Oral Appliances

ADA Survey Identifies Intraoral Appliance Trends

The use of intraoral appliances is growing in dental practices, and dentists are offering more variety than just several years ago, according to an ACE Panel report.

Oral Appliances

Lakeshore Approves Business Combination with ProSomnus

Lakeshore Acquisition I Corp today announced that its shareholders have approved all proposals related to the previously announced business combination with the oral appliance therapy company ProSomnus at a special meeting of shareholders held on Dec. 2, 2022.

Oral Appliances

BFit Launches REMflx Spring-Driven Dynamic Oral Appliance

The new spring means users of the Bfit REMflx do not have to change elastics.

How Does Oral Appliance Therapy Impact Airway Dimensions During Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy?

Aug 18, 2022 | Imaging Studies, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Oral Appliances

A study of oral appliances analyzed during DISE provides insight into their mechanism of action on upper airway morphology.

Medicare Now Covers the Panthera D-SAD Classic Oral Appliance for Sleep Apnea

Jul 29, 2022 | Oral Appliances

Clinicians can now more easily outfit their Medicare patients with the Panthera D-SAD Classic, a nylon 3D-printed oral appliance used to treat sleep apnea and snoring.

SomnoMed Gets Patient Feedback on Its Pending Smart Oral Appliance Technology

Jul 26, 2022 | Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Oral Appliances

SomnoMed provides updates on Rest Assure, including the completion of its second patient validation study.

Panthera Sleep Devices Now Come With Improved Warranty

Jul 19, 2022 | Oral Appliances

The new 360 Warranty not only warrants all sleep devices supplied to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of 36 months from the date of shipping but also promises to replace any device free of charge in case of in-mouth material breakage that is not the result of any modifications that could alter the normal use of the appliance.

Sleep Apnea Study: How Do Custom Oral Appliances Stack Up Against ‘Boil and Bite’ Devices?

Jul 1, 2022 | Oral Appliances

A new research paper in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that Airway Management’s non-custom myTAP oral appliance is as effective as the custom TAP for obstructive sleep apnea treatment.

New ProSomnus Facility to Quintuple Manufacturing Capacity

Jun 29, 2022 | Oral Appliances

The 32,219-sq-ft facility in Pleasanton, Calif, will serve as ProSomnus’ global headquarters and a manufacturing center.

ProSomnus Oral Appliances Perform Better Than You Think, New Research Shows

Jun 23, 2022 | Oral Appliances

New efficacy data published in 2022 suggests that ProSomnus [IA] and ProSomnus EVO can perform better than previous oral appliance clinical studies suggest.

NDX Opens New Headquarters, Lab, Education Center in Jupiter

Jun 16, 2022 | Oral Appliances

NDX’s nearly 40,000-sq-ft headquarters includes corporate offices, a dental lab, a fully operational dental suite, and an education center.

The Evolution of Dental Sleep Medicine with Mitchell Levine

Jun 14, 2022 | Academies & Associations, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Oral Appliances, Podcasts

Mitchell Levine, DMD, ABDSM, was recently installed as president of AADSM. He discusses how COVID has changed the practice of dental sleep medicine, the role of telehealth, a consensus statement about oral appliance compliance, and more.

SleepArchitects Selected for SMILE Health Accelerator

May 17, 2022 | Home Apnea Testing, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Oral Appliances

Dental sleep startup SleepArchitects, Newport Beach, Calif, was picked as one of the five participating startups out of 100+ applicants.

Oral Appliance Sensors Will Soon Rival Sleep Studies in Their Data Collection

May 13, 2022 | Oral Appliances

Medical device companies are developing smart sensors for oral appliances that will measure parameters of sleep such as AHI and even brain wave activity.