Sleep Apnea - There IS a solution!

Sleep Apnea is a potentially serious disorder that occurs when a person’s breathing repeatedly stops and starts again while sleeping. Symptoms of sleep apnea are loud snoring and feeling tired even with a full night’s sleep. The risk factors can be elevated if not treated. Affleck Dental can help you with this.

Some mild cases of sleep apnea may be cured by losing weight or quitting smoking. However, moderate to severe cases of sleep apnea may require additional therapy in order to relieve the obstruction on the air passage way. A CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine is one very successful way to help. The CPAP delivers air pressure through a mask placed over your nose while you sleep. The air pressure is just enough to keep your upper airway passage open so as to prevent apnea and snoring and help you get a full night’s rest.

We understand that sleeping with a CPAP may bring back memories of you sleeping in your head gear – but as you remember – you most like got used to that as well. If your CPAP is uncomfortable or perhaps not working correctly, don’t give up so easily! It may simply require some adjustments to obtain a comfortable and secure fit. There are a variety of mask types for different people and Affleck Dental will work to make sure you have the right one.  For a free consultation, you can call Affleck Dental at 801-782-5010 and get a full night’s sleep in no time!

Back to School

You have probably been checking off your to-do lists for getting your kids back to school… new clothes, haircut, school supplies, register in sports, yearly physical. It may seem like the list never ends, but you may be forgetting an important necessity — bi-annual tooth cleaning to prevent tooth decay and the need for fillings in permanent teeth. Now is the perfect time to make the appointment for your kids, but also to re-assess their current habits.

Brushing twice a day is recommended. And with new kid-friendly toothbrushes and toothpastes, it is easier to get your kids to brush daily. Another idea is to pack a travel sized brush and tube of toothpaste in your child’s backpack so that they are able to brush after meals as well.

It also is crucial that the children are eating and drinking correctly. Sugary drinks and candy during and after school are consistently lingering around enticing children to partake; which also means more trips to the dentist. One way to help deter this behavior is to pack your child a healthy lunch and provide fruits and veggies in between practices.

While Affleck Dental doesn’t specifically provide cleaning appointments, its affiliates do. The staff and doctor from Affleck Dental believe that with proper cleaning habits, and bi-annual cleanings, you and your children will maintain good dental health and minimize the chance of tooth decay.