sleep apnea
Sleep Apnea is one of the fastest growing services being offered in dentistry today. We see advertisements on TV for all different types of solutions which is creating a lot of awareness in the market. There's also a lot of confusion, your patients aren't quite sure if they actually have a sleep apnea issue, and they may not schedule an appointment with the doctor to get diagnosed. You have the opportunity to help your patients in comprehensive holistic approach by simply screening them for some of the key attributes that are commonly found in patients with sleep apnea. Patients that are at risk should be referred to a sleep dentist for a sleep study and diagnosis, dentist can not diagnose sleep apnea, but they can screen and treat patients once diagnosed.
Screening and Educating patients for sleep apnea is made easier by using 3D Cone Beam technology. You are able to show airway volume with color to show a restriction. This is not a diagnosis but certainly one of the most advanced tools for creating awareness of a serious problem
Screening and Educating patients for sleep apnea is made easier by using 3D Cone Beam technology. You are able to show airway volume with color to show a restriction. This is not a diagnosis but certainly one of the most advanced tools for creating awareness of a serious problem
sirona scicat air & optisleep treatment appliance
Here's an example of a fully digital workflow using Cerec and 3D Cone Beam Technology to create an appliance for treating sleep apnea