Get Help for Your Sleep Apnea Without a Cumbersome CPAP Machine

Sleep apnea can cause a wide range of issues. From daytime drowsiness to loud snoring that bothers your partner, this condition often interferes with your quality of life. Beyond that, untreated sleep apnea is linked to a wide range of serious health concerns. 

This doesn’t mean you have to be saddled with a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine night after night, though. If you live with obstructive sleep apnea, Gemini Master-Patel, DMD, and our team offer a treatment alternative. 

Visit us at our Riverside Dental offices in Yonkers or Thornwood, New York, to discuss the possibility of addressing your sleep apnea with laser dentistry. With this innovative option, we provide a lasting solution to your apnea rather than something you need to use nightly, like a cumbersome CPAP machine. 

Understanding obstructive sleep apnea and its dangers

To fully grasp how laser dentistry works for obstructive sleep apnea, it helps to first understand this condition.

This type of apnea develops when your airway either fully or partially collapses when you’re asleep. Essentially, the muscles in the back of your throat relax too much, allowing your soft palate and other soft tissues in your throat to block the flow of air. 

Your body senses that shortage of oxygen and rouses you enough to reopen your airway. Still, sleep interruption and oxygen shortfall can cause problems, especially over time. Studies have linked untreated sleep apnea with serious health concerns, including a heightened risk of:

• Heart attack
• Stroke
• Type 2 diabetes

In other words, if fatigue during the day or snoring at night hasn’t been enough to encourage you to seek treatment, consider your overall health. And, fortunately, that treatment might not need to include a CPAP machine.

How laser dentistry can help with sleep apnea

Here at Riverside Dental, Dr. Master-Patel explores using laser dentistry to address your obstructive sleep apnea. Studies have concluded that applying specialized laser therapy to your soft palate can prevent its collapse as you sleep. Essentially, this treatment helps to tighten the tissue there. 

The laser Dr. Master-Patel uses is specialized to do its job without harming the treated tissue. In other words, this is a noninvasive and safe option for addressing obstructive sleep apnea. It provides a solution to stop your snoring, allow for better sleep, and protect your overall health without being saddled with a CPAP machine. 

To determine if laser treatment could help your obstructive sleep apnea, schedule some time with Dr. Master-Patel. Call the Riverside Dental office nearest you or book your appointment online today.