Do you suffer from sleep apnea, or suspect you need a sleep apnea screening in Orlando? At Lake Lucerne Cosmetic & Implant Dentistry, our team is committed to improving the quality of your sleep with modern, tailored treatments. Our skilled Orlando dentists have extensive training in dental sleep medicine from the Pankey Institute, an ADA CERP-recognized provider dedicated to advanced dental education. With our team's sleep apnea expertise, we can help you understand your sleep apnea symptoms and treatment options, including sleep apnea oral appliances.
If you suspect you need treatment for sleep apnea or breathing problems while you sleep, our team can provide dental screenings to assess your symptoms. Find out how Lake Lucerne Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry can help you get a better night’s sleep, offering top dental sleep medicine in Orlando, FL and beyond!
What is Sleep Apnea?
Sleep apnea is a fairly common sleep disorder characterized by periodic pauses in breathing during sleep. The pauses are a reaction to your muscles relaxing during sleep and gravity pulling the airway closed. Left untreated, sleep apnea can then lead to serious conditions including hypertension, memory loss, mood change, weight gain, and severe fatigue.
Patients who suffer from sleep apnea regularly experience symptoms like:
- Heavy snoring
- Periodic loss of breath while sleeping
- Struggling to breathe while sleeping
- Constant fatigue
- Lack of energy
- Dry throat
- Weight gain
- Depression
- Mood swings and irritability
Custom Mouth Guards for Sleep Apnea Treatment
For our patients with sleep apnea disorder, breath is usually interrupted when the throat muscles relax and the airway becomes blocked. A custom mouth guard or oral appliance can gently move the jaw forward or hold the tongue in place, increasing the size of the upper airway and allowing breath to continue uninterrupted while the patient sleeps.
A sleep apnea mouth guard is often recommended as a non-invasive alternative to a bulky CPAP machine or oral surgery. Our Orlando dental patients with mild to moderate sleep apnea find custom night guards to be an effective treatment, with benefits like:
- Easy to use
- Discreet treatment
- Portable, compact treatment ideal for travel
- Immediate improvement in sleep quality for most patients
The many benefits of sleep apnea treatment with custom oral appliances have made it a popular treatment among our patients. At Lake Lucerne Cosmetic & Implant Dentistry, our team finds the ease of use associated with mouth guards leads to enhanced compliance, and improving sleep apnea symptoms can in turn improves the patient's overall health and well-being.
Schedule Your Visit for Customized Sleep Apnea Therapy
Suffering from sleep apnea? Reclaim your quality of life with the customized treatment you deserve, in an environment designed for your comfort. Contact us today to schedule your sleep apnea appointment in Orlando!
