For patients with sleep apnea, the most common treatment prescribed by doctors is a CPAP machine. This helps patients with sleep apnea to get a good night’s sleep. However, did you know there is an alternative to these clunky, noisy devices that is growing in popularity? There is! The other option is an oral appliance, […]
Have you ever woken up in the morning feeling exhausted even if you got a full night’s sleep? Odds are you might have been “asleep” the whole night, but your body was not. Sleep apnea not only causes snoring, but it also affects the quality of sleep you get every night. During an apnea event, […]
While the continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine is beneficial for a variety of reasons, there is a chance that it still might not be the best solution for everyone. Most people feel that compared to CPAP, an oral appliance is very comfortable and easy to use. There are even social reasons that make oral […]
Oral appliance therapy can be used for the treatment of temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) pain or sleep apnea. Regardless of why you need oral appliance therapy, it is important to understand that there may be some side effects as you get started. But that doesn’t mean you should avoid treatment or stop completely. It means […]
Have you found that you wake up with a sore jaw? Do you ever have tired or achy jaw muscles? If so, you might be clenching and grinding your teeth at night. Known as bruxism, teeth grinding can damage your teeth as well as your temporomandibular joint (TMJ), which connects your lower jaw to your […]
When it comes to your health, if you suffer from sleep apnea, it is important to find the right treatment before further complications begin. With sleep apnea, treatment will depend on what your dentist or sleep physician recommends. Typically, after a diagnosis of sleep apnea you have two main options: oral appliance therapy or continuous […]
For those that are diagnosed with sleep apnea, a CPAP machine is often the prescribed treatment of choice by most physicians. However, many people are not able to use this device for treatment of sleep apnea. This might be due to discomfort while wearing the CPAP mask. Fortunately, there is another treatment option for your […]
As you might already know, oral appliance therapy (OAT) is a successful alternative to the CPAP machine. Not everyone is a candidate for OAT, but it remains a leading treatment for mild to moderate sleep apnea. To help you better understand just how beneficial OAT can be, we’ve compiled a couple benefits. Let’s take a […]
While TMD is quite common, not many people are aware that they suffer from it. An estimated 10 – 35 million Americans suffer from TMD, with women impacted more often than men—now that’s a lot! When a person suffers from TMD, it is important to seek treatment and be knowledgeable of what options are available […]
Many of us think of snoring as something to not be overly concerned about—if you think this, change your way of thinking now. Unfortunately, frequent, loud snoring may be a sign of sleep apnea, which is a common and potentially serious disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts as you sleep. It is important […]