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Sleep apnea affects an estimated 18 million Americans, most of whom are adults. But according to many doctors, those numbers are changing. Doctors are reporting an increase in younger patients -teens and children- with sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is considered a sleep disorder, which means it occurs during sleep and […]

Diagnosing sleep apnea can be a real pain for some. Going to a sleep clinic can be scary and daunting, and the quality of your results can be altered because for some, it can be difficult to even sleep hooked up to all that machinery. Home testing isn’t always much […]

In the past year, we have learned a lot about the COVID-19 virus and what it does to the body while you have it. Unfortunately for some, there appear to be lingering side effects that continue long after the virus has left the body, including lung damage, and in some […]

Braces are a safe and effective way to align the teeth and fix a bad bite. They can solve problems ranging from simply cosmetic to those which are painful such as pain chewing and even temporomandibular joint dysfunction. But braces are a financial and time investment that many people simply […]

Dentures are more common than you think. In fact, an estimated one in five people wears some sort of denture, whether it be a partial bridge or a full set of dentures. But some people erroneously assume that since they wear dentures, they don’t need to worry about their oral […]

If your kids are like many kids and obsessed with social media, you may have heard of something called a “social influencer.” These individuals, who usually have a lot of social media followers, “influence” their followers to try businesses, products, and other consumer items, usually in exchange for money or […]

Stress. Tension. Genetics. Injury. What do these four things have in common when it comes to your oral health? It could be your jaw, or more specifically, jaw clenching. Jaw clenching occurs often unconsciously, when you either clench your jaw so tightly that you grind your teeth (called bruxism) or […]

By now, most of us have heard the warning signs of an imminent infection of COVID-19. Fatigue, loss of sense of taste and smell, sore throat. But a new symptom is being reported in Europe that we may want to be on the lookout for in the United States. It’s […]

As we age, we notice many changes to our bodies. Our skin wrinkles, our hair turns gray, and our gums may recede, forming black triangles between each tooth as they recede. This can not only be a little alarming, but it can also be damaging to our self-esteem. These triangles […]

If you have gum disease and chronic kidney disease or CKD, you may not realize there could be a connection between the two conditions. But a new study has found that not only are the two conditions often comorbid (occurring together) they could also make each other worse. The study […]