Dentistry Articles
In Gurnee, Illinois
Serving the Chicago metro area
Local Dentist To Lecture On Sleep Apnea At "The Big Sleep Show" -May 9-10, 2008-Chicago, IL
Gurnee, IL (April 2008)- Dr. Ira L. Shapira, of Delany Dental Care, will be participating in "The Big Sleep Show," An Alertness & Healthy Sleep Expo being held at the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center, May 9-10, 2008. [more]
Gurnee Dentist Turns To Didgeridoo To Treat Sleep Apnea
A Gurnee dentist hopes an aboriginal musical instrument from Australia can help treat a sleep disorder afflicting millons. [more]
New TSA Rules Make Traveling with CPAP Difficult
Is it time to consider oral appliances for traveling? [more]
Anti-Aging Medical Therapeutics Vol. III
By Ira L. Shapira, DDC
We spend most of our time as dentist looking in people's mouths, and what we see very often is that physicians do the same thing, except they never look at the mouth. [more]
Alternatives to CPAP improve Travel: Oral Appliances that fit in shirt pocket
May 2007
Sleep apnea is a commonly diagnosed but life threatening disorder that usually is treated with CPAP or BiPAP machines. [more]
The National, Heart, Lung, and Blood Institiute Considers the Cardiac and Sleep consequences of Temporomandibular Disorders
Cranio Mandibular Practice: April 2007
Fragmentation of the groups treating TMJ disorders has been a continuous problem in dentistry, with consensus ever eluding us as we consider the occlusal aspects of our treatment. [more]
Dr. Ira Shapira Speaks at the University of Chicago Sleep Disorder Center
January 26, 2007
Dr. Ira L. Shapira spoke at the Sleep Disorder Center on Friday, January 26, 2007 at the University of Chicago on treatment of sleep disorders with oral appliances instead of CPAP. Dr. Shapira taught the staff how to titrate oral appliances for the best results. [more]
Anti-Aging Medicine
By Ira L. Shapira, DDS FICCMO
Treatment of sleep apnea is well supported by research in the field of anti-aging. With the repeated disruption of the sleep cycle, patients feel the effects on many different levels and experience hormonal imbalance as a result of the lack of rejuvenating sleep. [more]
Mary's Story: Her Struggle with TMJ
By Ira L. Shapira, DDS FICCMO
Mary is a 37-year-old woman who has had severe, constant headaches for the last 15 years. She has had CAT Scans, MRIs, and blood work to determine the cause of the pain. She has actually felt herself hoping for something to be wrong just so people would believe her. [more]
Public Breastfeeding and Wet Nurses
By Ira L. Shapira DDS, DABDSM, DAPM, FICCMO
It is presently well established that breastfeeding of infants is ideal for their health and immunological well-being. Mother's milk had been the standard throughout history until shortly after World War II when American women switched to using commercial formula. Formula was made from cow's milk and cow's milk was considered the ideal food. Unfortunately, it was ideal for baby cows but not baby humans and its use contributed to many of the allergic and health problems seen in baby boomers and their children. Excellent references to these problems can be found on brianpalmerdds.com. [more]
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