Today, on the “Get a Gasp” podcast, Gina Pepitone-Mattiello looks at restless legs syndrome, periodic limb movement disorder, and sleep bruxism.
Episode Highlights:
- Periodic limb movements, restless legs syndrome, and the difference between the two
- Sleep bruxism
- A case study involving one of Gina’s patients
Quotes:
“A lot of people will say they get these itchy, creepy, crawly kind of feelings in their legs.”
“Any patient that can complain to you about snoring, or daytime sleepiness, or even acid reflux, are patients that are at risk for sleep bruxism.”
“Any patients that show signs of grinding or clenching, any kind of tooth wear, possibly that can be their body’s natural defense so that they can breathe better at night while they’re sleeping.”
“If a night guard really prevents bruxism, then why do so many of our patients destroy their night guards by biting on them and clenching and chewing on them all night?”
“With a night guard, they had severe sleep apnea. Without a night guard, they had mild sleep apnea. And with an oral device treating sleep apnea…they had no signs of sleep disordered breathing, according to insurance standards anyway.”
Links:
More Get a Gasp Episodes: https://ataleoftwohygienists.com/getagasp/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage:
http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/
The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429
Frequency of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Dental Patients with Tooth Wear:
http://jcsm.aasm.org/ViewAbstract.aspx?pid=29970
Aggravation of respiratory disturbances by the use of an occlusal splint in apneic patients: a pilot study:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15382781
