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Regular Marijuana Use and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Recipe for Disaster During Sedation
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In a retrospective study published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association (2019; 119:307-311), researchers concluded that more sedation medications may very well be required during procedures for patients that regularly use marijuana.
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OSA Doesn’t Discriminate
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Understanding gender-specific factors can improve health outcomes for women With nearly 30 million Americans suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and an estimated 80% of cases remaining undiagnosed,1 this sleep breathing disorder is a deadly disease of epidemic proportions. More people suffer from OSA than Diabetes.
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea and COVID-19 – Is There a Common Risk Factor?
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Treatment for respiratory depression related to COVID-19 and Obstructive Sleep Apnea is the same – Oxygen. This is no coincidence. Oxygen is the catalyst, without which life would cease to exist. Oxygen plays a critical role in cellular respiration, the energy-producing engine that drives the metabolisms of all living beings.
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Guidance for Elective Oral/Dental Surgery for Patients who have had COVID-19
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Since dentists are able to continue to perform elective surgeries while the COVID-19 pandemic continues, determining the optimal timing of procedures for patients who have recovered from COVID-19 infection and the appropriate level of preoperative evaluation are challenging given the current lack of evidence or precedent.
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Oral Appliance Efficacy – Time for Augmented Intelligence!
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Pankaj Singh, DDS, MD, does not mince words when assessing the knowledge levels of his dental colleagues. Even dentists who know the scope of oral appliance therapy often practice “with guesswork,” he says.
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