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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