Losing sleep because you snore - or your bed partner snores - is more than just a frustrating inconvenience. Getting enough sleep each night is a basic physical need, crucial to our health and well-being. The average bed partner of a snorer loses a hour of sleep per night.
Not only this, snoring can be a sign of something more serious, obstructive sleep apnea(OSA). The disruption of breathing during sleep. During sleep, people with OSA, may stop breathing for up to 10 seconds or more at a time, 10 or more times an hour!This can lead to a sudden increase in blood pressure which also increases one's risk of heart disease. Over 18 million Americans have sleep apnea, a silent problem that needs to be adressed.
The Pillar Procedure is the first implant system to treat the soft palate component of snoring as well as mild to moderate sleep apnea - designed to help patients sleep better, feel better, and live better.
The Pillar Procedure is quick - usually less than 20 minutes; effective - clinically proven results with high patient and bed partner satisfaction; minimally invasive - in-office procedure under local anesthesia.
Three tiny polyester implants are plkaced into the soft palate. These implants form together with the body's natural response to them to stiffen the soft palate. This structural support and stiffening reduces or eliminates the tissue vibration and/or colapse that can cause snoring and OSA.
We offer this procedure in our office. Call Highlands Ranch Oral Surgery Center @ (303) 791-0422 for information and to schedule a consult with Dr. Colm and his staff.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
Socket Preservation After Extraction
Here is an example:
A female pt in her early 50's presented with a failed RCT on tooth #13, with a limited chance for successful add'l endo treatment. Treatment required extraction of #13 and planned socket preservation so that a dental implant could be placed at a later date.
After extraction, a burr was used to expose new bone along socket walls. Once the site had adequate bleeding, boney walls, and free of debris, bone graft matrial was syringed into the socket and covered with a collagen plug.
A 2 week post-op radiograph showed newly developing bone where the graft was placed. For this pt, socket preservation will allow for future implant placement. It will also expedite the process, and allow for a predictable, and beneficial ridge contour.
A female pt in her early 50's presented with a failed RCT on tooth #13, with a limited chance for successful add'l endo treatment. Treatment required extraction of #13 and planned socket preservation so that a dental implant could be placed at a later date.
After extraction, a burr was used to expose new bone along socket walls. Once the site had adequate bleeding, boney walls, and free of debris, bone graft matrial was syringed into the socket and covered with a collagen plug.
A 2 week post-op radiograph showed newly developing bone where the graft was placed. For this pt, socket preservation will allow for future implant placement. It will also expedite the process, and allow for a predictable, and beneficial ridge contour.
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