Look at the elephant! Commentary on ‘Prevalence of temporomandibular disorders in adult obstructive sleep apnoea patients: A cross‐sectional controlled study’

Abstract

sial issue such as temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) in this special population. We also congratulate the colleagues on the attempt to provide a matched control group.However, we fear that speaking of TMDs and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), the elephant in the room could have been overlooked: dental malocclusion and mandibular malposition as risk factors for both conditions. We are also concerned about some methodological issues that could have undermined the results and misled the conclusions.Malocclusion and mandibular misalignment are claimed to be potential risk factors for both TMDs and OSA.