One of the strangest things I have encountered as a dentist and as a human being are the things that people take personally. Especially when it is about their health and/or something they literally have NO CONTROL OVER. But, honestly, it happens every day in the general dental office- a patient gets personally offended by…
Oftentimes, we think of sleep apnea as being something that only affects men. Cardiologists, primary care docs, and other medical professionals often look for risk factors for sleep apnea in people that meet a certain set of physical attributes (including gender). While it’s true that apnea is more prevalent in men than women, the difference…
This is a true story, not one I made up for a blog post (I swear!) I am what people would refer to as a “light sleeper.” This wasn’t really an issue growing up because fortunately I had my own quiet, dark space to sleep. Then in 2008, I got married and haven’t slept well…
I made a social media post last week asking people about any questions they had about dental sleep medicine, oral appliances for sleep apnea or splint therapy for TMJ/TMD. I received several questions about what a dental sleep appliance looks like. The answer to the question is not just one answer. The answer is that…
