Our office is located in the Citibank building at the NW corner of MoPac and Spicewood Springs.
- What is Oral Appliance Therapy?
- Facts About Snoring & Apnea
- Improve Your Health & Energy
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Combination Therapy with CPAP
- Develop Good Sleep Habits
- The Epworth Sleep Scale
- Dr. Denbar's Published Articles
- Research Articles
- Images of Oral Appliances
Oral appliances have been registered by the FDA and may be used to treat sleep apnea when administered by a qualified dentist trained in Dental Sleep Therapy.
Dr. Martin Denbar has used Oral Appliance Therapy to treat sleep disordered breathing for over 15 years in the Austin area. He has treated over 1,000 cases, ranging from the simplest to the most difficult. As the only Fellow of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine in Central Texas, Dr. Denbar has completed hundreds of hours of continuing education, assuring you of a high level of education, training, and experience in the use of oral appliances.
Our office is an in-network provider with major medical insurance companies such as Aetna, Cigna and Humana, and able to work with Blue Cross Blue Shield, United and others to provide extensive medical insurance coverage.
Epworth Sleep Scale
Take this simple test that is universally used by physicians as a simple guide to see if you have a sleep disorder problem.
The Epworth Sleepiness Scale is used to determine the level of daytime sleepiness. A score of 10 or more is considered sleepy. A score of 18 or more is very sleepy. If you score 10 or more on this test, you should consider whether you are obtaining adequate sleep, need to improve your sleep hygiene and/or need to see a sleep specialist. These issues should be discussed with your personal physician.
Use the following scale to choose the most appropriate number for each situation:
0 = would never doze or sleep
1 = slight chance of dozing or sleeping
2 = moderate chance of dozing or sleeping
3 = high chance of dozing or sleeping
| Situation | Chance of Dozing or Sleeping |
|---|---|
| Sitting and reading | |
| Watching TV | |
| Sitting inactive in a public place | |
| Being a passenger in a motor vehicle for an hour or more | |
| Lying down in the afternoon | |
| Sitting and talking to someone | |
| Sitting quietly after lunch (no alcohol) | |
| Stopped for a few minutes in traffic while driving | |
| Total score (add the scores up) (This is your Epworth score) |
Austin Apnea & Snoring Therapy uses FDA approved dental oral appliances to treat mild and moderate sleep apnea and to provide a more comfortable alternative to CPAP.
