High-risk obstructive sleep apnea and sleep/awake bruxism: How do they relate to TMD?
Aug 27, 2015 By Elizabeth Kornegay, RDH, BSDH Editor’s note: During the 2015 annual meeting of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, dentists gathered from across the world to review and present clinical research in the field of dental sleep medicine. This year, like last, DentistryIQ is pleased to share blog posts from some of the AADSM Clinical Research Award winners, including students, which detail the noteworthy findings about their new research. Here, Elizabeth Kornegay, RDH, BSDH, focuses on the connection between sleep apnea and bruxism as they relate to predicting first-onset temporomandibular disorders. Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is a musculoskeletal …