Sleep Apnea
*Dr. Bachus works in consultation with your family physician in regards to this condition.
Did you know that about 30% of the population has sleep apnea and most are undiagnosed?
Did you know that 40% of those with severe obstructive sleep apnea don’t live beyond 15years from when it starts?.
Diabetes, Obesity, Chronic Fatigue, Chronic Pain have all been connected to Sleep Apnea.
Dr. Bachus is trained in dental sleep medicine and focuses on creating a custom fitting Mandibular Repositioning Device to open up the airway. The same principles of CPR are used to increase the size of the airway for better breathing during sleep.
If CPAP doesn’t work for you because it’s too clunky or too loud or plain uncomfortable, we are here to offer you an alternative that is smaller than the palm of your hand and preferred by most patients to give them better sleep.
North Island Dental has a large field CBCT to image and detect any abnormalities or narrowing of your airway which may be the cause of your Sleep Apnea.
Snoring
Is your snoring affecting your relationship? Is your bedtime partner tired of losing sleep because of the jet engine roaring beside them? We have a variety of solutions from anti-snoring devices to laser therapy.