Holistic Dentistry http://stamforddentist.com/blog Your mouth is connected to your body and so it should be treated as such. Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:26:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Teeth are more than smiles.  This lovely 61 year old woman came in to have a new set of dentures.  Her old ones were already twelve years old and pretty much worn down, but still comfortable and doing their job as a set of "choppers."  Moreover, they did not represent how her own ... http://stamforddentist.com/blog/?p=28 Study shows that people with sleep apnea have a high risk of death Published: Friday, August 1, 2008 - 00:37 in Health & Medicine A study in the August 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that people with severe sleep apnea have a much higher mortality risk than people without sleep apnea, and this risk increases when sleep apnea is untreated. Results ... http://stamforddentist.com/blog/?p=27 TMJ Disorder, Part III TMJ stands for Temporo Mandibular Joint. This fancy name means it is connected to the lower jaw and touches temples of the head. TMD stands for Temporo Mandibular Disease. Treatment of TMD (jaw joint disease) has two phases. Phase one is pain relief. Phase two is changing ... http://stamforddentist.com/blog/?p=26 TMJ Disorder, Part II Now that you have learned something about TMJ and hopefully snoring and sleep apnea we can continue. In this author’s experience TMJ problems, snoring, sleep apnea, teeth grinding and clenching are one and the same ball of wax. So far it has been shown to be caused either by structural ... http://stamforddentist.com/blog/?p=25 Growth and Development A beautiful flower grows and blossoms when the right conditions are present. Flower needs sunshine, good soils, and water. In order for a child to grow and blossom one very important criteria needs to be met. Oxygen needs to be plentiful and easy to get. If the nose is stuffed ... http://stamforddentist.com/blog/?p=21 Cynicism Cynicism is not a reflection of one's experience. Cynicism is a reflection of one's compounding mistakes. - Somebody http://stamforddentist.com/blog/?p=20 Heart Disease and Gum Disease Heart Disease and Gum Disease Connection http://stamforddentist.com/blog/?p=19 An Anti-dentite mouse An Anti-Dentite Mouse http://stamforddentist.com/blog/?p=17 Tranquility http://stamforddentist.com/blog/?p=16 Leah says Hi! http://stamforddentist.com/blog/?p=13