Oral Appliance for Sleep Apea
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Overview
Oral appliances for sleep apnea are dental devices, or mouthpieces, designed to keep your airway open while you sleep. Healthcare providers commonly use them to manage obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
OSA occurs when your upper airway becomes partially or completely blocked during sleep, reducing airflow. This prompts your brain to wake you up briefly to restore breathing. The cycle of restricted airflow, waking, and falling back asleep can repeat throughout the night, disrupting restful sleep and limiting oxygen delivery to vital organs. If left untreated, OSA can lead to serious health issues and even be life-threatening.
Oral appliances, also known as oral appliance therapy, help treat OSA by positioning your mouth to ensure adequate airflow. They improve breathing and reduce the frequency of sleep disruptions caused by OSA.
Benefits of Oral Appliance Therapy
Improve symptoms of OSA, including daytime sleepiness and concentration issues
Most patients experience deeper sleep with fewer disruptions
Reduce/eliminate snoring
Easy to take along while traveling
Procedure Details
If your sleep specialist decides an oral appliance is a good option, our office will custom fit you for a Mandibular advancement devices (MAD), the most common oral appliance for treating OSA:
Take an impression of your teeth or a 3D scan and bite relationship
Send it to our manufacturing partner who’ll follow the design to fit your teeth
During a return fit, our dentist will fit you for the device and ensure it sits comfortably and securely during sleep
Provide instructions on how to clean and care for your appliance