Sleep-disordered breathing is common but hard to detect in paediatric patients

According to new research that will be presented on Saturday, June 5, at the 19th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, an estimated 18 percent of paediatric patients in a University of North Carolina-based study were at-risk for sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBD). Importantly, paediatric risk was not associated with any demographic or craniofacial characteristics, as it is in adults, making it difficult to detect...

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