Oral appliance therapy can be customized for the treatment of Snoring. Custom-made Oral Appliance therapy is designed to fit an individual’s mouth precisely, offering several advantages over generic, over-the-counter oral appliance options:

  • Custom fit: A dentist, specialising in Dental Sleep Medicine www.beacondentalsleep.ie will complete a full, precise assessment of each patient’s presenting Oral health status, suitability for Oral Apppliance therapy.  This includes several criteria designed to ensure efficacy and safety of precision oral appliance therapy. Once all the required assessments have been completed, then scan impressions may be taken to create an Appliance System, which will be designed for each individual patient.
  • Device adjustability: Custom device systems are designed to be adjusted incrementally, to advance the jaw as required, allowing for optimal positioning and treatment effectiveness, tailored to each individual patient. 
  • Comfort: The personalized fit of Custom Appliance Systems typically results in greater patient comfort in Appliance Therapy, compared to often bulky, one-size-fits-all over the counter device options.
  • Effectiveness: Studies have shown that custom-fabricated Oral Appliance systems are more effective (when assessed with validated assessment systems) and have higher patient acceptance rates than pre-fabricated over the counter generic oral appliances. 
  • Professional oversight: A dentist, qualified in Dental Sleep Medicine www.beacondentalsleep.ie  monitors each patient’s individualised progress, assessing ongoing needs associated with Oral Appliance Therapy and will introduce managed required Device System adjustments, monitoring at all times, for any potential side effects, associated with Oral Appliance therapy.
  • Custom Oral Appliances therapy: Works by precisely repositioning the lower jaw to maintain the airway open during sleep, reducing night time noise, snoring and in many cases, treating Mild to Moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.

It is important to have a detailed consultation, to comprehensively understand the benefits of individualised Oral Appliance Therapy www.beacondentalsleep.ie 

in the management of your nighttime noise, snoring, Sleep Disordered Breathing. 

Individualised Oral appliance therapy is also very beneficial in the treatment of Mild to Moderate Sleep Apnoea, and patients who have been unsuccessful in the use of CPAP (Mask therapy) for the management of their Sleep Apnoea. 

Speak with your doctor and request a referral to the Beacon Dental Sleep Medicine Clinic info@beacondentalsleep.ie to help understand how we can assist you in the management of your symptoms of Sleep Disordered Breathing.