products are introduced at a rather rapid pace, continuing education and prudent practice are critical to ethical care in the practice of dental sleep medicine.
Subject(s)
Mandibular Advancement/adverse effects , Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/therapy , Humans , Mandibular Advancement/instrumentationABSTRACT
In this issue El-Serag et al. present a retrospective study which shows that patients with Barrett's esophagus and no dysplasia who were prescribed PPIs had a lesser rate of developing dysplasia than patients who were not prescribed PPIs. Acid suppression has been proposed both as a cause and a cure for the "epidemic" of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus, which has been noted in the United States. The article and the current evidence related to acid suppression and adenocarcinoma of the esophagus are reviewed.
