EC Dental Science

August, 2018

Combining Orthodontic and Sleep Apnea Treatment Using Acceleration Techniques

 

Methods of treatment are now available for patients who need orthodontic clear aligner treatment and have also been diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and request sleep oral appliance therapy. This can be accomplished most efficiently by correcting malocclusions using clear aligners with the use of high-frequency vibration throughout active and retention phase treatment, while at the same time treating the patient’s obstructive sleep apnea with an oral sleep appliance that fits over the clear aligners. Using this process, the patient avoids having to wait for orthodontic treatment to finish prior to treating OSA – a potentially life-
threatening condition…

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