Welcome to Dental Sleep Practice
A dental journal and sleep apnea publication
Current Issue
A Successful Case of Combination Therapy Using Myofunctional Therapy, an Aligner Sleep Appliance, and Clear Aligners
by Maria Sokolina, DDS, D.ABDSM A lot of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients have misaligned, crowded teeth that impinge on the tongue space, forcing the ...
BROOMS Screening
by Brittny Sciarra Murphy, RDH, BS, MAS, COM, QOM, and Karese Laguerre, RDH, MAS Introduction Don’t ignore the elephant in the mouth. Well the elephant ...
Atrial fibrillation and OSA
by Alan D. Steljes, MD, FACC, FRCPC Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with several cardiovascular disorders as diverse as coronary artery disease, congestive heart ...
Insomnia Medications – Not All Are Created Equal
by Colonel Scott Williams, MD, FAASM Insomnia and difficulty acclimating to oral appliance therapy (OAT) are two of the most significant barriers to initial adherence. ...
Human Trafficking: Staying Informed & Safe
Lisa MolerFounder/CEO, MedMark Media Recently, I saw a movie called “The Sound of Freedom,” the story of Tim Ballard, a federal agent who quits his ...
Sleep Duration and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
by Lee A. Surkin, MD, FACC, FCCP, FASNC, FAASM We are all aware of the fact that sleep is of great importance for our overall ...
Sharing is Caring
Steve Carstensen, DDSDiplomate, American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine ”If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples, then ...
Personalized, Precision, Oral Appliance Therapy
Personalized medicine tailors medical diagnostics and treatments to a patient’s unique characteristics, needs, and responses. Dentists excel at providing personalized precision care to address individual ...
Analyzing the Influence of New 2024 Dental Codes for DSM Services
by Rose Nierman and Courtney Snow The 2024 CDT codes have been released, and they have introduced some noteworthy additions that have captured considerable attention. ...
Three Things You Need for More Physician Referrals
by Jon Nierman Have you been eagerly offering your patients oral appliance therapy, only to be disheartened when their physicians are not on board? This ...
Changing Standards in Dental Sleep Care
by Diane Robichaud, Panthera Dental co-founder, Dental Technician Change is constant. New designs, materials, and manufacturing methods are shaking things up for oral appliance therapy. ...
Wake-up Call
Improving Patient Sleep and Dental Practice Outcomes with Laser Dentistry by Dr. Anthony Bolamperti Snoring is a fact of life for nearly half of men ...
Dental Continuing Education
Why Every Dentist and Orthodontist Should Have an Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist on Their Team
by Nicole Goldfarb, M.A., CCC-SLP, COM® As knowledge about the etiology of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has expanded over the recent years, it is imperative to ...
Mitochondrial Dysfunction Acquired from Sleep Related Breathing Disorders is the Cause of Most Non-Communicable Diseases
by Dr. Steve Lamberg Wouldn’t you love a deeper understanding of the underlying pathophysiology of sleep related breathing disorders “SRBD” and how they cause so ...
Restless Legs Syndrome
by Zhu Zhu, MD, PhD; Saniya Pervin, MBBS; and Daniel O. Lee, MD, FAAN, FAASM Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common sensorimotor neurological disorder ...
Interarch Jaw Registration Devices for Oral Sleep Appliances: Consequences of Anterior vs. Posterior Stabilization
by Allen J. Moses, DDS Introductory Anatomy and Kinetics Human beings are the only mammals to have a shared foodway and airway. As a result, ...
Epigenetics and Sleep Disordered Breathing
by Amalia A. Geller, MD Child neurologists have much exposure to many different types of genetic conditions that lead to sleep-disordered breathing. For many years, ...
Sleep Related Breathing Disorders During Pregnancy: The Impact of Intervention on Maternal and Fetal Health Outcomes
by Steve Lamberg, DDS, D.ABDSM Ample evidence exists showing Sleep Related Breathing Disorders or SRBD, have a negative impact on maternal and fetal outcomes. A ...
Mastering the Myo Merge: The Importance and Essentials in Implementation in the Dental Office
by Karese Laguerre, RDH Sleep and airway focused dentistry have been estimated to be a $6 billion global industry and has seen rapid growth since ...
Technology: Dental Sleep’s Gatekeeper to Boost Case Acceptance and Increase Efficiency
by Jason Doucette, DMD, D.ABDSM, and Jeff Rodgers, DMD, D.ABDSM Technology continues to revolutionize the practice of dental sleep medicine (DSM). Various instruments, software, and ...
Physician-Dentist Collaboration: A Call to Arms for Allied Troops
by John Viviano, DDS, D.ABDSM, and John Bouzis, DDS Broken. This one word describes the current model for identifying, diagnosing, and treating sleep disordered breathing ...
Home Sleep Testing, Telemedicine, and the Impact on Dental Sleep Practices
by Jagdeep Bijwadia, MD and Greg Manning, DDS Data shared at the 2018 American Thoracic Society International Conference indicated sleep apnea prevalence to be just ...
Oral Appliance Therapy; The Definition of Effectiveness
A debate rages. Neither side is willing to listen to the other or objectively evaluate the data. The polarization intensifies and each side is becoming ...
ACEs, Integrative Medicine, and the Mind Body Connection
Why Dental Sleep Practitioners Must Take a Seat at This Table by Sunita Merriman, DDS ”What is spoken of as a clinical picture is not just a ...
Clinical Spotlight
A Successful Case of Combination Therapy Using Myofunctional Therapy, an Aligner Sleep Appliance, and Clear Aligners
by Maria Sokolina, DDS, D.ABDSM A lot of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients have misaligned, crowded teeth that impinge on the tongue space, forcing the tongue into the airway. An ...
Clinician Spotlight
The Duck Wrangler
DSP interview with Rose Nierman Rose Nierman has been the go-to source for dentists getting paid for new services since before the first mandibular advancement devices hit the market. She ...
Corporate Spotlights
Who We Are: 3DISC
Founded in 2007, 3DISC started as an R&D company but quickly matured into an agile American manufacturer and global provider of digital imaging solutions for dental practices. Fourteen years later, ...
Inside The Lab
A New Technique for Fabricating a Mandibular Advancement Device in the Edentulous CPAP-Resistant Patient
by Richard. B. Dunn, DDS, MS, D.ABDSM; Jessica Turner, CDA; and David Walton, CDT Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a major medical problem throughout the world. It has been estimated to affect 15-30% of ...
