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Apnea Bruxism Index
ABi™
Jeffory Wyscarver, RPSGT
ABi™ Apnea Bruxism Index
Apnea
Associated with Bruxism
Idiopathic bruxism or
TMD
The wisdom to know the difference
The number of bruxism associated with obstructive sleep apnea
High ABi™ indicates teeth grinding is an arousal response secondary to OSA
Low or no ABi™ indicates a separate and distinct disorder
Bruxism associated with OSA
Correlated teeth grinding
Idiopathic Bruxism - TMD
Idiopathic teeth grinding
The wisdom to know the difference
Knowing the difference can influence whether you are treating 2 separate disorders or OSA with a symptom of teeth grinding as an arousal response.
Collecting the data
Place a check for “Channel 1”
Select “Submental, 200Hz
Add the following step to your normal T3 set up process (The rest of the set up for the T3 is the same)
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