Discover the Benefits of Oral Appliance Therapy for Sleep Apnea

The benefits of oral appliance therapy lie in its simplicity and custom design. Once your sleep physician has prescribed oral appliance therapy, we can meet with you at our Stratford, Guilford, or New Haven, CT, location. Using the information taken from your oral examination, x-rays, and impressions, our dental sleep specialists will order the proper custom oral appliance that will provide you with the optimal results needed to treat your sleep-related breathing disorder. 

The benefits of oral appliance therapy lie in its simplicity and custom design.

Non-Invasive Treatment Option

Other sleep apnea treatment options are more invasive than oral appliance therapy. Positive airway pressure (PAP), for example, requires patients to wear a mask over their nose or mouth as they sleep. This is often uncomfortable for patients and may result in low compliance, thus making the treatment ineffective.

Other more invasive treatments include surgery. In some children, sleep apnea is caused by inflamed or very large adenoids and tonsils. For these patients, undergoing an adenotonsillectomy can help alleviate the symptoms of sleep apnea. Orthodontic intervention is another treatment option for patients whose misaligned teeth or jaws are contributing to their sleep apnea symptoms.