Obstructive Sleep Apnea is a significant life-threatening, yet under-treated chronic disease. While it is traditionally treated by Continuous Positive Airways Pressure (CPAP) devices, their low compliance rate (50 % non-compliance after 6 months1 ) has paved the way for treatment alternatives such as oral sleep appliances. These small and practical devices can be used for snoring and mild to moderate OSA. They can also be used for severe OSA when patients are non-compliant with CPAP.
Our new validated workflow enables you to offer a comfortable, cutting-edge solution to change your patients’ lives for the better.
1) Efficacy vs Effectiveness: CPAP and Oral Appliances. Journal of Dental Sleep Medicine. Vol. 2, No. 4, 2015. K Sutherland, PhD; C L. Phillips, PhD;
Health risks of snoring and OSA
Snoring and OSA associated risks:
Excessive daytime sleepiness
Diminished attention
Concentration disorders
Memory and mood disorders
Diabetes
Heart disease
Signs and symptoms of depression
How a Mandibular Advancement Device (MAD) works
An MAD is an oral appliance that protrudes the lower jaw in a forward position to open the airway and prevent it from becoming obstructed during sleep. It is designed to aid in opening up the space behind the tongue and increase the tension of relaxed soft tissues to help reduce snoring and decrease the number of sleep apnea events that may disturb the physiological sleep cycle.
2) J.G. Park, Encyclopedia of Sleep, 2013
3) Obstructive sleep apnea is a common disorder in the population—a review on the epidemiology of sleep apnea. Journal of Thoracic Disease,2015 Aug; 7(8): 1311–1322. Karl A. Franklin and Eva Lindberg
Benefits of the sleep appliance workflow
Improve your patients' sleep while growing your practice with the validated workflow.
Excellent results
Primescan delivers excellent, reliable, high quality intraoral scan data to create custom-made sleep devices. This nearly eliminates the necessity for any adjustments during the patients’ visit.
Time saving
The easy to use, validated fully digital workflow allows you to complete a full arch scan in less than one minute. This procedure can also be delegated, saving you time and empowering your assistants.
Outstanding hygiene
Infection control has always been vital in dental practice. Primescan offers a unique
hygiene concept and a variety of cleaning and disinfection options. Benefit from a completely digital workflow without the need for analog casts.
Improvement of quality of life
This high-tech oral sleep appliance workflow gives you the ability to offer a lifestyle
product that makes your patients happy and healthier by treating snoring & sleep apnea. Deliver greater satisfaction for your patients and grow your business at the same time.
Your validated and fully digital workflow.
With Primescan.
Scan
Primescan is the ideal starting point for a fully digital workflow.
Take the full arch scan in less than one minute and the protrusive bite registration with George Gauge in our Connect SW.
Use the Connect Case Center to send the scan data to our recommended partner Panthera Dental or another partner of your choice.
Panthera Dental appliances are cutting-edge Digital Sleep Apnea Devices (D-SAD) made out of medical grade nylon – a material of superior quality and outstanding intraoral haptics.
Each device is individually designed for your patient based on your Primescan data. Thanks to the CAD/CAM technology of our recommended partner Panthera Dental, you will receive a custom-made device that fits perfectly, allowing your patients to enjoy considerable improvements in their quality of life.
„The validated digital workflow solution between Primescan & Panthera enables dentists to help many suffering patients live a longer, better and healthier life.“
The Connect Case Center
If you prefer to transmit your data securely and if desired also anonymized you can send them to our recommended partner Panthera Dental via the Connect Case Center*, Dentsply Sirona’s unique portal for fast, easy and secure collaboration. It only takes a single click and Panthera Dental receives complete case information immediately. Alternatively, the data can be sent to them via STL format through their user-friendly web portal.
*Availability per country may vary
Advantages of our Connect Case Center
Simple and safe GDPR and HIPAA compliant data transfer within seconds
Convenient transmission of additional data (patient images, screen shots, etc.)
Review of the 3D models in real time during patient consultations on the Primescan screen, which allows an immediate correction of the impression without the need for an additional appointment
No license fees
Digital workflows with Dentsply Sirona: More than open
Open
Export in the most common 3D format STL.
Validated
Selected partners are connected via the Connect Case Center. Secure shipping takes place directly from your Connect software in the portal of the provider.
Seamless
With Dentsply Sirona as your partner, you can enjoy particularly simple workflows. Simplant® and Atlantis® come from our company. This makes the workflow particularly safe, comfortable and optimized for outstanding results.
