Monerah M Alqahtani
General Dentist, Private Clinic, Khamis Mushayt, Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
Malocclusion and its Association with Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Saudi Arabia
Author(s): M Zakirulla*, Fahad M Al Oudhah, Abdulaziz A Alasmari, Malak A Asiri, Eman A Alzahrani, Ghada H Alshahrani, Monerah M Alqahtani, Abdullah S Alqahtani, Sarah A Alshehri, Sara A AL Rasayn, Majed D Alshehri, Ibrahim A Alammari, Nasser M Alshahrani, Khaled A Asiri and Ibrahim A Alqahtani
Background: Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is seen as an irregular respiratory pattern during sleep and has a spectrum of disorders that enhance in intensity from snoring to obstructive anti snoring (OSA). OSA is the most important presentation of Sleep-disordered breathing and will be now identified as a significant condition that has an effect on an estimated 1.2% to 5.7% of young children. Objectives: The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence of malocclusions in 3-to12-year-old children suffering from obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and to evaluate the association between occlusal variables and OSA. Materials and Methods: The current study was a cross-sectional observational analytic study. Our study includes 150 children having the age group of 3 to 12 years who visit the Department of Pediatric Dentistry in the College of Dentistry, King Khalid University. One hundred.. Read More»