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Fractured Teeth? NEW CEREC Omnicam Improved Treatment for Patients
Fractured Teeth are a Common Occurrence In health teeth sustain form and function through many chewing cycles. As time passes, the consequence of age and use is fractured teeth! Any tooth may begin to show signs of strain on its structure and become symptomatic. Dentists observe “crazing”, stress notches, wear and break down of dental materials at their margins. […]
Teeth-grinding could signal sleep problems
By Lisa Shives, M.D., founder of Northshore Sleep Medicine in Evanston, Illinois. December 6th, 2011 Zach was a life-long teeth grinder. “It seemed that as soon as his teeth came in, he started grinding,” his mother told me. It was so loud and frequent that Zach was given his own room because his little brother couldn’t […]
Sleep apnea no fun for sufferers or their kin
March 25, 2011 By Jeff Seidel Detroit Free Press Peter Manschot woke up in a hotel room and found his wife, Emily, sleeping in the bathroom. “I felt really bad,” says Manschot, 63, of Novi, Mich. “She was curled up with blankets and whatever pillows she could scrounge, trying to make a bed out of […]
Sleep Apnea/Snoring
Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder is defined by brief interruptions of breathing while you are asleep. ALEXANDRIA, VA, October 01, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ — Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder is defined by brief interruptions of breathing while you are asleep. This is a very serious condition, because it can result in high blood pressure, heart […]
Mouth Breathing Can Cause Sleep Problems
The physical, medical, and social problems associated with mouth breathing are not recognized by most health care professionals, according to a study published in the January/February 2010 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD). “Children who mouth breathe typically do not sleep well, causing them to be […]
What is Sleep Apnea?
Sleep apnea is a serious, potentially life-threatening sleep disorder It affects approximately 18 million Americans. It owes its name to the Greek word apnea, meaning “want of breath” and refers to episodes in which a person stops breathing for 10 seconds or more during sleep. With each episode, the sleeper’s brain briefly wakes up in order […]