If snoring, gasping nights, or exhausted mornings sound familiar, our Annapolis sleep apnea treatment may be the fix that finally sticks. Annapolis Dental Center crafts custom oral appliances that keep your airway open, no mask, no machine, no hoses.
What Sleep Apnea Is Really Costing You
Obstructive sleep apnea happens when soft tissue relaxes and blocks your airway during sleep, forcing your brain to wake you, sometimes hundreds of times a night, to restart breathing. You rarely remember waking, but your body keeps score: morning headaches, foggy concentration, irritability, high blood pressure risk, and a partner who has moved to the guest room.
The most dangerous version is the untreated one. If you have been told you snore loudly, wake up gasping, or fight fatigue all day no matter how early you go to bed, talk to us. A short conversation and screening can tell you whether a sleep study makes sense and what your options look like from there.
- Loud, nightly snoring
- Witnessed pauses in breathing
- Morning headaches or dry mouth
- Daytime fatigue despite enough sleep
- Difficulty concentrating or staying alert
Oral Appliance Therapy vs. CPAP
CPAP is an excellent therapy on paper. The problem is the bedroom: masks leak, hoses tangle, machines hum, and too many machines end up in the closet. An oral appliance takes a different approach entirely. Worn like a slim retainer, it holds your lower jaw slightly forward so the airway stays open on its own. No air pressure, no electricity, no mask marks.
For patients with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea, and for many who simply cannot wear CPAP, custom oral appliance therapy delivers real, measurable improvement with a compliance advantage you feel the first week. Travel nights, camping trips, and early flights stop being treatment obstacles.
- Silent and discreet, no bedside machine
- Pocket-sized for travel
- No mask lines or morning dry mouth
- Ideal for many CPAP-intolerant patients
Getting Fitted Is Simple
Four visits of progress, from first conversation to restful sleep
Screening Conversation
Tell us about your sleep, snoring, and energy. If the signs fit, we help coordinate your diagnosis with a sleep physician.
Impressions and Records
We capture precise digital impressions of your teeth and bite so your appliance is molded to you, not averages.
Custom Fitting
Your appliance arrives and we fit it carefully, adjusting for comfort and showing you how to advance it at home.
Follow-Up and Proof
Follow-up visits confirm the fit and comfort, and a post-treatment sleep evaluation measures your improvement objectively.
Why Annapolis Trusts Annapolis Dental Center With Sleep
Sleep apnea therapy asks a dentist to understand jaws, bites, muscles, and the airway as one system. Dr. Dele built exactly that perspective during his residency rotations in oral and maxillofacial surgery, TMJ, and anesthesia, and he has spent more than two decades refining it in practice.
We image your airway in 3D using our in-office cone-beam CT scanner, coordinate with your physician, and fit appliances with the same precision we bring to every restoration. And because tired patients keep odd hours, we offer evening and first-Saturday appointments to make treatment easier to start.
- Residency-trained airway knowledge
- In-office 3D airway imaging
- Physician-coordinated care
- Evening and first-Saturday appointments
Better Sleep, Backed by a Better Process
Mask-Free Treatment
Oral appliances are silent, slim, and hug only your teeth. Most partners notice the quiet before you do.
Results You Can Measure
Post-treatment sleep evaluation confirms your improvement with real data, not just how rested you feel.
Physician-Coordinated
We work alongside your sleep doctor so diagnosis and progress stay medically supervised throughout.
Costs Explained First
Our team checks your medical benefits and spells out costs in plain language before any work begins.