ORAL APPLIANCE THERAPY UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

ORAL APPLIANCE THERAPY UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. T/F a dentist can diagnose and treat OSA
Answer:
false

Question:
2. T/F any licensed dentist can do OAT, but should gain as much knowledge and training as possible to do
this
Answer:
true

Question:
3. T/F more physicians now recognize OAT as an alternative tx for OSA
Answer:
true

Question:
4. T/F OAT therapy comes without side effects
Answer:
false

Question:
5. what are first line therapies for mild to moderate OSA?
Answer:
PAP therapy and OAT

Question:
6. when is OAT an alternative to PAP therapy in patients with OSA?
Answer:
severe OSA in patients unwilling to use PAP or intolerant to treatment

Question:
7. an oral appliance used to treat OSA, that stabilizes the mandible in a forward and downward position in
order to maintain a patent airway during sleep. by blocking mandibular posterior movement during sleep
Answer:
OAT

Question:
8. what are the functions of OAT that make it work?

, Answer:
1. physically pulling tissues forward, away from the back of the pharynx
2. maintaining tension on muscles of the airway that tend to relax during sleep
3. increase in vertical dimension increase the "size of the box"

Question:
9. holding the mandible forward causes tension in musculature of _______
Answer:
palate, base of tongue, and pharnyx

Question:
10. T/F wearing an appliance increases the VDO to varying degrees
Answer:
true

Question:
11. what is first line treatment for severe OSA?
Answer:
CPAP

Question:
12. T/F there is a set VDO that is optimal for all patients in treating OSA, which is what our OAT devices
will be set to
Answer:
false

Question:
13. for patients with an underdeveloped maxilla, ________ the vertical dimension of these individuals in
part makes up for deficient maxilla
Answer:
increasing

Question:
14. T/F it is common to increase vertical dimension in patients with big, wide maxilla
Answer:
false

Question:
15. T/F we will routinely increase VDO for patients with narrow, tall maxilla
Answer:
true

Question:
16. T/F patients with high mandibular plane angles, they should have minimal opening (VDO)
Answer:
true