Obstructive Sleep Apnea OSA is one of the most over-looked and underestimated conditions by the general and dental practitioners. Being in dental profession we might be the first ones to diagnose OSA and make timely referrals for its management. Because of lack of knowledge of signs and symptoms of OSA among dentists and general practitioners irregularities in diagnosis and management of OSA patients are noted. Epidemiological studies have shown that detection of cases of OSA has risen considerably in the last decade and awareness among patients medical and dental fraternity can further help in better management and prognosis. This narrative review aimed to highlight the signs symptoms diagnosis and management of OSA for general and specialty medical and dental professionals which otherwise is easily overlooked.
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Sharma et al. (2023) studied this question.