Oral Appliance Therapy

Oral Appliance therapy may cause side effects:  soreness of the mouth, saliva build-up, nausea, and damage or permanent change in position of the jaw, teeth and mouth.

Glendora dentist, Dr. Anna Lee, is a trained dentist in sleep apnea who can assist you with treatment.  Dr. Anna Lee conducts a full evaluation of your teeth, mouth and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) to ensure that your teeth and jaw structure are healthy enough to wear an oral appliance.  

Following the examination, you will have models of your teeth made and a follow-up appointment is scheduled to fit your custom oral appliance.  Please visit our sleep website at www.glendorasleep.com

Advantages of Oral Appliance Therapy (OAT):

·       Oral Appliance Therapy 

         is an effective, non-invasive treatment that fits easily into your lifestyle.  Patients like  Oral Appliance Therapy because it is:

-comfortable, easy to wear,

-quiet

-portable, convenient for travel

-easy to care for

 For more information, contact Dr. Lee and her team!

Preventing ECC/BBTD

In order to prevent ECC/BBTD: 

- Remove the bottle when baby falls asleep

- Put water in baby's bottle at nap/bed time

- Wipe off baby's teeth/gum with a damp washcloth at least twice a day and when the baby is done eathing

-Stick to a feeding schedule and limit between meal snacking 

- Try not to share saliva with the baby through common use of feeding utensils (spoons)

- Lift the child's lip to look for signs of decay

- Take the child to a CDA member dentist by age one

ECC/BBTD is an infectious and transmittable disease. The good news is that the disease is preventable. The American Academy of Pedodontics and the American Academy of Pediatrics recognizes that prevention of ECC begins in the prenatal and perinatal period. 

Anna Lee, D.D.S