WHY IS A DENTIST TREATING SLEEP APNEA The first avenue of the treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is with the medical community. Diagnosis is usually with a
Pulmonalogist and a sleep lab to ascertain OSA. Treatment is with a C-PAP. This is a mask that fits over the nose and mouth and blows air into the lungs. The patient
sleeps with this strapped to his head. The C-PAP is 100% successful. However, it is not tolerated by 50% - 80% of the patients for whom it is prescribed. These
patients have a serious problem if they cannot tolerate the C-PAP. They face potential life threatening health dilemmas.The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has
designated dental sleep appliances as the number one treatment alternative for obstructive sleep apnea. The patient with obstructive sleep apnea can sleep with the
appliance. The effectiveness of the appliance can be tested with a sleep study. Why would this Academy advise a dental sleep mouthpiece so strongly? Because when an
individuals teeth are separated (the bit opens up), the airway in the back of the throat opens up (expands). A bite position that establishes maximum air intake can be
determined. Then a dental mouthpiece can be constructed that will hold the mouth. Cutting edge dental technology has enabled the dental field to play an effective
role in combating the large numbers of patients suffering with sleep apnea. The procedures and techniques used are recognized by the American Medical Association, The American
Dental Association and the rank and file of medical sleep practitioners (Pulmonalogists, ENT's, and sleep laboratory personnel). Ninety million Americans snore. 27%
of all married couples over 40 sleep in separate bedrooms because of snoring. Up to 80% of the people who try CPAP reject. The CPAP is a 4 billion dollar a year
business. 20% is comprised of supplies and re-usables. The full breath sleep appliance is a dental oral appliance that is for use with patients who suffer with
sleep disorders. Primarily it is designed to reduce or eliminate snoring and to open the airway for a sleeping individual who suffers with obstructive sleep apnea.
To understand the effectiveness of the appliance, the mechanism of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea must be understood. While we sleep the tongue falls back and it partially
or completely obstructs or closes the path of the airway. This will result in snoring, obstructive sleep apnea, or Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome. The medical treatment
for these maladies ranges from medication to C-PAP. The C-PAP is 100% successful when utilized. Unfortunately, the no-compliance for C-PAP use ranges from 50% to 80%
depending where one searches in the literature. The New Age Sleep Appliance is designed to treat the problem of tongue blockage when sleeping. It works by utilizing
several factors. The first is it changes the vertical dimension (height of the opening or separation of the teeth). This can result in an increased opening of the
airway. The other factor is the plastic strip that runs side-to-side along the back of the appliance. This effectively holds the tongue down and does not allow it to fall
back and block the airway opening.
WHY IS THE FULL BREATH APPLIANCE SUCCESSFUL? What actually brings the patients with sleep disorders
into our offices? The number one factor is their snoring. It is causing both household disharmony and potential marriage or couple breakups. People come in
embarrassed that their children make fun of their snoring or that they can't share a hotel room with someone due to their snoring. CPAP intolerance is a factor as well, but this
is similar to many of us who know we are overweight and its dangers, but we don't do much about it. Why is the Full Breath Solution the most successful and effective appliance available to
the dentist for treating snoring, mild and moderate sleep apnea, and CPAP intolerance? To understand why the FBS brings about success, we must look at why an individual
has apnic events. And these reasons can range from weight gain, to body sleeping position, to illness, to central apneas. However, the major cause is the tongue pushing
upward, falling backward, and blocking the airway for 10 seconds to 90 seconds. The CPAP is designed to push the tongue out of the way with strong air pressure. It gets
the tongue which is blocking the airway out of the way. The FBS is effective because it prevents the tongue from going upward and backward and creating the airway blockage.
FULL BREATH SLEEP APPLIANCE A BRIEF SUMMARYThe Full Breath Sleep Appliance is an effective comfortable one arched
mouthpiece that is the easiest to wear and most successful sleep appliance available.
It provides the dentist with THE TOOL to change people's lives and can save lives and provide your patients with a longer healthier life by establishing a good airway. Dr. Hernandez can help marriages stay together by curing the matrimonially destructive
effect of snoring. With the Full Breath System Dr. Hernandez save lives and provides a path to more vital and happy living.
Dr. Hernandez has provided many avenues for providing improved health to the public. But never before has Dentistry and each individual dentist been provided with a treatment
modality like the Full Breath Sleep Solution to aid people worldwide to live longer and more healthful lives. The Baby Boomers are in the midst of a poor sleep epidemic.
Their poor unfit full sleep and the lack of air to the body that accompanies the poor sleep
leaves them constantly fatigued. Their entire cardiovascular systems are at greater risk due to the demands of the more intense effort to supply the body with O2 despite low
levels of O2 from the sleep apnea. And they are at greater risk of Alzheimer's due to O2
deprivation to the brain form the apnea. 27% of all married couples over 40 sleep in
separate bedrooms due to the disturbing nature of the loud snoring. We have the ability
to provide a solution to all these problems. As a dentist you can provide people with the
most meaningful help you have ever delivered. Dentistry has been elevated to a new level, we now provide life saving changes!
The Full Breath Solution is designed to treat snoring, mild and moderate sleep apnea, and those that are CPAP intolerant.
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SLEEP APNEA CLASSIFICATION - 3 CATAGORIES
An apnea is a pause in breathing lasting at least ten seconds (no air to lungs) up to 90 seconds.Three categories: 1.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) - Blockage of air to the lungs due to collapse of the pharyngeal airway during sleep caused reduced muscle tone. This is characterized
by snoring, increased muscular effort, and excessive daytime sleepiness. 2. Central Apnea - Shown by no ventilatory effort. 3.
Mixed Apnea -.Combination of obstructive and central apnea. Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea, together are categorized as Sleep-Disorder Breathing (SDB)
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