Stanmore Dental Sleep Medicine
Regain your energy with dental treatment for your sleep disorder
Did you know that your teeth, soft tissues and facial anatomy all play a role in both sleep and breathing disorders?
You might be wondering what your teeth have to do with your quality of sleep, but recent studies have shown that the placement of your teeth and the relationship of your teeth to your jaw has a profound effect on your quality of sleep.
The position of your jaw and the muscles in your jaw can affect your airway, meaning that when you go to sleep, your brain may not be getting enough oxygen due to collapsed airways. This can result in all kinds of frustrating symptoms.
If you suffer from any of the following symptoms, you may be suffering from a condition known as obstructive sleep apnoea:
- Excessive snoring
- Choking or gasping during sleep
- Tiredness on waking
- Sore or dry throat on waking
- Morning headache
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
- Poor concentration
- Memory deterioration
- Decreased sex drive or impotence
- Personality changes that may include irritability
- Decrease in job performance
- Signs of grinding and clenching in-between snoring episodes
To treat this condition, our Stanmore dentists can fit you with an oral appliance such as a splint, mouthguard or CPAP machine. For younger patients, we can work on jaw placement to improve airways.
The results of these treatments? More energy, no more headaches, increased strength and stamina, and greater vitality in everyday life!
Frequently Asked Questions
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Proper diagnosis is essential so that the appropriate treatments can be administered. To get assessed, you’ll need to visit an ENT specialist before any treatment starts. If you suspect that you may have a sleep disorder, talk to your dentist about your concerns and we’ll organise a referral for you.
Dental sleep medicine is safe, painless and effective. Treatment does not usually involve surgery. The dental sleep medicine appliances are usually inexpensive and easy to wear. As the appliances are small and light, they are easy to carry during travel.
CPAP stands for continuous positive airway pressure. It’s a machine that involves wearing a mask over your nose at night that gently forces the airways open during sleep. This is generally recommended for patients with moderate to severe apnoea.
Suspect you might have a sleep disorder? Visit the friendly team at Limitless Dental today so that we can investigate further.
Yes, our Stanmore dental clinic supports patients across Sydney’s Inner West. Many patients travel from nearby suburbs for ongoing dental care, cosmetic dentistry, orthodontics and emergency dental treatment. If you are searching for a dentist near Annandale, Leichhardt, Marrickville, Newtown, Chippendale or Pyrmont, our clinic is only a short drive away.