Modern Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

This book provides detailed, specific information regarding the non-surgical and surgical treatment modalities currently employed for the management of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with the aim of enabling practitioners to achieve optimal outcomes in individual patients. The book opens by offering clear guidance on the medical and surgical evaluation of patients with OSA. Coverage of medical management options includes positive airway pressure therapy, positional therapy, the use of mandibular repositioning devices, along with other treatment modalities. Surgical interventions are then exhaustively described in a series of chapters that document the approaches to specific sites of obstruction. Information is included on operative airway management, and the concluding chapter addresses the care of pediatric patients. Modern Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea will be a valuable asset for oral and maxillofacial surgeons, otolaryngologists, and sleep medicine physicians.

Salam O. Salman, MD, DDS, FACS is an Assistant Professor and Residency Program Director in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Florida Health - Jacksonville, in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. He is also the co-director of the UF-Jacksonville Multidisciplinary Sleep Team and an adjunct faculty in the Department of Orthodontics at Jacksonville University. Dr. Salman gained his DDS from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 2009 and his MD with High Distinction from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in 2013. He is a board-certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Dr. Salman is a fellow member of the American College of Surgeons, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and American Academy of Craniomaxilliofacial Surgeons.