SDB and TMJ: It’s not One or the Other
by Robert M. Grill, DDS Did I really want to treat “TMJ” patients? No! Who in their right mind would? It was 25 years ago, and I had been in […]
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The Nose: Anatomy, Function, and Connection to OSA
by Allen J. Moses, DDS, Elizabeth T. Kalliath, DMD, and Gloria Pacini, RDH Introduction The diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) solely based a Poly-SomnoGraphic study (PSG) is a “rule-in”
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Changing the World, One Airway at a Time
by Diana Batoon DMD Maybe you have the next Steve Jobs, Lebron James, or Malala Yousafzai in your practice and they are 8 years old. Yet they have asthma, crooked
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Combination Therapy by Ronald S. Prehn, ThM, DDS
What therapeutic options does a sleep dentist have when Oral Appliance (OA) monotherapy fails? Since most dental sleep patients choose OAT (oral appliance therapy) because they have already rejected CPAP
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Temporomandibular Joint Anatomy as Related to OAT
by Samuel J. Higdon, DDS This is the fourth article in a series that has addressed the issues of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs) as they relate to providing Oral Appliance Treatment
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Digital Scans and Digital Bite Record for Oral Sleep Appliance fabrication
by Gregory K. Ross, DDS The fabrication of custom oral sleep appliance has conventionally required dental impressions and a bite record of the therapeutic starting point. Once this is done
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We Are Not Our Symptoms by Barry Raphael, DMD
Despite the fact that orthodontic training programs have been teaching about growth and development ever since the beginning of the profession and the relationship between breathing behavior and facial growth has
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Exploring TMJ Symptoms as a Result of MAD for Sleep Apnea
by Mayoor Patel, DDS, MS In recent years, dental devices have taken an increasingly important role in the treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Increasing evidence suggests that
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