For people with obstructive sleep apnea, our team can provide treatment that is comfortable, effective, and noninvasive. To do so, we will use advanced technology to design and custom-fit an oral appliance. In today’s blog, your Greenville, TX, dentist talks about helping you rest with a custom sleep apnea appliance.
When You Need an Oral Appliance
When should you see our team to discuss your sleep concerns? With sleep apnea, as you rest soft tissues in the rear of your mouth and in your throat collapse and cut off airflow, so you stop breathing briefly. This interrupts your sleep, often hundreds of times in a night, even if you don’t recall this happening, leaving you exhausted the next day. Symptoms could include snoring, headaches, dry mouth, daytime soreness, moodiness, and issues with memory and the ability to concentrate on tasks at work or school. When you experience symptoms like these, reach out to our team so we can discuss treatment! Otherwise, poor rest could lead to issues with your immune system and even your heart health.
The DEXIS ™ IS 3700 Scanner
Our team can conduct a detailed assessment and even an at-home test to assess the severity of your sleep apnea and decide if you need treatment. If so, we can offer a custom-fitted oral appliance to bring relief. The key to ensuring a proper fit and treatment with precision is the use of our DEXIS™ IS 3700 Scanner. Instead of taking impressions of your bite with molds and gooey materials, this scanner can quickly and comfortably gather images of your smile from multiple angles. We then use these to create a 3D digital model of your smile, one far more accurate than traditional molds could provide.
Wearing Your Custom Sleep Appliance
With the information taken with the digital scanner, we can custom-fit a device that looks and acts like a simple mouthguard. But when worn at night, this can reposition your jaw to ease pressure on your bite and prevent the collapse of soft tissues in the night, so you breathe without interruption and snoring. The device is easy to use and clean, and it can travel with you too. The device provides a nonsurgical solution to your sleep apnea, and prevents the need for a loud and cumbersome CPAP machine.
If you have any questions about how we create our custom oral appliances with digital scanning technology, then contact our office today!
Learn More About Enjoying a Night of Better Rest
We are eager to help address your snoring and sleep issues, so you can enjoy a better quality of life. To learn more about how we help you rest or to schedule a consultation, call Dental Sleep Solutions in Greenville, TX, today at 903-455-0516.