Are HIPPA Rules Making Our Highways A Deathtrap?
Patients with untreated apnea are are a hazard on the road. According to studies snorers have three times more motor vehicle accidents that the average driver. Patients with untreated sleep […]
2009
Neuromuscular Dentistry Treats Migraines But Also Helps Sports Performance
Patients with TMJ disorders, Migraines, Tension Headaches and Chronic Daily Headaches are increasingly turning to Neuromuscular Dentistry for relief. For many years patients have been utilizing Neuromuscular Dentistry to treat […]
TMJ Disorders Are More Frequent In Migraine, Episodic Tension-Type Headaches and Chronic Daily Headache Patients
TMJ Disorders Are More Frequent In Migraine, Episodic Tension-Type Headaches and Chronic Daily Headache Patients View Edit The Blog entry has been updated. Sun, 12/13/2009 – 20:11 — ilshapira Headaches […]
SUDDEN SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS (SSH) AND TMJ DISORDERS
A new study, “Symptoms and signs of temporomandibular disorders in patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss” in the Swedish Dental Journal by showed that patients who experience sudden sensorineural hearing […]
Using Dental Implants As an Aid For Treating Sleep Apnea
PRESS RELEASE: Dec 13,2009. This is the first presentation of an innovative method to treat sleep apnea utilizing dental implants. I have been treating sleep apnea for over 25 years […]
Temporomandibular Disorders and Sleep Apnea
A study in the Journal of Orofacial Pain examined patients diagnosed with sleep apnea and found that 52% of the patients with mild to moderate sleep apnea had symptoms of […]
Tinnitus Decreases Seen With Treating Sleep Apnea WITH ORAL APPLIANCES.
Reducing tinnitus may be a side effect of treating sleep apnea and/or snoring with oral appliances. The study “Systematic assessment of the impact of oral appliance therapy on the temporomandibular […]
TMJ Disorders and GERD. Is Sleep Disordered Breathing the Missing Link
This study showed a two-fold increase in TMJ disorders in patients with Gerd. While there are multiple causes of Gerd, sleep disordered breathing and sleep apnea are frequently involved. If […]
Sleep and Breathing Study Shows Oral Appliance Therapy is Effective and Does Not Cause Impairment of TM Joint
A new study has shown that oral appliances are effective in improving daytime sleepiness as measured by ESS (Epworth Sleepiness Score) and does not impair the TM Joints. Bite changes […]
NATIONAL CONFERENCE TO ADDRESS IMPACT OF SLEEP APNEA ON COMMERCIAL DRIVERS’ HEALTH & SAFETY
SLEEP AND HEALTH JOURNAL IS PLEASED TO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN SLEEP APNEA ASSOCIATION FOR ITS NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE EFFECT OF SLEEP APNEA ON COMMERCIAL DRIVERS HEALTH AND SAFETY. DR […]