How a dentist can help patients to stop snoring now
The role of the dentist isn’t just teeth-related – oral hygiene, teeth cleaning, fillings, root canals, crowns and dental implants. Nowadays, dentists are taking on a far more holistic, preventative and personalised approach to treating patients, such as early identification of mouth cancer.
Dentists now screen patients for conditions like sleep apnoea too, which is a condition that can often cause snoring. Some do daytime or overnight sleep tests with medical/snoring questionnaires. As with custom-made mouth guards provided by dentists to stop patients from grinding their teeth, dentists also tailor-make mouth guards for patients who snore.
Mouth guards to stop snoring
TheraSnore is an example of an adjustable mouth guard or oral appliance to treat mild to moderate sleep apnoea and to stop snoring treatment. How it works is the mouth guard vibrates the soft tissue blocking the airway at the back of the throat where the jaw and tongue relax when you sleep.
Oral appliance therapy
Oral therapy is the use of mouth guards, tongue retaining devises and mandibular appliances to open your respiratory airways by repositioning and stabilising either the soft palate, tongue, or lower jaw during sleep so that sleep apnoea and snoring is reduced.
Benefits of dental stop snoring treatments
Dentists who specialise in sleep apnoea are able to help patients who suffer snoring conditions. Not only can dentists screen you for snoring to determine severity, but they too can advise on appropriate treatments and even refer you for alternate specialist help if necessary. Speak with your dentist about the options available and their scope of treatment. Doing so will allow you to enjoy the benefits of stop snoring treatments:
- Reduce or stop snoring so you can get your beauty sleep.
- Not upsetting others with your snoring – improved relationships.
- Reduce stress, irritability and anxiety due to lack of sleep.
- Less headaches.
- Prevent high blood pressure and heart disease.
Having dental stop snoring treatment can allow you to enjoy a healthy lifestyle, fun relationships and positive experiences whether at leisure or work.
