Sleep deprivation ratchets up the stress system, leaving you more susceptible to even relatively mild sources of strain. When University of Chicago researchers led by Eve Van Cauter deprived young, healthy people of a few hours of sleep for six nights, they produced in them the hormonal profiles of much older people: higher levels of [...]
Dentists are filling classrooms across the US to learn more about their professional role in the screening and treatment of sleep apnea. Sleep Group Solutions, a pioneer in dental continuing education adds 2 new seminars with juggernaut dental lab, Glidewell Laboratory, to offer attendees a well rounded, ‘show and tell’ seminar experience. Read more:
http://www.snoringisntsexy.com/ Dentistry’s role in the recognition and management of snoring and sleep apnea is largely unknown by the public despite the fact that oral appliance therapy has been approved as first-line therapy for mild to moderate sleep apnea and in cases where the patient cannot tolerate or prefers not to utilize a medically prescribed CPAP [...]
On 12.16.11, In Sleep disorders, by Dr. Ken Serota
American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics Volume 140, Issue 6 , Pages 762-770, December 2011 Introduction Chronic snoring is considered abnormal in a pediatric population. This disorder is often attributed to enlarged tonsils and adenoids, but multiple anatomic obstructions should also be considered. Facial and dental morphometry associations with various sleep-disordered breathing symptoms were investigated at an [...]
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Catherine Wilson
Catherine is an award-winning journalist and Editorial Director of Oral Health Journal. She oversees a 17-person editorial board and 16 contributing consultants for Oral Health. She is on the advisory committee for George Brown College’s Dental Hygiene Program.