Why Use CPAP...When there's an Alternative
Successful Treatment of Sleep Apnea & Snoring Without CPAP or Surgery!
Can’t Stand a CPAP machine?
We all know the CPAP machine is highly effective in treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea, but many patients find they cannot wear the CPAP for a variety of reasons. The Academy of sleep medicine has stated that the next best alternative for CPAP intolerant patients is an intra-oral appliance. Snore No More appliance therapy is here to help those patients.
Snore No More appliance therapy sees obstructive sleep apnea as the dangerous medical condition that it is and designed a comprehensive treatment plan which involves extensive clinical diagnosis, collaboration with other medical professionals and consistent follow-up with the patient.
Dental Appliances of Past
Dentist’s have long offered appliances for snoring and CPAP intolerance, but historically these appliances were not very successful. Their primary function was to reposition the lower jaw to better open the airway and allow more air to flow, but the results were often limited. Further this remedy was often unobserved. Dentists just fitted the appliance and sent the patient home without follow-up or clinical determination of success.
Breakthrough Design
Two years ago a new appliance design, the FullBreath, was patented and FDA approved. What makes this appliance so unique was it’s design specifically targets the tongue, preventing it from falling back during sleep and blocking the airway. Research and case studies have shown excellent patient response to this new appliance, achieving as much as an 85% reduction in apneic events.
After studying with and working with the developer of the FullBreath appliance, Snore No More has adopted this particular appliance as their first choice of dental appliance treatment for obstructive sleep apnea patients.
Comprehensive Treatment Plan
Treatment with an intra-oral appliance is more involved than just giving a patient a mouthpiece and sending them on their way. Any remedy offering such a quick fix, will not be providing the thorough care you need. Instead, treatment begins with diagnostic information. We will take a series of x-rays to show us the airway, jaw joints and other structures of the neck and skull. Then, using a Harvard designed device called a pharyngometer, the amount of air moving through the airway is determined. Armed with all the collected data, the dentist can then fit and customize the oral appliance to achieve maximum results. Consistent follow-up is done to ensure that each patient is getting the best possible result from their appliance.