Hear about hormones, and your thoughts probably go to things like puberty, reproductive health, menopause, and the like. It’s doubtful that you’d think about your teeth and gums. Dental health and endocrine health seem worlds apart. Except, of course, the body doesn't...
Kids complain about aches and pains all the time. Their neck hurts because they've spent too much time hunched over a phone or tablet. Their back hurts because their backpack is too heavy. They're sore from sports or dance or just being an active kid. Maybe it’s just...
Hear the word “laser,” and you probably think about a device that cuts. Depending on your age, you might think of sci fi weapons or industrial cutting tools or medical procedures that involve removing tissue with extreme precision. Even in dentistry, lasers are used...
As you drift into sleep, your body lets go. Large muscle groups relax first, then smaller ones. That tension you’ve been carrying in your shoulders releases. As sleep deepens, the tension in your face and neck release, too. So do the muscles that hold your lower jaw...
A while back, we blogged about how GLP-1 drugs were starting to be considered for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) - as well as the limitations of going that route. We’re not the only ones asking these kinds of questions. A recent paper in Sleep Review picks up...
Picture someone with sleep apnea. Did you see a big guy with a thick neck and a soft, heavy face? A guy who carries quite a lot of extra weight? At night, his bedroom fills with the rumble and roar of snoring, punctuated every so often by a choke or gasp that makes...
Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are rarely simple or straightforward. Then again, the term covers a wide range of problems that can involve the two temporomandibular joints (TMJs), one on either side of the head. These joints are constantly at work. They guide...
If you’re an adult who’s ever had to deal with jaw pain, you probably remember how long it took to recognize it for what it was. The headaches that seemed to crop up without cause. The tension around the ears. The clicking. The stiffness. The sense that something was...
Some things just seem to go together naturally. Peanut butter and jelly. Baseball and hot dogs. Sleep problems and jaw pain. Okay, maybe that last pairing doesn’t hit quite the same note as the others, but as a new study out of South Korea shows, insomnia appears to...
A lot of people think that sleep apnea is something that happens later in life - maybe during middle age and after some weight gain. But a new national survey from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center tells a different story. Doctors across the country are...
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