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Sleep

Dentistry Sleep 

How I Use Mallampati Scores for Airway Screening

September 17, 2020September 13, 2020 Lee Ann Brady DMD 1 Comment AIrway, Dental Sleep, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Mallampati Scores, STOP BANG

In 2017 the American Dental Association adopted a policy encouraging dentists to screen patients for sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBD). This

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Dentistry Sleep 

Using Mallampati Scores

September 11, 2020September 12, 2020 Kelley Brummett DMD 0 Comments AIrway, Dental Sleep, Mallampati Scores, Sleep Patterns

Screening our patients for airway and breathing issues is becoming a standard in dentistry. One of the things we have

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Dentistry Sleep 

Should Dentistry Be in the Airway Business?

March 8, 2020 North Shetter DDS 0 Comments AIrway, Dental Sleep Medicine, Doctor-Patient Relationship, Sleep Apnea

We are bombarded weekly with ads for this or that course in “airway management” or “how to make money treating sleep

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Dental Technology Sleep 

An App For Sleep Apnea

October 25, 2019 Lee Ann Brady DMD 0 Comments Dental Sleep Medicine, Sleep Apnea, Sleep App, Sleep Issues, SnoreLab

Sleep issues and sleep apnea is a very serious concern today for our patients’ health. I have been giving patients

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Dentistry Sleep 

Your Patients Want to Know: Is Sleep Apnea Causing their Morning Headaches?

September 3, 2019 Deborah Bush, MA 0 Comments Dental Sleep, Headaches, OSA, Sleep Apnea, Sleep Disorders, TMD

You are accustomed to consulting with patients about the association of TMD with craniofacial pain, but the link to sleep

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Sleep Treatment Planning 

Tongue Function & Health Issues: Part 2

April 13, 2018March 27, 2018 Chelsea Erickson DDS 0 Comments swallowing, tongue function, tongue tied

When the tongue can’t function properly (especially the middle portion), a cascade of events can happen. This is a very

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Sleep Treatment Planning 

Tongue Function & Health Issues: Part 1

April 11, 2018March 27, 2018 Chelsea Erickson DDS 1 Comment swallowing, tongue function, tongue tied

The function or dysfunction of a tongue can lead to more health issues than many realize. Recent research has linked

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Practice Management Sleep 

The Dental Sleep Medicine Evolution

December 1, 2017December 28, 2017 Steve Carstensen DDS 0 Comments apnea, sleep

Dentists make thousands of choices during their careers. From practice style to how to shape retirement plans, we get to decide

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Continuing Education Sleep 

Integrating Dental Sleep Medicine

November 15, 2017October 29, 2019 Steve Carstensen DDS 0 Comments apnea, sleep

It is estimated that 22 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea, with 80 percent of the cases of moderate and severe obstructive sleep apnea

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