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As a dental practitioner, you’re aware of the clinical importance and critical health implications of maintaining an open airway for your patients. Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea are serious business…and it’s your business to provide your patients with the promise of a safe, effective solution to blocked airway issues.

Oral Appliances: The Clinical Advantage

Oral appliances are non-invasive, reversible, easy to wear and a are a significantly more comfortable alternative for those unable to tolerate the more traditional CPAP approach. The big plus oral appliances are customizable to fit each individual patient.

SML has an extensive lineup of oral appliances that will help you deliver on the promise of…

New discoveries and diagnostic modalities in the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) are changing the way we all look at dentistry. You, the dentist, are in a unique position to help detect and stabilize the airway and successfully treat OSA via the use of oral appliances.

The good news? Non-invasive, affordable and easy to adjust, oral appliances are fast becoming the first line treatment of choice for patients who cannot tolerate CPAP… and for forward-thinking dentists who are looking to provide a more patient-compliant solution when it comes to airway therapy. 

OSA: The Big Picture

When soft tissues in the throat collapse during sleep, blocking the airway and causing breathing to repeatedly stop and…

Snoring might just be the warning sign…

Many patients simply don’t realize that their snoring, morning headaches or persistent low energy level could be symptomatic of something far more serious -- like Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).

Left untreated, OSA can trigger oxygen drops during sleep that contribute to:

• Daytime fatigue

• Decreased immunity

• Hypertension

• Increased risk for cardiac events and possible stroke

TREAT OSA WITHOUT DISRUPTING ALIGNER THERAPY: It’s As Easy As ASA 

The ASA (Aligner Sleep Appliance®) affords dental practitioners the          opportunity to accomplish two important treatment goals simultaneously. Worn over clear…

On The Subject of Adult Dental Expansion…

with kids, expanding the airway is often about correcting crossbites or excessive overjets. With adults, its frequently a matter of reclaiming space, uprighting molars and rounding out arches.

Every case has a solution – if you understand the indications. Arch development appliances must be tailored to the patient’s age, condition and skeletal framework. And it’s all about airway.

OSA: It’s Serious

Obstructive Sleep Disorder occurs when the soft tissues in the throat collapse during sleep, blocking the airway and causing breathing to repeatedly stop and start. Oxygen intake is severely impacted…and these episodes can happen dozens – even hundreds of times a night, leading…

An unparalleled hybrid program focused on treating maxillofacial discrepancies, malocclusion, masticatory-temporomandibular joint disorders, and dental sleep medicine for pediatrics and adults.

This unique one-of-a-kind hybrid program is exclusive to only 8 participants who are serious about taking the next step in their sleep medicine career. This limited capacity allows for a focused learning environment where participants will be actively engaged with hands-on learning modules.

This is the only mini-residency program that simultaneously addresses TMD and Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders (SRBD) simultaneously for pediatrics and adults utilizing proprietary and proven technologies and treatment philosophies taught by Dr. Joseph Yousefian.