Medicare Patients Can Get Oral Appliances for Sleep Apnea at Select Dental...
Oral appliances are an increasingly popular alternative therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). While CPAP is the gold standard therapy for OSA, some patients find they cannot tolerate the airflow...
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Mandibular Positioning Home Sleep Test Provides Robust Prediction of Oral...
Once such a device is available to sleep medicine practitioners, dentists will have more confidence treating sleep apnea, according to an AADSM award-winning study. By Peter Blais, RPSGT A...
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Snoring Can Be Symptom of Disorder with Serious Consequences
Los Angeles dentist Igal Elyassi, DDS, says that over 20% of adult Americans suffer from sleep apnea, but 90% of those have never been diagnosed. “Our L.A. sleep apnea doctors see many patients whose...
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Does a Narrow Maxillary Arch Lead to Breathing Problems or Vice Versa?
The shape of the maxillary arch is increasingly studied to examine the relationship between the width of the upper jaw and the risk of problems with breathing, such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)....
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For Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients, Oral Appliances As...
Mandibular advancement splints may be a promising first-line approach for patients whose OSA is worse when sleeping on their backs. By Peter Blais, RPSGT For patients with positional obstructive sleep...
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Mandibular Positioning Home Sleep Test Provides Well-Qualified Target...
MicrO2 sleep device used in trial, in part due to digitalization of its fabrication process. By Peter Blais, RPSGT An automated mandibular positioning home sleep test (mpHST) enabled immediately...
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OSA as a Progressive Disorder
Michael Breus, PhD, says the vast majority of obstructive sleep apnea cases begin with snoring and get worse over time. By Tariq Kamal Not everyone who has obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) snores and not...
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Athletes Can Suffer from Obstructive Sleep Apnea Too
Traits that make a professional athlete formidable, including increased BMI from upper-body muscular hypertrophy and large muscular necks, can also leave them gasping for breath as they sleep. By Peter...
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Collaboration with Dentists Essential to Increase Sleep Apnea Treatment...
Healthcare professionals understand that patients who can’t tolerate their therapies quickly abandon them, leaving them vulnerable to adverse health effects. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)...
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Australian Study Brings Dentists “One Step Closer” to Individualizing OSA...
A study led by Monash University’s Bradley Edwards produced encouraging results for dentists and other sleep medicine practitioners who wish to better predict the efficacy of oral appliances for...
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Oral Appliances May Treat Some Elite Athletes with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Dentists should ask athletic patients about symptoms such as snoring and daytime sleepiness By Peter Blais, RPSGT The Olympic Games captivate audiences around the world, as top athletes vie for gold,...
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Dental Schools Earn Failing Grade in OSA 101
A group of researchers decry the absence of sleep-disordered breathing education for dental school students and offer an example of a comprehensive curriculum. By Tariq Kamal The incidence of...
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Dentists Should Be Aware of Deviated Septum Impact on OSA
Screening for this condition is simple and treatment may improve sleep-related symptoms and quality of life. By Peter Blais, RPSGT A deviated septum is rarely the sole cause of obstructive sleep apnea...
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AACP Offers a 4-Day Mini-Residency in Dental Sleep Medicine
The new program will be held Sept 28 to Oct 1. Experienced dental sleep medicine and craniofacial pain practitioner, Mayoor Patel, DDS, MS, announces an upcoming 4-day mini-residency at ResMed’s...
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Bad Bite Linked with Worse Postural, Balance Control
In recent years there has been increasing medical interest in correcting teeth that do not touch perfectly in order to prevent problems such as jaw pain, gaps between teeth, and crowding. Now, a study...
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Don’t Ignore a Snore
By Mayoor Patel, DDS, MS It’s 7 AM and the sound of your alarm clock wakes you up—ugh, not again. You struggle to get out of bed even though you slept a full 8 hours! As you kick the covers off, you...
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Patients Who Are Nonadherent to Oral Appliance Therapy Also Report Less...
A poster presentation found that nonadherent patients rate their concern at a 7.1, whereas adherent patients rate it at an 8.4. By Sree Roy “Adherence is a problem for all treatments for chronic...
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Smith Takes AADSM Reins
By Peter Blais, RPSGT Harold A. Smith, DDS, was elected the new president of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) and took office at the organization’s 25th Anniversary Meeting in...
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Dentist-Physician Collaboration of Utmost Importance
By Peter Blais, RPSGT Dentists should be thoroughly educated in oral appliance therapy and proper protocols, as well as understand how to work in a medical environment, in order to build a productive...
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Sleep Apnea Different for Women Versus Men
Female OSA patients may show non-specific OSA symptoms such as fatigue, insomnia, and morning headaches. By Peter Blais, RPSGT Traditionally women have been less likely than men to be diagnosed with...
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