Are dental or oral appliances effective at treating obstructive sleep apnea?

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Hi I'm Richard Jacobson, board certified orthodontist, faculty at UCLA for 30 years, 30 years private practice here in Pacific Palisades where I'm director of Face center LA. Are dental or oral appliances effective at treating obstructive sleep apnea? The answer is a resounding yes. All you need to do is come in and get fitted for an appliance and fortunately, they're very comfortable and easily tolerated. It has a screw that the patient can adjust to titrate the amount of mandibular posturing or advancement of the mandible and allows the patient to comfortably position the jaws in a way where they can allow enough oxygen to go into their lungs when they're sleeping at night.