Ottawa Cosmetic Dentist Offers Sleep Apnea Device

July 10, 2011 - PRLog -- Ottawa, ON -Dr. Pamela Li, an Ottawa dentistry provider, now provides the Moses, an oral airway dilator to treat sleep apnea and snoring. The appliance's two-part design ensures that it is comfortable for patients, permitting them to talk, drink, and open wide.

"You can get other devices that have been developed to prevent sleep apnea," explains Li. "But, many are uncomfortable and keep the tongue in an awkward spot.  They don't encourage the tongue’s forward positioning."

The difficulty is that discomfort diminishes patients' compliance. If patients won’t wear the appliance, it won’t help them. The Moses device feels so good that patients frequently forget it is in place after a couple minutes.  

The Ottawa cosmetic dentist (http://www.drpamelali.com/) notes that the appliance coaxes the lower jaw into a forward position and avoids the tongue's collapse onto the airway.  The device’s open anterior design augments the room for the tongue and gives it someplace to go.  "The device's unique blend of tongue management and mandibular advancement sets off a subconscious need to maintain the tongue in the best possible location," says Li, an Ottawa laser dentistry provider.  

Because the device moves the tongue up to the hard palate, it also enhances air flow through the nose. It discourages muscle activity as a patient sleeps, so it decreases or prevents teeth clenching and grinding.

"Our patients notice a huge difference in how they feel when they begin using sleep apnea devices," says Li, an general dentistry practitioner in Ottawa (http://www.drpamelali.com/dentistry-ottawa.php). "They experience better quality sleep, so they feel better throughout the day. They return and describe how much more energy they have."

Each Moses appliance is custom-made for the patient.  Li, an Ottawa Tooth Whitening expert (http://www.drpamelali.com/blog/) specifies how widely the lower jaw should open and move forward.  As the device is made in the lab, it's pre-set to those measurements. Each appliance is adjustable, explains Li, who practices cosmetic dentistry. Ottawa has no laboratory making the device.  Nor is there one in Canada, so Li’s appliances are made in Washington State.

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To learn more about Dr. Pamela Li, visit:  www.drpamelali.com or call (613) 232-0550.

About Dr. Pamela Li
Ottawa, ON dentist Dr. Pamela Li provides an array of dental services that meet your needs all in one convenient location. Dr. Li also treats patients for headaches and TMJ problems.

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Dr. Pamela Li graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1988 with a BSc in chemistry. She then completed her dental training in 1992 at the University of Toronto. Afterwards.