Snoring & Sleep Apnoea

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Why is this important?

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Health Consequences

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The Diagnosis

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Treatment Alternatives to CPAP

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What is the process for having treatment for Sleep Apnoea & Snoring at James Street Dentists?

The first step is to book a consultation with one of our dentists, so we can determine if an Oral Appliance or orofacial myofunctional therapy would be suitable for you. We will do a clinical examination, any necessary x-rays and review your PSG (Sleep Study) or sleep screening results. We will then discuss your options and provide you with a treatment plan to move forward.

This is where we are different to the traditional dental approach. We pride ourselves on our Physiologic Approach to treating sleep apnoea and snoring. This 2 hour appointment is scheduled to take impressions, TENS therapy to relax your jaw and neck muscles and finally the Neuromuscular bite registration (a bite taken at a relaxed, neutral jaw position - confirmed using our EMG's and K7 Evaluation System). This is the most important part of our approach, providing you with a muscle-comfortable jaw position and appliance.

After your work up, your impressions and bite registration will be sent to the lab. When it has returned from the lab 3-4 weeks after the Work Up, we will issue you the appliance, ensuring it fits comfortably and provide you with care instructions.

Another difference we have as part of the Physiologic Approach as opposed to traditional approach, is that we insist on following up the efficacy of the appliance. We do not provide you with the titration (adjustment) tool and we only adjust your appliance based on objective data. Therefore, we will ask you to do home-based follow up sleep screenings to ensure your sleep apnoea, snoring and symptoms are improving. We will adjust the appliance if necessary and follow up again, until we get you to your 'sweet spot'. We then recommend annual sleep screenings to ensure you sleep apnoea is still being managed adequately.

Our Expertise

Dr Anne-Maree Cole and her team are passionate about helping people with problems with sleep and pain and they way the jaw works with the rest of the body. They understand the role that dentistry plays in treatment and prevention of these problems.

Dr Anne-Maree Cole completed Masters Degree in Sleep Medicine in 2014
Teaches nationally and internationally in dental sleep medicine
Invited speaker to medical and dental groups
Author : Guest editorial Cranio Journal: “The Role of Dentistry in the Field of Sleep Medicine … Are We Respecting the Physiology?” (Published January 2014)
Editorial Board of The Journal of Cranio Mandibular & Sleep Practice
Platinum provider of the Somnodent oral appliance
Advisor on the development of a recently FDA approved new oral appliance Micr02

“My associate dentists have been hand picked and trained by me, are exceptional excellent dentists in their own right and are equally passionate to help people as I am. We are a team and we collaborate on all cases to ensure that our patients get the best possible treatment outcomes.”

Ph: 07 3257 1577

Association between poor sleep & chronic pain

Poor quality sleep over a prolonged period can end up leading to an experience of chronic pain.

Chronic pain results in a very significant quality and enjoyment of life diminishment.

It can rob you of precious life experience, can leave you without hope and breakdown of relationships is a common consequence.

Ruling out a sleep breathing disorder and understanding the close relationship between sleep and pain and the way the teeth and jaws come together is a vital component to receiving appropriate care and help for your condition.

Dr Cole has a special interest in this area and teaches and lectures on the subject nationally and internationally to Doctors and Dentists to spread this knowledge to reach more people suffering unnecessarily.

If you are suffering any chronic head and neck pain, please call to reserve an appointment with Dr Cole so that she can help you with both diagnosis and treatment, so that you can start to get back in control of your life and your health.

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Our expertise in the Physiologic Dental Approach to treating sleep apnoea and snoring is unrivalled. We will not compromise on your care and will work with you to improve you and your bed partner's sleep quality.

Ph: 07 3257 1577