Bidirectional Relationship Between Dental Diseases and Sleep Disturbances in Pediatric Patients

IF 2.2 Q3 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Clinical and Experimental Dental Research Pub Date : 2025-08-12 DOI:10.1002/cre2.70191

Yaqiong Zhang, Wenqi Yang, Qi Sun, Fangkai Han, Minjun Dong

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Abstract

Background

Certain dental diseases in pediatric patients may disturb their sleep, affect their oral health-related quality of life, and result in a negative influence on cognition and behavior. On the other hand, sleep disturbances may also increase the risk or participate in development and progression of dental diseases.

Objective

This narrative review aimed to overview of the bidirectional relationship between common dental diseases and sleep disturbances, as well as the potential mechanisms behind.

Material and Methods

PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar were searched using the keywords “dental disease,” “sleep disturbances,” and “children,” and only articles published in English were included.

Results

Evidence provided by previous studies has indicated that common dental diseases, including dental caries, temporomandibular disorders, and dentofacial deformities, induced sleep disturbances in children and adolescents. On the other hand, common sleep disturbances such as sleep disordered breathing, obstructive sleep apnea, as well as other sleep problems, including sleep bruxism and sleep profile impairments, have a strong link to oral health conditions in pediatric patients. Alteration of oral microorganism colonization, impairment in the immune system, persistent inflammation, and chronic pain have contributed to sleep disorders triggered by these dental diseases.

Conclusion

Upon identification of dental caries, gingivitis, periodontitis, as well as other dental problems, a checkup on a child's sleep is important, as this may subsequently affect his/her initiation, maintenance, duration, and quality of sleep. Dentists and orthodontists could play a critical role in early detection, prevention, and intervention of the dental health-related sleep disturbances.

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儿童牙病与睡眠障碍的双向关系

背景：儿童某些口腔疾病可能会干扰其睡眠，影响其口腔健康相关生活质量，并对认知和行为产生负面影响。另一方面，睡眠障碍也可能增加或参与牙病的发生和发展。目的综述常见口腔疾病与睡眠障碍的双向关系及其可能的机制。材料和方法使用关键词“牙病”、“睡眠障碍”和“儿童”对PubMed、Web of Science和谷歌Scholar进行了搜索，并且只包括用英语发表的文章。结果以往的研究表明，常见的牙齿疾病，包括龋齿、颞下颌疾病和牙面畸形，会引起儿童和青少年的睡眠障碍。另一方面，常见的睡眠障碍，如睡眠呼吸障碍、阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停，以及其他睡眠问题，包括睡眠磨牙和睡眠特征障碍，与儿科患者的口腔健康状况有着密切的联系。口腔微生物定植的改变、免疫系统的损害、持续的炎症和慢性疼痛都是由这些牙病引发的睡眠障碍的原因。在发现蛀牙、牙龈炎、牙周炎以及其他牙齿问题后，检查孩子的睡眠是很重要的，因为这可能会影响他/她的睡眠开始、维持、持续时间和质量。牙医和正畸医生可以在早期发现、预防和干预与牙齿健康有关的睡眠障碍方面发挥关键作用。

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Clinical and Experimental Dental Research DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE-

CiteScore

3.30

自引率

5.60%

发文量

165

审稿时长

26 weeks

期刊介绍： Clinical and Experimental Dental Research aims to provide open access peer-reviewed publications of high scientific quality representing original clinical, diagnostic or experimental work within all disciplines and fields of oral medicine and dentistry. The scope of Clinical and Experimental Dental Research comprises original research material on the anatomy, physiology and pathology of oro-facial, oro-pharyngeal and maxillofacial tissues, and functions and dysfunctions within the stomatognathic system, and the epidemiology, aetiology, prevention, diagnosis, prognosis and therapy of diseases and conditions that have an effect on the homeostasis of the mouth, jaws, and closely associated structures, as well as the healing and regeneration and the clinical aspects of replacement of hard and soft tissues with biomaterials, and the rehabilitation of stomatognathic functions. Studies that bring new knowledge on how to advance health on the individual or public health levels, including interactions between oral and general health and ill-health are welcome.