November 12, 2020 News NewsOral Health

Dentsply Sirona and Panthera Dental Announce Collaboration: Fully Digital Workflow for Custom-Made Sleep Devices

by Marley

Dentists now have the opportunity to use Primescan in a new area of application: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and snoring, which affects up to 3.61 billion people worldwide and is a growing market. Dentsply Sirona has therefore signed an agreement…

March 12, 2019 Feature General DentistryOral Health

Cone Beam Computed Tomography and Computer Controlled Mandibular Positioner in Conjunction with a Level III Sleep Study

by Dr. Michael Parchewsky, BSc (Hons), DMD, FAGD; Ross McKercher, BSc

A Systematic Approach to Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A workflow using SICAT and Zephyr Sleep Technologies: SICAT Air and the MATRx plus in Tandem Introduction: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a prevalent chronic disease seen by both doctors…

July 1, 2011 News Sleep apnea

Simple Analysis of Breathing Sounds While Awake Can Detect Obstructive Sleep Apnea

by ken

Science Daily – June 2011 The analysis of breathing sounds while awake may be a fast, simple and accurate screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea, suggests a research abstract being presented in Minneapolis, Minn., at SLEEP 2011,the 25th Anniversary Meeting…

June 15, 2011 News Keeping you guessing

With Mandibular Advancement Splint Patients Better Tolerate Positive Airway Pressure

by ken

From Medical News Today – June 14, 2011 According to new research that was presented Saturday, June 11, at the 20th Anniversary  Image via Wikipedia Meeting of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM), the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) in…

June 8, 2010 News General News

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by ken

According to new research presented at the 19th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, the majority of U.S. dental schools have not adequately prepared their graduates to screen for sleep disorders, which affect more than 70…