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You have headaches? Morning headaches? Do you feel refreshed in the morning, or exhausted? Have you ever thought about seeing your dentist?
More and more dentists are noticing the link between these three things – sleep, headaches and dentistry. Organizations can be found on the net that take the connection seriously. Take for example the Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine.
Of course, this shouldn’t come as a surprise. Sleep issues, such as sleep apnea, have been linked to diseases such as cluster. Migraineurs have found relief with dental devices such as NTI-tss, which doesn’t allow you to tense migraine-triggering muscles while you sleep.
Some dentists are being told: if your patient is falling asleep in the dentist chair, that may be a clue that there are sleep problems involved. Your dentist may even give you an initial screening for sleeping problems, before sending you to a sleep specialist.
There are several devices and treatments that a dentist can do to help you with sleep problems, headaches, cluster and migraine. If you’ve been avoiding your dentist, maybe it’s time you made an appointment and talked about more than just your teeth.
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