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A dental journal and sleep apnea publication

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The Next 5 years of Dental Sleep Medicine?

by Steven Olmos, DDS, Founder of TMJ Sleep & Therapy Centre Awareness of sleep breathing disorders for adults and children will continue to grow. A ...
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Insomnia and CBTi: Benefits for Patients and Opportunities for Dentists

by Daniel Gartenberg, PhD Insomnia is the most pervasive sleep disorder in the United States, impacting roughly 1 in 5 adults.1 This physiological and psychological ...
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The Mainstreaming of Oral Appliance Therapy

by Wayne Wagner Ten years ago, 80% of OSA sufferers were undiagnosed, and the same is true today.1,2 Ten years ago, oral appliance therapy had ...
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Polypharmacy Impacts Home Sleep Test Results in OSA Patients Receiving Oral Appliance Therapy

by Drs. Preetam Schramm, Jason Hui, Pollyana Moura, Zohre German, Ju Ying Lin, William Stenberg, Emet Schneiderman Background The prevalence of Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) ...
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Welcome to our Technician Series – Lessons from the Bench!

Figure 1: Example of a good scan by Laura Sheppard BS, CDT, TE I’m Laura Sheppard, CDT, TE, and I’ve had the pleasure of helping ...
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The Dentist May Hold the Key to Unlocking Scoliosis

by Mike Cantrell, MPT, AIAFellow The dentist has incredible power to control body movement. As movement specialists we know of this power because we observe ...
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“By Changing Nothing, Nothing Changes.”

Lisa MolerFounder/CEO, MedMark Media Change is hard – some days it feels like fate is not satisfied with any stable situation that makes us comfortable ...
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“The Best Decision I Ever Made”

by Kalli Hale, DDS, MPH, D.ABDSM, D. ABSB There are few times in life that a decision you make completely disrupts your path. As a ...
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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 ...
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The Importance of Research

by Colonel Scott Williams, MD, FAASM When one considers treatment of sleep disordered breathing, the first therapeutic modality that likely comes to mind is positive ...
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The Case of the Sleepy Tourist

by Alan D. Steljes, MD, FACC, FRCPC Imagine this: You have been planning for a much needed vacation. Your trip will take you to Europe ...
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The Inner Workings of Our Circadian Rhythm

by Lee A. Surkin, MD, FACC, FCCP, FASNC, FAASM Circadian rhythm is the biological clock that regulates the body’s sleep-wake cycle over a 24-hour time ...

Dental Continuing Education

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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 ...
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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 ...

Clinical Spotlight

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Boning Up on Nitric Oxide: Just the Hard Facts!

by Dr. Steve Lamberg  If you’re not already jazzed up by nitric oxide “NO”, buckle up for a deep dive into this multifarious messenger molecule that impacts vascular and metabolic ...

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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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 ...
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