CPAP works — but only if you actually wear it. Many people can’t, or won’t. For many of them, there’s another path.
The short version
- An oral appliance is a small custom-fit mouthpiece that holds your lower jaw slightly forward, keeping your airway open.
- It’s quiet, portable, needs no power or hoses, and most people adapt within days.
- It’s a recognized treatment, delivered by a qualified dentist working with your physician.
How a small mouthpiece keeps your airway open
When your lower jaw drops back during sleep, the tongue and soft tissue follow — and the airway narrows. A custom oral appliance repositions the jaw a few millimeters forward, keeping the airway open all night. It’s precisely fitted to your teeth and adjustable in tiny steps until it works.
Who it’s for
Medical guidelines support oral appliances for people with sleep apnea who can’t tolerate CPAP or prefer an alternative — prescribed by a sleep physician and fitted and managed by a qualified dentist. That team approach is exactly how we work.
And we don’t guess whether it’s working: you re-test with the same home sleep ring, and we compare your before-and-after numbers. Proof, not promises.
Worth a conversation?
Worth a conversation? Ask any member of our team about the home sleep test — a simple ring you wear at night, at home. Or request a call-back and we’ll call you.
CPAP in the closet? Show them another way
Send this instead of another argument. It says what you’ve been saying — from a sleep dentist.
What they’ll get — from your phone, not ours:
airway.dental/friend
airway.dental/friend
Or screenshot this and text it — the code scans from a photo.
You can edit it before it goes.
This page is for education only. It is not a diagnosis. Dr. Bishara will review any test results and your options with you personally.