December 12, 2016
Sleep Disorders – How Your Dentist Can Help
Most people consider sleep disorders a medical problem, and indeed medical doctors usually make the diagnoses. However, dentists can alert patients and their physicians to the potential presence of a sleep disorder based on observations made during routine oral exams. Your dentist will look for heavy bruxism, enamel erosion due to reflux, and difficulty keeping an airway opened when reclining ...