professionally fitted dental devices

Hi all,
I recently read an article about a woman who found that a dental device fitted for her by a dentist completely helped her sleep apnea issues. I would like to know if anyone here has tried using one created just for them by a professional, and what their results were.

I am especially interested as I have faithfully done CPAP for over a year and see no improvement.

Thanks,
Dreaming

You might need to contact a dentist who specializes in apnea appliances.
Some here use various kinds of appliances, which can help under the right circumstances.
A few use an appliance with cpap, because it works for them.
Of course, maybe it is possible to get your cpap to work better for you. Do you use the software?
It could help us help you determine how to get an improvement before you spend money on an appliance;
Others with experience with devices will be along shortly.

Dreamingofsleep wrote:Hi all,
I recently read an article about a woman who found that a dental device fitted for her by a dentist completely helped her sleep apnea issues. I would like to know if anyone here has tried using one created just for them by a professional, and what their results were.

I am especially interested as I have faithfully done CPAP for over a year and see no improvement.

Thanks,
Dreaming

Hi Dreaming,

Please click on the link in my signature comparing fixed rate to adjustable rate appliances for getting the AHI below 5. If your apnea is mild, they have a 75% success rate mostly and for moderate cases, it is 60%.

But more importantly, the qualifications of the sleep dentist make a huge difference. You don't want the neighborhood dentist who decided to start making sleep appliances so he could make some extra money. I would go to this site and seen if you can find any nearby members even though it is not completely full proof.

http://www.aadsm.org/

And before you call to make an appointment, ask the dental assistant what they do as a followup to make sure the appliance is working correctly. The only answer is a follow sleep study and nothing else. Incredulously, I had a office say they didn't do one and simply told me that most people woke up feeling refreshed. Yeah right.

Finally, I would go over to http://www.apneasupport.org/sleep-apnea ... n-f20.html and look for all posts by Dr. Luisi, a sleep medicine dentist. He is very knowledgeable and saved me from some very dumb mistakes.

Best of luck.

49er