Sleep Apnea Dentistry

A good night sleep empowers to enliven the mind and restore the body. For over 15 million people world-wide experiences the symptoms of Sleep Apnea. A Sleep Apnea is a life threatening disorder in which an individual stops breathing for few seconds or longer and resumes breathing after that. Sleep Apnea occurs when the tongue falls back into the throat and blocks the airway path.

Sleep apnea treatments

If you are thinking what could be the relation between dentistry and Sleep Apnea, then i should tell you that sleep apnea dentistry refers to the branch of dentistry committed in treating the Sleep Apnea and snoring with oral appliances.

Here, a specialized trained dentist utilizes airway testing with its dentistry device Sleep Apnea to know and treat the cause.

Symptoms

The indications of the Sleep Apnea cause include:

1. Insomnia

2. Sore throat

3. High Blood Pressure

4. Obesity

5. Morning headache

6. Excessive daytime sleeping

7. Short term memory problems

8. Diabetes

9. Anxiety

Treating Sleep Apnea

The best Sleep Apnea treatments available for the patients are the most conservative therapy which will improve the medical situation. Now the question is which conservative therapy will be helpful? This is personal and multifaceted question which you should discussed with your dentist or family doctor.

The Sleep Apnea dental services provide 3 professional treatments like Oral appliance therapy, CPAP, and Surgery.

Oral Appliance Therapy suggests placing the dentistry device Sleep Apnea into the mouth to prevent obstructive Apnea. Oral devices like mouth guards usually used in sports, retainers, envisaging for teeth straightening. The treatment involves designing, selecting and fitting the device which is to be worn while sleeping. The device is designed in a way that keeps the airway unobstructed and open. Like any other appliance, they do require some commitment and adjustments on the part of the patient, but usually are easy to wear.

CPAP means continuous positive airway pressure. CPAP acts like an airway in the balloon that is being blown up, the process is very much similar to that. A pressurized airway is generated in the machine placed next to the bed. The air is forced through the windpipe that holds it open. There is the mask that is fitted on the face that holds the air hose in the nose.

In the extreme cases, surgery is suggested considering various medical factors of the patient. There is a specialized training where the dentist Sleep Apnea has undergone to treat this disorder. As this disorder is a silent condition, it does not come in the lime-light for years, thus; these dentists are skilled in its management by using various dental appliance and behavioural modifications to treat Sleep Apnea.

and you live in the Greater Salt Lake Area

Salt Lake Smiles

9217 Redwood Road

West Jordan, UT 84088

(801) 568-0172

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My sleep apnea isnt completely out of control. I mean its not bad enough for a CPAP machine, it really doesnt affect me enough to justfy wearing that huge machine. However, it does bother other people who may be sleeping in the same room as me. Also I am not getting enough oxygen throughout the night and so I wake up groggy and unrefreshed.

Therefore the sleep apnea dental device was perfect for me. It stopped my mild case sleep apnea and I feel much better in the mornings.

I mean its probably not going to have the same results for everyone, but for me this solution seemed to work out well, the sleep apnea dental device.