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Get teens' sleep habits back on track for school

It's a familiar August battle against biology and habit, after a summer of relaxation and late bedtimes.

Getting back into the routine of waking up early is tough for everyone, but particularly for teens, whose bodies are wired for late nights, and who face the social pressures of after-hours texting and social networking.

Megan Brown, a stay-at-home mom in Darien, Conn., says she wondered briefly whether to "stop the fun" a few weeks ago and ease into the earlier wakeup. She opted instead for short-term suffering.

"We are very much the 'stay up to 2 a.m., sleep 'til noon' kind of people," she says.

Research is now clear that sleep is important in myriad ways. Lack of sleep combined with genetic vulnerabilities can lead to heart disease, depression, a weakened immune system and obesity-related diabetes, says Mary Carskadon, a professor of psychiatry at Brown University and director of Chronobiology and Sleep Research at E.P. Bradley Hospital in Providence.

A good night's sleep is also crucial for learning.

"It helps you to prepare to learn, and also to benefit from what you've learned in the day," Carskadon says. "It's the glue that keeps that information and sharpens it in your brain."

But kids, particularly teens, still get too little sleep. With the hormonal changes of adolescence, body clocks shift later. The average teen can't fall asleep until 11 p.m. or midnight — and when they need to wake up at 6 or 7 a.m., there's no way they can get sleep they need, Carskadon and others say. While adults need seven to nine hours a night, elementary school kids should be in bed for roughly 10 hours, middle schoolers and high schoolers at least nine, she says.

Younger children generally don't have as much trouble adjusting; they haven't shifted as much during the summer, they still have enforceable bedtimes, they're generally less addicted to social media, and elementary schools often start at 8 or 9, later than many high schools.

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There will come a time when major dental work will be relatively painless. Visiting a dentist’s office can now be a relaxing affair. There will be no more need to put off your dental check ups due to nervousness.

You won’t think twice before going to a tooth doctor again. He further attests that many patients are happy that he came up with this novel idea. This technique is known as sleep dentistry.

A tranquilizer pill helps the patient to relax while waiting for his dental procedure. This then allows the practitioner to perform procedures without hassle. They would keep the patient feel at home with some sleeping paraphernalia.

Many individuals suffer from certain phobias. This is the main reason why people avoid dental clinics. An individual vehemently denies the need for dental attention although he very needs it. When painkillers are no longer enough it is only then that they set themselves up for a dental appointment.

Taking tranquilizers is advised for clients who has the tendency to vomit or feel like vomiting when they are on the dental chair. They are the kind of individuals who have very low esteem. Their dental defects made them feel unsightly. People like these are actually not that hard to find.

Distressing incidents at the dental chair in one’s youth could have also brought about a phobia. Parents or siblings may also have had shared bad dental experiences which might have convinced the patient to avoid dentists. People actually breathe a sigh of relief when they are told that they can be sedated.

It has helped so many patients over the years. Methods like this in dentistry enable the patient to sleep through the treatment and then remember nothing about it. Events after that will not remembered by the person. It is great to know that the client will be blissfully unaware of what was happening.

Individuals who can downplay the potential misery of being at the dental chair will have a more positive experience with it. Tenderness after the procedure can be avoided if the person has been subjected to tranquilizers beforehand. The patient can even communicate with the dentist even under sedative drugs. Which will be promptly forgotten after the procedure.

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