Big Tongue & Tonsils Raise Risk for Sleep Apnea
The best time to identify signs of obstructive sleep apnea may not be at night while snoozing in bed, but while sitting in the dentist’s…
Category Archives: Sleep Disorders
CPAP & MAD Equally Effective at Lowering Blood Pressure
Sleep apnea treatment improves both systolic and diastolic blood pressure, according to a new systematic review and meta analysis published in the Journal of the…
Can Poor Sleep Lead to Oral Inflammation?
Dentistry is far more than root canals and oral hygiene. Research finds more and more ways in which dentists can be a force for good…
OSA Treatment Improves Markers in Pre-Diabetics
Sleep apnea treatment can improve outcomes in people with pre-diabetes in as little as two weeks, according to a study in the American Journal of…
Sleep-Disordered Breathing Linked to Cognitive Impairment
Most people have experienced a lag in memory after a bad night’s sleep, but new research says chronic sleep disordered breathing might actually hasten cognitive…
Inadequate Sleep Linked to Insulin Resistance
Researchers have found a link between sleep deprivation and insulin resistance that might explain, at least partially, the link between sleep disorders and increased risk…
Oral Appliance Therapy Equals CPAP in Reducing BP
More people with obstructive sleep apnea could be candidates for oral appliance therapy, according to a research review in the Journal of Dental Sleep Medicine….
The Sleep Apnea Gender Bias
Approximately 18 million Americans suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, and while men are significantly more likely than women to be diagnosed with the condition, the…
Does Tongue Fat Contribute to OSA?
The link between obesity and obstructive sleep apnea may be in our mouths, according to a 2014 study in Sleep. In the study, which examined…
Maternal Sleep-Disordered Breathing: A Danger for Babies?
Could the quality of a mother’s sleep affect her child’s future risk for disease? New research presented in the journal Sleep found a significant association…