Top: This patient’s airway was almost completely blocked. Bottom: The same patient, just 20 minutes later. Read more about this case.
Moonlight Beach Dental offers you a laser solution called NightLase that can instantly open airways.
This procedure is completely pain-free (really).
It has with a high success rate at lessening the effects of snoring and apnea.
This treatment is very effective, but it can be even more effective when combined with a custom-fit nighttime SomnoDent device.
Pulses from a laser warm the tissue and stimulate new collagen synthesis (neocollagenesis), which causes tightening and contraction of the tissue.
This results in a near-instant opening the airway, and easier breathing.
One treatment takes around 20 minutes.
A full course of NightLase consists of 3-4 separate treatment sessions over a two month period.
The final results of the treatment have been shown to last up to a year, and the therapy can be repeated.
No sedatives or pain medication are necessary.
The procedure feels similar to drinking a warm tea.
Really.
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This patient came in for a laser treatment to reduce his snoring. He didn’t realize his airway was almost completely closed. In a single visit, we opened up his airway!
Did you know Moonlight Beach Dental can help eliminate snoring issues – in a painless way?
Nightlase is a laser treatment of benefit to people that do not feel rested (even when wearing a CPAP machine), and it can even eliminate snoring.
Obstructive sleep apnea if the partial or complete obstruction of the u[[er airway. It is characterized by repetitive episodes of shallow or paused breathing during sleep, despite the effort to breathe, and is usually associated with a reduction in blood oxygen saturation.
Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when your breathing regularly stops or is slowed for 10 seconds or longer due to blocked or narrowed airways. Airway blockage may be caused by excess tissue in the throat or nasal passages, large tonsils, a large tongue, and sometimes the structure of the jaw itself. Being constantly awoken during sleep robs your body of the rest it needs to function properly during the day. OSA is classified as mild, moderate or severe, depending on the number of stops (apnea) or slow breathing (hypopnea) per hour.
To be diagnosed, a sleep study either at home or in a sleep center must be conducted or interpreted by a sleep physician. Once a sleep study is completed, a trained dentist can help decide if a mandibular advancement appliance can be made instead of the CPAP machine.
If you feel snoring is a problem, you may be a suitable candidate for a snoring appliance (oral airway dilator) which is on of the most efficient and effective methods for treating primary snoring. Snoring appliances (which are made and fitted by Dr. Vane) work by moving your jaw and tongue forward, thereby creating more space for you to properly breathe during the night.
Snoring is from a narrowing of the airways (nose, mouth or throat). Snoring is often an indicator of sleep apnea, as the narrowing of the airways can be something more serious. A sleep study is where a medical recording device is used to record involuntary body functions that occur during sleep.
For OSA, a sleep study needs to record the following:
If snoring is still a problem, Dr. Vane can perform a procedure with a laser called NightLase.
This painless procedure, which involves 3-4 sessions of 30 min each, involves using the laser to shrink the tissue in the back of the throat by increasing collagen formation.
The tightening of the tissue allows the throat and airway to open, dramatically reducing snoring and increasing airflow.
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