When you’re being kept awake by a bed partner’s snoring, it can be hard to think of anything but how annoying it is or how great it would be to have separate beds in separate bedrooms so at least you could get a good night’s sleep. You’re probably not worrying that...
If you grind your teeth, chances are that a night guard has been a part of your life. There’s good reason for that. A protective splint can greatly reduce the damage that grinding does to your teeth. Still, as new research in BMC Oral Health shows, even with a...
When you think about jaw pain and TMJ disorders, it’s easy to get caught up in the mechanics of it all: misaligned bites, worn cartilage, muscle tension, joint dysfunction. It makes intuitive sense, after all. Something’s wrong with the jaw joint? Fix the joint!...
When lasers came on the scene, they revolutionized dentistry. Precise, minimally invasive treatments that were once unimaginable became possible. From soft tissue procedures to oral surgery, lasers have become indispensable tools that allow us to provide more...
Your brain is a glutton for oxygen. Although it makes up only about 2% of your body weight, your brain uses about 20% of your oxygen supply. And while other organs can cope with low oxygen for a short time, your brain can’t. It has virtually no backup plan when oxygen...
Sleep apnea can be mild. It can be severe. What makes the difference is something called the Apnea-Hypopnea Index, or AHI. Basically, it’s a count of the average number of times you stop breathing each hour as you sleep. If your AHI is between 5 and 15, you have mild...
You hear so much about stress causing teeth grinding and grinding causing TMJ disorders (TMDs), no one could blame you for thinking that it’s their primary cause. In reality, TMDs have many potential causes - traumatic injuries, for instance, or misaligned bites;...
Splints are often the first treatment that a dentist will recommend for a patient with a diagnosed TMJ disorder (TMD). These custom-fitted mouth guards can reduce pain by helping the jaw muscles relax and preventing teeth grinding. And sometimes, they’re enough....
Most people don’t usually think of exercise as something that can improve their oral health, yet research has shown that it can. According to new research in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, it may lower your risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), too. Yes,...
Although drugs like Ozempic have been around for a while now, the hype has only recently reached fever pitch thanks to celebrity endorsements and a whole lot of social media buzz. Originally, GLP-1 receptor agonists like this were used mainly for glucose control in...
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