If you suffer from sleep apnea, you don’t have to rely solely on a CPAP machine for relief. Instead, we can offer a comfortable and convenient oral appliance to help you sleep easier! In today’s blog, your Grand Prairie, TX, dentist talks about helping people sleep easier with a custom oral appliance.
The Causes (and Symptoms) of Sleep Apnea
First, let’s talk a little about sleep apnea and how to recognize the potential warning signs. With sleep apnea, while you rest at night soft tissues in the back of your mouth and in your throat become too relaxed. They subsequently collapse and cut off airflow. So you stop breathing briefly until the brain registers the sudden drop in oxygen and wakes you. Most people don’t remember this happening, but it can interrupt your REM sleep hundreds of times in a single night, so you feel exhausted during the day.
Warning signs could include chronic snoring, dry mouth, headaches, and irritability during the day. You could struggle with daytime drowsiness and have issues concentrating on tasks at work or school. You could also struggle with your short-term memory. Don’t ignore these periodontal symptoms, please reach out to our team for a diagnosis!
The Benefits of Treatment
When we treat sleep apnea with a custom oral appliance, you can enjoy better and more fulfilling sleep. You wake up feeling rested and refreshed. This also helps improve your memory and lowers the risk of issues like dementia down the road. You avoid stress on your immune system so you are not as vulnerable to illness. Treating the disorder also prevents stress on your cardiovascular health, lowering the risk of complications like high blood pressure, heart disease, and even stroke or heart attack.
Treatment with an Oral Appliance
Our team will take detailed digital images and impressions of your jaw to design and craft a custom-fitted oral appliance. The device will look and fit like a mouthguard, and will be worn each night. Once in place, this repositions your jaw to prevent the collapse of soft tissues, so you breathe without difficulty and wake up feeling alert. The device is easy to use and clean, and it can also travel with you during the holidays. This is more convenient than a CPAP machine and people are more likely to use it and not give up on it, which often happens with the loud and cumbersome CPAP device.
If you have any questions, then contact our team today to learn more. We want to address your questions and concerns, and help you find out if you have a sleep disorder and need treatment with an oral appliance. You deserve the chance to feel rested and alert, and have a better quality of life, so reach out to our office to get started on your treatment journey.
Learn More About Helping You Rest Easier
Our team is ready to help treat your sleep issues and help you feel more rested and alert the next day. When you are ready to schedule your appointment for snoring and sleep apnea treatment, then contact Pecan Tree Dental in Grand Prairie, TX at 972-262-5111.
