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Steve on wearing an oral sleep appliance | Lexington Kentucky Read Transcript

So I'm Steve I'm a patient here at the want Family Dentistry. I'm doing this testimonial can't kind of to help promote the fact that people with sleep apnea particularly obstructive sleep apnea have alternatives to the CPAP machine that most people are more familiar with. I myself do not tolerate the CPAP machine I have moderate to severe sleep apnea actually but with the machine that blows pressure into your lungs the positive pressure machine. I was very intolerant of it and I had it was very uncomfortable to wear, obviously it's obtrusive at 9:00 I bloated up my stomach which made things very uncomfortable.

There's a you know the aspect that you have to clean the device every day change the water if you're traveling it's very difficult to have to travel with so one of the other options is a mechanical advancement device or an oral appliance and it helps portray the jaw forward and opens up the airway and it's literally just like wearing a retainer at night. It's much more comfortable you can travel with it, you clean it just in the bathroom with your toothbrush for maybe very simple maintenance and it's not so intrusive on your life your quality of life.

Its better for me I don't have the abdominal distension I sleep well at night I'm waking up restful my cognition is better my breathing is better since I also have some breathing issues but it's been very effective and part of the reason I came here is because I am a veteran I receive a lot of my care through the VA and despite some of the reports that the care at the VA is really slacking I actually received excellent care from the dental department.

I'm very fortunate to be able to go there unfortunately just like with any other practice they weren't able to provide this device to me and I came to dr. takis and literally had this device within three weeks and it has changed my quality of life tremendously and the quality of professionalism that I receive here is phenomenal it is a family practice and they're very treated that there are family members that work here doctor taketh has family members Shana who first helped me has family members and it's it really is this family setting of individuals that if you were gonna have Thanksgiving dinner since that's coming up there the family members that you'd want to be sitting with so I highly recommend and I have recommended this practice to many of my friends already and I hope they take advantage of it I hope that people will look into some of the research that's out there that supports oral appliances and it'll make your quality of life a lot better and this is something that they can work with you on financing and they did with MIT myself with my insurance company and it's just a stellar practice so I would check it out

Both TMJ disorders and sleep apnea can be tricky to diagnose and treat. Many dentists do a cursory exam, give you a mouthguard, and that’s it. At the TMJ and Sleep Dentistry Center of Central Kentucky, you’ll get thorough and customized care. For example, your TMJ treatment may include some combination of cold laser, ultrasound therapy, massage, oral appliances, and application of microcurrent.

Call 859-251-5115 for new patients, or call 859-721-2072 for existing patients to start feeling better. We’re located at 2408 Sir Barton Way, Suite 275, in Lexington, directly across from Beaumont Family Dentistry’s Hamburg dental office.

Your TMJ & Sleep Apnea Care Is in Experienced Hands

Many dentists treat sleep apnea and TMJ disorders. However, few have the credentials of Dr. Trish Takacs. A Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, she did a mini-residency in sleep medicine at Tufts University, where she learned about the latest treatment techniques. Her thoughts about the importance of restful sleep appear in the Amazon best-selling book Principles for Success, Vol. 2. She’s also one of only about 300 dentists in the country who uses TruDenta® therapy to relieve TMJ disorders, migraines, and other headaches.

Whether she is treating you for TMJ pain or sleep apnea, Dr. Takacs will give you a thorough assessment using advanced technology like our T-Scan III computerized bite analysis. Then she can create a customized treatment plan that addresses all the issues that may be contributing to your discomfort.

You’ll get effective care for:

  • Sleep Apnea – Dr. Takacs treats sleep apnea with a custom mouthguard, a CPAP machine, or a combination. You’ll rest soundly again, and so will the other members of your household.
  • TMJ Disorders – With TruDenta therapy, you’ll receive the right combination of treatments to end the pain caused by your TMJ disorder (TMD) and related headaches.

To get specialized care for sleep apnea or TMJ disorders, call 859-251-5115 for new patients, or call 859-721-2072 for existing patients.

 

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Steve on wearing an oral sleep appliance Read Transcript

Steve: So I'm Steve, I'm a patient here at Beaumont Family Dentistry. I'm doing this testimonial kind of to help promote the fact that people with sleep apnea, particularly obstructive sleep apnea, have alternatives to the CPAP machine that most people are more familiar with. I myself do not tolerate the CPAP machine. I have moderate to severe sleep apnea actually. But with the machine that blows pressure into your lungs, the positive pressure machine, I was very intolerant of it. And it was very uncomfortable to wear obviously, it's obtrusive at night. I bloated up my stomach, which made things very uncomfortable. There's the aspect that you have to clean the device every day, change the water. If you're traveling, it's very difficult to have to travel with.

So one of the other options is a mechanical advancement device or an oral appliance and it helps protrude the gel forward and opens up the airway, and it's literally just like wearing a retainer at night. It's much more comfortable. You can travel with it, you clean it just in the bathroom with your toothbrush maybe. Very simple maintenance and it's not so intrusive on your life, your quality of life is better. For me, I don't have the abdominal distension. I sleep well at night, I'm waking up restful. My cognition is better, my breathing is better since I also have some breathing issues. But it's been very effective and part of the reason I came here is because I am a veteran. I receive a lot of my care through the VA and despite some of the reports that the care at the VA is really slacking, I actually received excellent care from the dental department. I'm very fortunate to be able to go there.

Unfortunately, just like with any other practice, they weren't able to provide this device to me and I came to Dr. Takacs and literally had this device within three weeks and it has changed my quality of life tremendously. And the quality of professionalism that I receive here is phenomenal. It is a family practice and they're very true to that. There are family members that work here. Dr. Takacs has family members, Shawna who first helped me, has family members. And it really is this family setting of individuals that if you were going to have Thanksgiving dinner since that's coming up, they're the family members that you'd want to be sitting with.

So I highly recommend, and I have recommended this practice to many of my friends already, and I hope they take advantage of it. I hope that people will look into some of the research that's out there that supports oral appliances and it'll make your quality of life a lot better. And this is something that they can work with you on financing, they did with myself, with my insurance company, and it's just a stellar practice. So I would check it out.

Carrie Schmidt Read Transcript

Carrie: In 2006, I suffered nerve damage to my face that became just excruciatingly painful and I've tried everything. I tried multiple doctors. I tried a pain clinic. I tried even a brain surgeon. The answers I kept getting from everybody was there's nothing else we can do for you. For the next six years I really just kind of suffered through just this awful excruciating burning pain in my face and I came in one day just to get a filling fixed I think and Dr. Takacs mentioned the TruDenta program that it was getting ready to start here and she asked if I was interested in trying it and I was at that point I thought, I really have nothing to lose at this point. And so I came in once a week for about 12 weeks and it involved measuring my range of motion in my jaw and my neck every week we tested that. We also looked at my bite, analyzed where some problem areas were that could be causing me to tense up and maybe make the pain worse.

Joy was able to do series of therapy every week that started with cold laser and ultrasound therapy as well as massage and a tens unit. And the combination of all four of those as well as some essential oils, lotions that she uses. I don't know why it works, but at the end of those 12 weeks, I mean, my pain went from about a 15 on a scale of one to 10 to about a one. During TruDenta it was great. Joy and Shauna and even Dr. Takacs, they really became my friends through the whole process, not just my doctor and staff and everything and I looked forward to coming in every week. They took really good care of me. Since TruDenta it's been about three years and I've been pretty much pain-free and I've been able to read again and I actually now get paid to read and write reviews for a popular magazine. So they not only took my pain level down to where it was completely manageable, but they also gave me my dream job.

Debbie T. Read Transcript

The program that I went through for the Invisalign was amazing. I never smiled, never opened my mouth. Always had my hand here. Now I smile and this was a great place to be for a year and a half. They did all the molds and when it was time to come back, I got my first set of Invisaligns, they were very patient with me putting them in and taking them out for the first time.

And then at first they came back every four weeks, always kind and they do a little video to show you what the end result's going to look like and every time I said "I got to see that video," and they were always very kind to show me. And then it went to every six weeks and always pleasant, kind Whitney, Panda. Everyone was just so nice through the whole experience, and encouraging the whole time.

I've become a selfie queen. Just to take a picture and actually see myself smiling because up until now there are no pictures of me smiling. I was so self-conscious of the gaps and the spaces and the teeth laying to the side. And now everything is nice and straight. So I'm thrilled. Thrilled.

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