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University of Michigan Expands Apnea Treatment Program

The University of Michigan School of Dentistry is expanding its resources for treating patients with...

Sleep Apnea Symptoms Improve When Patients Lose Tongue Fat

When obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) lose weight, their apnea appears to...

MMA Surgery Improves Long-Term Quality of Life for Apnea Patients

Surgery that moves the jaws forward can significantly improve long-term quality of life, including...

Women With Sleep Apnea Face Higher Risk of Cancer

Women with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) appear to be at an elevated risk of...

AADSM Establishes Educational Standards for Dental Sleep Medicine

As more patients turn to their dentists for help with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA),...

Appliance Halves Number of Apnea Episodes Per Night

Researchers in the Department of Orthodontics at Hiroshima University Hospital in Japan have developed...

Sleep Apnea Linked With Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarker

People who are witnessed by a bed partner to have stopped breathing during sleep...

Children Underdiagnosed for Sleep Disordered Breathing

Children are grossly underdiagnosed for sleep disordered breathing (SDB), which includes obstructive sleep apnea...

Conference Tackles the Value of Sleep Dentistry

With the one-year anniversary of the ADA policy on treating sleep-related breathing disorders upon...

Duration of Disruptions a Better Predictor of Apnea Mortality Risk Than Frequency

How long a person with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) stops breathing may be a...