To ensure optimal treatment and a comfortable visit, and to keep you safe from illness, we employ advanced technology in our office. Along with diagnostic imaging systems like digital x-rays and intraoral cameras, we also have 3D scanning systems and even special units that clean the air. In today’s blog, your Livonia, MI, dentist talks about how we ensure your safety with advanced technology and provide treatment with better accuracy and precision.
When to Seek Sleep Apnea Treatment
When you suffer from daytime exhaustion and chronic snoring, this could mean you have sleep apnea. Soft tissue collapse in your mouth and throat is blocking airflow as you sleep, so your REM Sleep is interrupted, and you feel more tired each day. Over time, this could harm your heart health and immune system. But we can help with advanced technology! A good night’s rest is possible, and we can offer this without the need for a loud and cumbersome CPAP machine.
Oral Appliances and Our 3D Scanner
Our team can often treat sleep apnea with a custom sleep appliance, a device that looks and fits like a mouthguard, but helps shift the jaw to keep airways open so you breathe without interruption. In the past, this process meant filling a metal mold with a gooey material. You then bit down and held this bite for several minutes, and the process often had to be repeated. But now we can offer a more accurate and precise option with the Trios Intraoral Scanner. No molds or goopy materials! Instead, a tiny camera at the end of a thin wand is used to gather multiple images from several images in a short time, quickly and comfortably. We then combine these to create 3D impressions of your bite, which allow us to design and craft your custom oral appliance.
Keeping the Air Clean
Our team wants to ensure your health and safety when you visit our office. With our Surgically Clean Air Units, we have a small device in every room that employs a multiple filter system to scrub the air of viruses, bacteria, allergens, and more, including COVID-19. If you have any questions about the technologies we use to treat sleep apnea and protect your health while you are in our office, then contact our team today to learn more.
SCHEDULE YOUR NEXT APPOINTMENT WITH DR. STEWART TODAY
We want to help you sleep better and enjoy better overall oral health with our advanced technologies. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Stewart, call our Livonia, MI, team today at 734-425-4400. With sleep apnea treatment, you avoid chronic snoring and long-term complications with your memory, immune system, and heart health. Talk to our team today to get started!
