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July 10, 2016

New Study on stopping the cycle of pain is seeking subjects with chronic daily headache, hemicrania continua and migraine pain resistant to other treatments.

A New Medical Study, "The Migraine Relief Study" is designed to Evaluate objective and subjective response of patients with severe continual headache that has been resistant to other medical treatments.

This initial study is for patients with continual headache for 30 days or more and requires a single visit at which surface EMG studies before and after treatment will be obtained. The procedure has been previously shown to be effective for headaches,...

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Tags: Migraine relief study, chronic daily headache, chronic daily hedache relief, chronic daily headache relief study, hemicrania continua relief
March 22, 2016

The following is Reprinted from Sleep and Health Journal

Treatment of sleep apnea is essential. CPAP was once considered the Gold Standard of Care but today Oral Appliances are considered a First Line Approach equal to CPAP for mild to moderate Sleep Apnea and an alternative for severe apnea when the patient does not tolerate or prefers oral appliance therapy.

Outcome studies for cardiac, blood pressure and cognitive measures are equal and sometimes oral appliances rate higher than CPAP.

Think Better Life - Dr. Ira Shapira
35 YEARS OF SLEEP APNEA TREATMENT. VIEW THIS VIDEO OF A PATIENT WEARING AN ORAL APPLIANCE...

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Tags: chicago oral appliance, chicago sleep apnea, chicago snoring testimonials, chicago sleep apnea treatment, mandibular advancement
March 15, 2016

A new article in JAMA states that outcome studies of CPAP and Oral Appliances are similar.  Another article in Sleep and Breathing  Comparison of effects of OSA treatment by MAD and by CPAP on cardiac autonomic function during daytime.  This article concluded that  "that both MAD and CPAP result in similar beneficial changes in cardiac autonomic function during daytime, especially in blood pressure." 

Oral Appliances continually prove to be equal to CPAP in OUTCOME STUDIES.  This is in spite of the fact that the majority of research money funds studies to show value of CPAP and that CPAP companies expect a return on their...

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March 15, 2016

Reprinted with permission from:  Sleep and Health Journal

Chicago Treatment of Sleep Apnea with Oral Appliance: Oral Appliance Therapy is the new comfortable and effective treatment patients prefer.

Learn More About Oral Appliance Therapy at: www.IHateCPAP.com

In Highland Park and on the Metra Line www.ThinkBetterlife.com

North Shore Suburbs of...

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Tags: Chicago sleep dentist, chicago sleep specialist, chicago sleep apnea specialist, chicago apnea expert, oral appliance sleep apnea
March 14, 2016

Chicago:American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine.

The Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine is the largest and oldest group dedicated to Dental Sleep Medicine.  There is no Specialty of  Dental Sleep Medicine but the Diplomates of the Academy are essentially Specialists base on their knowledge of the field but not specialists due to current politics.without 

I know because in 1991 20 doctors got together to create the Sleep Disorder Dental Society which today is the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine. I was the only Illinois dentist who is a founding and charter member of that group. meeting. In 1992 the first annual...

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March 14, 2016

Originally posted on Think Better Life.com

ORAL APPLIANCE THERAPY FOR TREATING SLEEP APNEA

COMFORTABLE ALTERNATIVES TO CPAP

www.IHateCPAP.com

www.ThinkBetterLife.com

www.northshoresleepdentist.com

Dentists who treat Sleep Apnea have taken a major step out of the mechanical world of dentistry and into the...

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March 14, 2016

Dental Sleep Medicine is not currently a field in which a specialty exists.  The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine Does recognize Diplomate Status of the Board of Dental Sleep Medicine.  Diplomate have gone above and beyond basic training in Dental Sleep Medicine in the process of becoming Diplomates.

 

Sleep Apnea Treatment with Oral Appliances and Dental Sleep Medicine.

Oral Appliance are extremely effective for treating mild to moderate sleep apnea and are considered a first line treatment.  For severe sleep apnea CPAP is the first choice of treatment but oral appliances and Dental Sleep Medicine are...

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Tags: dental sleep medicine specialist, sleep apnea specialist
November 15, 2015

Reply to Real Self Letter:
Expansion vs Contraction Orthodontics
Orthodontics vs Orthopedics
I am putting on my blog a letter to a patient from the Real Self Website
The link has photos.
http://www.realself.com/question/palmdale-ca-i-braces-weeks-orthodontist...

I got braces about 5 weeks ago and the orthodontist said I needed my 4 bicuspids removed. Was it the right decision...

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Tags: expansion vs contraction orthodontics, four bicuspid extraction, airway, jaw problems, sleep apnea
September 01, 2015

I am lecturing at the ICCMO Meeting.  This will be a great meeting for any dentist , physician or chiropractor who treats chronic pain.  I am lecturing on the "Common Developmental Aspects of TMJ, Sleep Apnea, ADD, and ADHD.  I am also going to do a short talk about the SphenoPalatine Ganglion (SPG) Block.  I will teach multiple modes of injection techniques as well as intranasal applications.  SPG Blocks can treat and eliminate migraine, cluster headache, chronic sinus issues as well as alleviate depression and anxiety.  It has been shown effective in reducing pain from Fibromyalgia and Arthritis.

Watch this patient testimonial to...

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Tags: spg block migraine, tmj sleep apnea, development TMJ, preventing tmj, preventing ADD ADHD
September 01, 2015

I am lecturing at the ICCMO Meeting.  This will be a great meeting for any dentist , physician or chiropractor who treats chronic pain.  I am lecturing on the "Common Developmental Aspects of TMJ, Sleep Apnea, ADD, and ADHD.  I am also going to do a short talk about the SphenoPalatine Ganglion (SPG) Block.  I will teach multiple modes of injection techniques as well as intranasal applications.  SPG Blocks can treat and eliminate migraine, cluster headache, chronic sinus issues as well as alleviate depression and anxiety.  It has been shown effective in reducing pain from Fibromyalgia and Arthritis.

Watch this patient testimonial to...

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Tags: spg block migraine, tmj sleep apnea, development TMJ, preventing tmj, preventing ADD ADHD

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