01 Jan How Expansive Orthodontics Can Stop Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea can prevent you from enjoying a night of uninterrupted sleep, and lead to major negative impacts on your overall quality of life. Sometimes, the disorder is related to misalignment and lack of space in your jaw. Fortunately, our Mansfield, TX dental office can help with our custom expansive orthodontic aligners.
The Causes and Impacts of Your Sleep Disorder
Sleep apnea could be the result of a large neck circumference, sinus or allergy issues, deviated septum, or issues with the growth and development of your jaw and oral structures. The disorder means that as you sleep, the soft tissues in the back of your mouth and in your throat become too relaxed and collapse, which cuts off airflow. You stop breathing until the brain wakes you to resume, which can interrupt your sleep cycle hundreds of times in the night, even if you assume you rested well. This leaves you feeling exhausted and could impact your overall quality of life and health!
Assessing and Diagnosing Your Disorder
Warning signs include chronic snoring, headaches and migraines, dry mouth, irritability, trouble concentrating on tasks at work so school memory issues, and waking in the night gasping for air or choking. Our team can conduct a sleep assessment to look at possible symptoms, and provide detailed images to see if you need treatment for sleep apnea. If so, we can discuss CPAP-alternatives like oral appliances. If your sleep apnea is related to the size of your jaw and tongue placement, then we could offer a unique and orthodontic approach to ensuring open and free airways while you sleep!
Help With Expansive Orthodontics
Our team will create plastic aligner trays and a functional oral appliance that are used in conjunction to expand the arch of your jaw and keep airways open and free of obstruction to help you avoid episodes of sleep apnea in the future. This will address the causes of your sleep disorders, instead of just managing it. When you’re able to sleep, you will feel more comfortable and alert. Your appliances can be easily cleaned and stored, and travel with you easily too! You then avoid poor sleep and eventual complications for your heart health and immune system, avoiding more frequent illness or even the increased risk of stroke and heart attack down the road.
If you have any questions about how we diagnose and treat issues like sleep apnea with expansive orthodontic systems, then contact our team today to learn more.
Talk To Your Mansfield, TX, Office About Stopping Sleep Troubles
We want to help you enjoy a good night’s rest again without the use of a cumbersome CPAP machine! To find out more about our unique and custom treatment options, call our Mansfield, TX, dental office today at (817) 592-8475.