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A dental journal and sleep apnea publication

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Making the World a Better Place

Lisa MolerFounder/CEO, MedMark Media Every day, in newspapers, on TV, and social media we see humanitarian efforts across the world. Whether it’s for saving endangered ...
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What Are You Doing to Keep Up?

Steve Carstensen, DDS, Diplomate, American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine In the past few months, we’ve seen approval of a drug for sleep apnea that ...
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The Lamberg Questionnaire

A Valuable Tool Simplifying Complex Sleep Health Conversations in the Dental Practice by Brittny Murphy, RDH, BS, COM®, QOM® In recent years, there has been ...
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Empowering Dentistry Through Myofunctional Therapy: A Path to Success

by Melissa Mugno, OMT, RDH In the ever-evolving landscape of dentistry, particularly within the realm of sleep dentistry, the integration of myofunctional therapy (MFT) stands ...
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Unreasonable Dip and Bounce

by Steve Lamberg, DDS ”Beyond frustrated” is a common refrain from dentists beginning their journey into sleep medicine. The importance of building dental sleep medicine ...
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Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation

A New Paradigm in Surgical Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Ian Lalich, MD Hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) therapy is a relatively new Food and ...
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Lessons from the Bench Segment 2: Appliance Selection, Designs and Retention Challenges

by Laura Sheppard, BS, CDT, TE You Are Not Your Patient – Expand Your Toolbox Many practitioners make it a standard procedure to try out ...
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Review of REM Sleep: Part One – Physiology

by Amalia A. Geller, MD The reasons we dream and the purpose for Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep remain a mystery. We still do not ...
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Sleep Inertia: Causes, Symptoms, and Diagnosis

by Lee A. Surkin, MD, FACC, FCCP, FASNC, FAASM Have you ever woken up in the morning with an intense urge to go back to ...
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BioMatch™: Making Oral Appliance Therapy Easy, Fast, Accurate, and Reliable

Delivering successful oral appliance therapy (OAT) for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) starts with a diagnosis and a referral from a sleep physician. Yet, many dentists ...
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Empowering Dentists to Lead in Overall Health Care

American Dental Association June Symposium to Explore ‘Dentistry’s Role in Complete Health’ by Dr. Brett Kessler, President, American Dental Association In late 2022, I sat ...
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LuxCreo Helps Unlock Same-Day Sleep Apnea Treatment with EMA 3D

More than 30 years ago, orthodontist Dr. Don Frantz invented the EMA device to treat his own obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) – a serious medical ...

Dental Continuing Education

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The Trigeminal Nerve: A Key Player in Facial Growth and Nasal Function

by Karen Parker Davidson, DHA, MSA, MEd, MSN, APRN, and Donald R. Moeller, DDS, MA, MD, Lieutenant Colonel US Army (retired) Introduction The trigeminal nerve, ...
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Is Your Mouthwash Putting You at Risk for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease?

by Nathan S. Bryan, PhD Oral health is absolutely essential for systemic health. The notion that oral bacteria may contribute to disease in other parts ...
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Primary Care Dentistry, Airway, Inflammation, and Life Essentials

by Steve Carstensen, DDS, and Pat Mc Bride, PhD, CCSH Within medicine, Dentists have the sole responsibility for preventive and restorative care of the hard ...
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Pediatric Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist

by Ann Blau, MS, CCC-SLP, CMT® and Kaitlyn Shrum, MA, CCC-SLP, QOM, CMT® Sleep is one of the greatest public health challenges of the 21st ...
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Overview of Abnormal Movements During Sleep

by Amalia A. Geller, MD Abnormal movements during sleep are common in early life — with between 15% to 20% of children experiencing this condition, ...
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Physical Therapy Collaboration in Dental Sleep Medicine

by Brad Gilden, PT, DPT, FFMT, FAAOMPT, PRC, CSCS, and Bill Esser, MS, PT, CCTT Role of an AirwayCentric® Physical Therapist in Dental Sleep Medicine ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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, ...
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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 ...

Clinical Spotlight

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Empowering Dentistry Through Myofunctional Therapy: A Path to Success

by Melissa Mugno, OMT, RDH In the ever-evolving landscape of dentistry, particularly within the realm of sleep dentistry, the integration of myofunctional therapy (MFT) stands out as a transformative approach. ...

Clinician Spotlight

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Genesis

by Tom Colquitt, DDS   The Pulmo-venture started as a joke. Perhaps a rant of sorts, but certainly a joke-song. The joke highlighting the ever confusing if not crushing world ...

Corporate Spotlights

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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

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Lessons from the Bench Segment 2: Appliance Selection, Designs and Retention Challenges

by Laura Sheppard, BS, CDT, TE You Are Not Your Patient – Expand Your Toolbox Many practitioners make it a standard procedure to try out all types of devices on ...
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