Our office is located in the Citibank building at the NW corner of MoPac and Spicewood Springs.

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.

Improve Your Health, Energy, Concentration & Productivity With Oral Appliance Therapy

Have you been the victim of excessive daytime sleepiness or falling asleep while someone was talking to you? Do you find that you can't stay awake while you are driving, sitting at a stop light or at the movies? Welcome to what a significant number of your community's citizens experience every day.

Is this dangerous? You bet it is. It is estimated that 20% of all auto accidents in Europe are from drivers falling asleep. Lack of sleep has been implicated with the Challenger accident, the Exxon Valdez oil spill and the near meltdown at Three Mile Island. Studies in Canada have shown that patients with untreated sleep apnea have more than twice the medical expenses for up to ten years prior to their treatment. One could ask, how does this impact the cost of medicine in America today? How much could companies save in their medical premiums by having their workforce treated? How much productivity is lost with sleepy workers and how many work-related accidents could be prevented?

Sleep Disordered Breathing, which includes Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome and Obstructive Sleep Apnea, is in epidemic proportions here in America. Most patients are untreated and of those that are treated, a significant number have difficulty following through with their therapy. CPAP therapy is presently the gold standard for treating Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome and Obstructive Sleep Apnea and when patients follow through with treatment, their problem is managed.

Unfortunately, studies have shown that patients using CPAP have less than a 50% compliance rate, and ″full compliance″ is defined as having used it for just four hours per night.

Treating Sleep Disordered Breathing is like a puzzle. It takes all the pieces to fit together to successfully treat the patient. Some people will respond to CPAP, some to surgery, and now we have FDA approved oral appliances which are a fully researched alternative therapy. Peer reviewed studies have shown that patients prefer and use Oral Appliance Therapy more than CPAP when given the choice.

The vast majority of patients with Sleep Disordered Breathing are in the mild to moderate range of Obstructive Sleep Apnea. This is where oral appliances are indicated and have the best results.

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has stated that Oral Appliance Therapy is a valid form of therapy for the treatment of mild and moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea and CPAP resistant patients. Combination treatment is also an option for many patients. Combining surgery with oral appliances or CPAP with oral appliances, or using all three as an option only allows for more chances to have a favorable treatment outcome.

If you are interested in learning more about a form of combination therapy, follow this link.

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.