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Your Coffee is Hurting Your Sleep
Plus: [Video] Caffeine and Sleep Problems
Good morning. This is More Than Teeth. The newsletter that helps dental sleep professionals get 1% better every week.
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Think your afternoon coffee only affects evening sleep? New research shows it impacts sleep quality for 8.8 hours - meaning that 2 PM cup is still disrupting your sleep at midnight.
Let's explore what this means for your dental sleep practice.
In Today’s Edition:
Your Coffee is Hurting Your Sleep
CE Opportunities / Events
[Video] Caffeine and Sleep Problems
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Clinical Corner
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Key Takeaways🔑
Timing impact: Caffeine affects sleep quality for 8.8 hours - 2 PM coffee disrupts midnight sleep
Sleep architecture changes: 45-minute total sleep reduction, 7% efficiency drop, 11.4-minute deep sleep loss
Evidence-based cutoffs: Pre-workout (13.2 hours), Coffee (8.8 hours), Black tea (minimal impact)
Your Coffee is Hurting Your Sleep
As a dental sleep practitioner for 25 years, the latest meta-analysis reveals disturbing data: your afternoon coffee disrupts sleep 8.8 hours later. That means a 2 PM coffee impacts 10 PM sleep quality.
The Numbers Tell the Story
Hard data from 24 controlled trials:
Sleep loss: 45 minutes nightly
Sleep efficiency drop: 7%
Deep sleep reduction: 11.4 minutes
Delta waves: Significantly decreased
When to Stop
New clinical cutoff times:
Pre-workout (217.5mg): 13.2 hours before bed
Coffee (107mg): 8.8 hours before bed
Black tea (47mg): Minimal impact
Why It Matters
This isn't just about feeling tired. The data shows caffeine alters sleep architecture - particularly delta wave activity. For dental sleep medicine, this adds a critical dimension to our patient assessments.
Remember: that 2 PM coffee isn't just keeping your patient awake - it's changing their sleep quality until midnight.
Something Sweet
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CE Opportunities / Events
✨Join the Ultimate Gathering for Dental Sleep Professionals!✨
NADSM 2025 is just around the corner! Discover powerful ways to grow your practice revenue, elevate patient care, and network with the industry’s best.
At this year’s event, you’ll gain insights from 15+ key speakers, earn CE hours, and engage in interactive sessions covering the latest in sleep-disordered breathing and DSM innovations.
Event | Dates | Location | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
Transform Dental Sleep Symposium | Jan 31 - Feb 1, 2025 | Scottsdale, AZ | |
Introduction to Sleep and Airway Medicine | Jan 30th - Feb 1, 2025 | Denver, CO | Click Here |
Sleep Medicine Trends 2025 | February 7-9, 2025 | Clearwater Beach, FL | |
Guided Growth & Development | February 27th - March 1st 2025 | Denver, CO | Click Here |
Introduction to Sleep and Airway Medicine | March 27-29, 2025 | Denver, CO | Click Here |
Sleep Disorder Congress | April 6 - 9, 2025 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
Introduction to Sleep and Airway Medicine | May 15-17, 2025 | Denver, CO | Click Here |
2025 AADSM Annual Meeting | May 16-18, 2025 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
SLEEP 2025 | June 8-11, 2025 | Seattle, WA | |
Guided Growth & Development | June 12-14, 2025 | Denver, CO | Click Here |
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Miscellaneous
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Caffeine and Sleep Problems
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