Treatments for Your Health

Sleep apnea is a disorder in which you occasionally stop breathing for short periods of time while sleeping. This can last anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes and is usually accompanied by loud snoring. Sleep apnea can cause high blood pressure, headaches, and memory problems. Plus, it prevents you (and your family) from getting restorative sleep. To relieve sleep apnea, we can provide an oral appliance called The Moses, which pushes the lower jaw and tongue forward to open up the airways.

Periodontitis is a painful gum disease that causes inflammation and potential loss of teeth and jaw bone. During your routine checkups, we will check for signs of periodontitis so we can catch and treat it early. We will also teach you healthy habits for at-home dental care to prevent gum disease.

We utilize a state-of-the-art microlaser that can treat current oral lesions and prevent new ones from forming. These lesions include periodontal pockets, herpetic lesions, and aphthous ulcers (canker sores). This laser is extremely precise, allowing the doctor to target the infected tissue while avoiding healthy tissue. Because laser therapy is a gentle procedure, patients often require little or no anesthetic.