Elite Dental Arts in Midtown provides patients with treatments for a wide variety of conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This disorder is extremely disruptive to a patient’s mental health and overall functioning and it particularly impacts people with diabetes.
OSA is the result of a person’s throat tissues sagging into their airways. This causes the person to wake up or be taken out of deep sleep several times in a night. People who are overweight are at greater risk for OSA. Metabolic disorders such as diabetes make people more likely to be overweight, but there is some evidence that OSA worsens diabetes symptoms, too. When sleep is disrupted, the liver produces more glucose, which can cause blood sugar to spike.
Where does the dentist come in? At Elite Dental Arts, we provide oral appliances that help keep the wearer’s jaw in place at night. This reduces the likelihood of their soft tissues obstructing their airways, sparing them the effects of sleep apnea. It also prevents them from grinding their teeth at night, which eliminates a source of stress which further disrupts their sleep.
To learn more about Invisalign and all the services we provide at our practice, visit Elite Dental Arts for more information. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Nick Mobilia of Elite Dental Arts here in New York, NY, call our office at 212-681-0939.
Nick M. Mobilia, DDS
ELITE DENTAL ARTS
9 East 45th Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(212)681-0939
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