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Blog List – Modern

Consensus on Vertical for Oral Appliance Therapy

H. Ball DDS, D. Klauer DDS, D. Rawson DDS, L. Priemer DDS, T. Soileau DDS, S. Lamberg DDS, T. Morgan DMD, S. Carstensen DDS, D. Marangos DDS, E. Elliot DDS, J. Viviano DDS, K. Thornton DDS, D. Tache DDS   The newly formed LinkedIn Discussion Group, “SleepDisordersDentistry” had an open discussi...Read More

The Battle for Oral Appliance Legitimacy

If you’re living in a fox hole, CPAP is highly inconvenient. Army physicians took this simple truth and turned it into a study that has buoyed the case for adjustable oral appliances.   CPAP compliance can be challenging under ideal conditions. Add the dust, sand, and lack of electricity under ...Read More

ApneaRX low cost predictor device case report

A 49 year old adult male has been diagnosed with mild to moderate OSA. The patient was given several therapeutic options including positive pressure therapy and also oral appliance therapy. The patient was leaning towards the oral appliance however primary concerns were perceived gag sensitivity and...Read More

USE OF OTC PHARMACEUTICALS BY SHIFT WORKERS NEEDS MORE RESEARCH

Shift workers use over-the-counter and prescription drugs to stay awake or fall asleep, but researchers say the evidence behind those practices is weak.   Commenting on the study titled “Pharmacological interventions for sleepiness and sleep disturbances caused by shift work“, Dr. David Neubaue...Read More

HOW TO SCIENTIFICALLY MEASURE THE COST OF MISSING A NIGHTS SLEEP

Scientists have added up the cost of losing a nights sleep. By measuring the actual number of calories the body expends to fuel an all-nighter versus a good night’s sleep, researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder calculate that a full night of sleep helps the body conserve as much ener...Read More

NFL’S #1 DRAFT PICK CLAIMS SLEEP APNEA SLOWED HIM DOWN

Sleep apnea weaved its way into the national consciousness back in 2004 when legendary NFL lineman Reggie White died in his sleep at the age of 43. The NFL-apnea connection appeared yet again in a late October 2011 article in Sports Illustrated that documented the rise and dramatic fall of the Oakla...Read More

CHANGE IN EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE AFTER SURGICAL TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA.

Yaremchuk K, Tacia B, Peterson E, Roth T. Source Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. kyaremc1@hfhs.org. Abstract OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To evaluate the effect of surgical intervention for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on patients’ level of exce...Read More

Fitting The Final Pieces In The Circadian Clock Puzzle

How do the circadian clock genes operate to generate and maintain the daily and seasonal rhythmicity in human cells? The final pieces of this puzzle have now fallen into place with research findings from the UNC’s School of Medicine The finding (published in the journal Genes and Development) could ...Read More