Sleep apnea is the sleeping disorder in which a person is monmentarily not breathing properly during sleep. This can happen to a numerous reason. One common reason is that when a person sleep, the mouth is closed and the tongue is sitting more posteriorly and as a result, the air passage become narrow because the tongue sits closer to the opening of the airway.
Often, when the air tries to push through the obstruction, the vibrating sound results and this is what we called snoring.
To resolve this problem, dentist can fabricate a mouth piece that can fit in between upper and lower teeth so that the mouth becomes slightly open and the air passageway widens.
Written by Daniel Tee, DDS, MS
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