DENTAL
PROCEDURES Sleep Apnea
As you sleep, the tongue and muscles and sot tissue surrounding the airway
relax and
reduce the size of the opening. As you breathe, these tissues vibrate resulting
in snoring. Sometimes the airway can even close the airway, resulting in sleep
apnea. Sleep apnea
can only be diagnosed in a licensed sleep lab facility.
The
snoring and sleep apnea oral appliance is a good option to treat snoring as
well as
the CPAP machine to treat mild to moderate sleep apnea. The oral appliance
works by
keeping the lower jaw forward, therefore keeping the tongue and related soft
tissue from
closing the airway.
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information visit our FAQ
page.