Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Potential Use in Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Sleep Bruxism

Herrero Babiloni A; Louis De Beaumont; Gilles J Lavigne

doi:10.1016/j.jsmc.2018.07.002

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Potential Use in Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Sleep Bruxism

Sleep Med Clin. 2018 Dec;13(4):571-582. doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2018.07.002. Epub 2018 Sep 26.

Authors

Herrero Babiloni A¹, Louis De Beaumont², Gilles J Lavigne²

Affiliations

¹ Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, Höpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, 5400 Boulevard Gouin Ouest, Montréal, Québec H4J 1C5, Canada. Electronic address: herre220@umn.edu.
² Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, Höpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, 5400 Boulevard Gouin Ouest, Montréal, Québec H4J 1C5, Canada.

PMID: 30396450
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2018.07.002

Abstract

The aim of this article is to introduce transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to dental practitioners and to explain its use in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and sleep bruxism (SB). In these 2 sleep disorders, TMS has proven to be a useful tool to explore pathophysiological pathways and disease mechanisms, and in a more limited way, to recruit upper airway muscles in OSA and reduce muscle activity and pain intensity in SB. Although promising, research using TMS in these conditions is still very limited and future investigations should be conducted before its clinical application can be considered.

Keywords: Sleep apnea syndromes; Sleep bruxism; Sleep medicine; Sleep-disordered breathing; Transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / physiopathology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / therapy*
Sleep Bruxism / physiopathology
Sleep Bruxism / therapy*
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation*
Treatment Outcome