Sleep habits and sleep complaints in Austria: current self-reported data on sleep behaviour, sleep disturbances and their treatment.

Objectives: To acquire current information on sleep habits, disturbances and treatment options in the adult population of Austria and compare results with previously collected data.

Materials And Methods: A representative sample of the Austrian population (women: n = 522, men: n = 478).

Results: Seventy-five percent reported daily sleep-duration between 6 and 8 h.

Controlled clinical, polysomnographic and psychometric studies on differences between sleep bruxers and controls and acute effects of clonazepam as compared with placebo.

The pathogenesis, pathophysiology, and pharmacotherapy of sleep bruxism (SB) are still not fully understood. We investigated symptomatology, objective and subjective sleep and awakening quality of middle-aged bruxers compared with controls and acute effects of clonazepam 1 mg compared with placebo by polysomnography and psychometry. Twenty-one drug-free bruxers spent 3 nights in the sleep lab, 21 age- and sex-matched controls 2 nights.

Effects of a mandibular repositioning appliance on sleep structure, morning behavior and clinical symptomatology in patients with snoring and sleep-disordered breathing.

Background: Mandibular repositioning appliances (MRAs) have become an established treatment for snoring and sleep-disordered breathing - though most studies only focused on the evaluation of respiratory variables.

Methods: This single-blind, placebo-controlled case-series study investigated the effects of an individually adjustable MRA on psychopathology, macro-/microstructure of sleep, periodic leg movements, morning performance, mood/affect and psychophysiology. Fifty patients (37 males) aged 59.

Controlled clinical and psychometric studies on the relation between periodontitis and depressive mood.

Background: Depressive mood is considered a risk factor for the development of periodontitis.

Objectives: Investigation of the relationship between periodontitis and psychopathology utilizing psychometry (both observer- and self-rating scales).

Methods: Forty periodontitis patients were compared with 41 age- and sex-matched controls.

On the pharmacotherapy of sleep bruxism: placebo-controlled polysomnographic and psychometric studies with clonazepam.

Objectives: Sleep bruxism (SB) is a parasomnia defined as a stereotyped movement disorder characterized by grinding or clenching of the teeth during sleep. Pathophysiologically, SB is the result of biological and psychosocial influences. Treatment comprises behavioral, orthodontic and pharmacological interventions.

[Objective assessment and therapeutic efficacy of an improved mandibular advancement device for snoring and sleep apnea syndromes with polysomnography].

In the treatment of snoring (SN) and sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBD), mandibular advancement devices (MAD) are of increasing importance. Their mode of action is based on the advancement of the mandible, thereby increasing various upper airway dimensions and thus airway patency and airflow during sleep. The aim of the present study was to investigate efficacy and tolerability of an individually fitted MAD on 11 patients (10 males, 1 female), mean age 57 years, using sleep laboratory methods in 3 subsequent nights (adaptation-, baseline-, treatment night).