Dr. Tony Urbanek questions efforts to present obstructive sleep apnea as a proven cause of temporomandibular disorder—or TMD as a proven cause of OSA. The two conditions may occur in the same patient, but coexistence does not establish causation. TMD...
Dr. Tony Urbanek supports appropriate insurance coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular disorders. However, coverage should not require providers to claim that obstructive sleep apnea causes TMD—or that TMD causes obstructive sleep apnea—when that relationship has not...
TMD Does Not Need an OSA Explanation to Deserve Coverage 🦷📋
TMD Coverage Should Be Based on Evidence—Not an Unproven Connection to Sleep Apnea 🦷📋