Dr Brian Palmer DDS Many years ago, I made a personal commitment to myself to do “something” to help make the world a better place in some small way. For many years I did not know what that “something” would be. I now feel this site fulfills that obligation. Things on this Read more…
This article was mailed to all the sleep doctors in Germany in August 2005
Issue: July-August 2004 by Brian G. Palmer, DDS Think Prevention! Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)/sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) affects everyone, directly or indirectly. We all know how devastating OSA/SDB can directly impact an individual, but it affects all of us indirectly through higher health care premiums or watching our loved ones suffer the Read more…
by Brian G. Palmer, DDS Many morphometric features that put adults at risk for OSA/SDB are present during childhood and it is important for sleep specialists to recognize these features and treat them early. Most lactation (breast-feeding) specialists know very little about obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)/sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), and most Read more…
by Brian G. Palmer, DDS It is important to treat all children who have high palates, narrow dental arches, overjets, and obstructed airways as soon as possible in order to reduce the incidence of OSA in the population. To understand and appreciate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), one must first understand Read more…
Author: Brian Palmer, D.D.S. INTRODUCTION Through the years the dental profession has held a variety of theories about the causes of abfractions, including chemical wasting of the teeth, the effects of tooth brushing, and lateral forces. This article reviews the literature on this topic and proposes a new hypothesis to explain which Read more…
Author: Brian Palmer, D.D.S. ABSTRACT For many years, practicing dentists have accepted the theory that hard-bristled toothbrushes coupled with improper brushing technique cause abfractions. This article proposes another explanation. Based on twenty-seven years of private clinical practice, a review of the literature and personal observation of hundreds of historical human skulls, this Read more…
Author: Brian Palmer, D.D.S. Breastfeeding and Infant Caries: No Connection Based on the belief that breastfeeding increases the risk for infant caries, some researchers and healthcare professionals have recommended that infants be weaned with the eruption of the first deciduous tooth. New research, however, indicates that breastfeeding does not increase the Read more…
This is an article authored by Dr. Palmer that was published in theJournal of Human Lactation, Volume 14, Issue 2, pp 93-98,copyright 1998 by International Lactation Consultant Association. Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications, Inc.Copied and delivered electronically by permission: no further copying permittedwithout the written permission of the publisher. This Read more…