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Obstructive Sleep Apnea...

The Centers for Disease Control estimates that more than twelve million Americans are suffocating in their sleep due to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Most cases remain undiagnosed and contribute to diabetes, high blood pressure, hypertension, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, and traffic accidents caused by drowsy driving. Dentistry serves a vital role in treating this under diagnosed epidemic. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends oral appliances as a first line therapy for the treatment of mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea and for patients with severe sleep apnea whose CPAP treatment has failed.

What is OSA?

OSA is a breathing disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep due to a blockage in the airway. The most common causes of airway blockage include throat muscles, tongue, tonsils, or soft palate falling back into the throat. The blockage suffocates the person at rest.
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OSA is typically diagnosed using a polsomnogram or “sleep study.” During a sleep study, a sleep physician monitors brain activity and body system functioning while a patient rests overnight at a sleep clinic. The sleep physician evaluates the data collected during the sleep study to diagnose sleep disorders and recommended treatment. A dentist trained in sleep medicine works together with sleep physicians to treat obstructive sleep apnea with oral appliance therapy.

How can an oral appliance treat snoring & breathing?

Snoring and obstructive sleep apnea can be treated with surgery, CPAP or BiPAP machines, or oral appliance therapy. Oral appliances are the least invasive treatment and the first choice of treatment for mild to moderate OSA. It involves the selection, fitting, and use of an appliance to hold the jaw forward and maintain an open airway in the throat during sleep.

Sleep Apnea Appliances:

SomnoDent The SomnoDent: is a comfortable and incrementally adjustable oral appliance that permits normal mouth opening and closing. It can be customized to suit individual needs. Both the Acrylic and Flex models are available. FDA approved for treatment of OSA.
OS2 The O2 Oasys: is the only FDA- cleared appliance that works as both a mandibular repositioner and a nasal dilator. It treats both the nasal and pharyngeal conditions that leads to snoring and OSA.
Ema The EMA Custom Appliance: has a series of elastic straps of varying lengths and strengths that hold the patient’s jaw forward to open the airway. The EMA’s flexibility allows for movement and TMJ comfort. FDA approved for treatment of OSA.

For more information please visit:
www.dpsdental.com
www.cpapmachinescanada.com/sleep-apnea.php

You may also contact the Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Department at Wenatchee Valley Medical Center, Dr. Carol See and Dr. Dave Daniel, 509-663-8711.