Welcome to Dental Sleep Practice

A dental journal and sleep apnea publication

Current Issue

800x400 kalli

Why Your Consults Fail

by Kalli Hale, DDS, MPH, D.ABDSM, D.ABSB Until you can take every ounce of responsibility for the consult failing, you will continue to tell yourself ...
800x400 geller

Review of REM Sleep: Part Two – Pathophysiology

by Amalia A. Geller, MD Part two of this article will review the fascinating pathophysiology of REM Behavior Disorder (RBD) and provide an update on ...
800x400 sahni

Zepbound: The First FDA Approved Medication for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

“Zepbound is the first drug treatment option for patients with obstructive sleep apnea. By having this additional tool in our toolbox to treat obstructive sleep ...
800x400 surkin

Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Your Body

“Even after just one night of poor sleep, you can experience trouble focusing, concentrating, and decision-making.” What Happens When You Lack Sufficient Sleep by Lee ...
800x400 carstensen

Going Deep

Steve Carstensen, DDSDiplomate, American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine Fitting mandibular advancement devices to teeth is easy. Manufacturers have fine-tuned their process, many dentists use ...
800x400 panthera

Ease Your Mind with BioMatch: Advancing Sleep Apnea Treatment

BioMatch continues to refine oral appliance therapy with its simplified single-step ordering, expert patient-matched design, rapid eight-day manufacturing process, and robust three-year warranty. In today’s ...
800x400 dynaflex

The Future of Sleep Apnea Treatment

Figure 1 (left): Advanced Titration (AT) Arm allows for easier and more precise adjustments; Figure 2 (right): AT Arm is now compatible with any DynaFlex ...
800x400 sleepifi

VirtuOx Introduces Sleepifi DENTAL

From screening and diagnosis to treatment and documentation preparation for insurance billing, Sleepifi DENTAL simplifies and streamlines the process. Revolutionizing the Dental Sleep Medicine Workflow ...
800x400 nierman

Lessons Learned and Lives Changed

3 Mistakes to Avoid When Launching a Dental Sleep Medicine Practice For Dr. Anjoo Ely, dentistry has always been about more than the general practice, ...
800x400 codeword

DSP CodeWord

Download the DSP CodeWord Crossword here. Download the solution here.
800x400 lisa

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 ...
800x400 carstensen

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 ...

Dental Continuing Education

800x400 boyd

Malocclusion and Sleep Related Breathing Disorders in Early Childhood, 1880-2025

What Needs to Be Done Now Has Been Done Before by Kevin Boyd, DDS, MSc To best help their patients, dentists and other allied health ...
800x400 davidson

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, ...
800x400 bryan

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 ...
800x400 carstensenmcbride

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 ...
800x400 blau

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 ...
dental journal

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, ...
dental journal

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 ...
dental journal

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 ...
dental journal

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 ...
dental journal

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 ...
dental journal

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, ...
dental journal

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, ...

Clinical Spotlight

800x400 mugno

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

800x400 colquit

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

dental journal

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

800x400 sheppard

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 ...
Shopping Cart
Scroll to Top