by Dr. Shapira | Jul 19, 2018 | TMJ Chicago
Treatment of Sleep Apnea with oral appliances is an excellent alternative to CPAP for mild to moderate sleep apnea and an alternative for severe sleep apnea when patient do no tolerate or want CPAP. Since 1982 Dr Shapira has been a leader in the field of Dental Sleep...
by Dr. Shapira | Jul 12, 2018 | TMJ Chicago
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by Dr. Shapira | Jul 7, 2018 | Chicago, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Sleep, TMJ, TMJ Chicago |
There is no specialty for TMJ disorders (TMD), Neuromuscular Dentistry, Orofacial Pain, Implant Dentistry, Epigenetic Orthopedics, Airway Dentistry, Dental Sleep Medicine and several other complex areas of dentistry. There are many extremely well trained dentists...
by Dr. Shapira | Jul 1, 2018 | Blog, Chicago, Highland Park, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Libertyville, TMJ, TMJ Chicago
Chronic Sinus Headache and other Sinus Pains are closely related to TMJ Disorders. The connections between these problems is multifacted. The Trigeminal Nerve also called the Dentist’s Nerve is the underlying common source of all of these problems. Dentists are...
by Dr. Shapira | Jun 29, 2018 | Chicago, Highland Park, TMJ, TMJ Chicago
This new article in Cranio (abstract below) discusses use of SPG Blocks in treating Facial Pain of Nasal Origin. I teach patients to self administer these block for many types of headache and facial pain. This specific case was due to a nasal contact headache where...
by Dr. Shapira | Apr 17, 2018 | Chicago, Highland Park, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Sleep, TMJ Chicago
Sleep Apnea is a dangerous disorder with multiple medical problems associated with untreated Sleep Apnea. There are many methods used to treat sleep apnea. The standard medical treatment is CPAP or versions of CPAP called BiPAP and APAP. CPAP in any of it’s...
