by Dr. Shapira | Sep 19, 2014 | Blog, Sleep, TMJ
Afraid of the dentist? Now you can relax! Do you have anxiety when you go to the dentist? The truth is that many people have an innate dental fear, primarily because they are afraid of painful dental treatment. It is a common anxiety issue with practically all dental...
by Dr. Shapira | Sep 18, 2014 | Sleep
Treatment of Sleep Apnea with Oral Appliaaces is a well accepted first line approach for mild to moderate sleep apnea. Long term outcome studies in patients with cardiovascular disease are equal to treatment with CPAP and preferred by 90% of patients. A new study has...
by Dr. Shapira | Sep 12, 2014 | Blog
Lesser known muscle pain solutions Many people do not consider referred pain as being associated with the facial region. Not only can Myofascial Pain Dysfunction Syndrome create migraine headaches, MPD may actually cause pain in eight particular muscles involving the...
by Dr. Shapira | Sep 5, 2014 | Blog
The connection between TMJ headaches and myofascial pain Most people associate pain with a physical problem in the same body region as the pain. This can be an inaccurate notion when the pain is associated with the chest, neck, and back, as well as certain headaches....
by Dr. Shapira | Sep 1, 2014 | Blog
THERE IS EXCELLENT EVIDENCE THAT VARIOUS BREATHING EXERCISES CAN IMPROVE SLEEP APNEA AND SNORING. Several years ago an article in the British Medical Journal showed that learning to play the DIDGERIDOO and especially learning how to do the circular breathing required...
