WE CAN’T FIX YOUR RELATIONSHIP—

BUT WE CAN FIX YOUR SLEEP.

QUIETER NIGHTS AND LESS SIDE-EYE.

SNORE GUARDS & SLEEP APNEA

IT’S NOT JUST ANNOYING— IT’S A WARNING SIGN. THE DANGEROUS DISORDER BEHIND LOUD SNORES, THAT OFTEN GOES UNDETECTED. SNORING MAY SEEM HARMLESS— OR EVEN FUNNY. BUT CHRONIC SNORING IS OFTEN A RED FLAG FOR SLEEP-DISORDERED BREATHING OR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA

STRUGGLING TO SLEEP AT NIGHT?CALL YOUR DENTIST.

SLEEP APNEA OFTEN GOES UNDETECTED—AND LEFT UNTREATED CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES TO YOUR HEALTH, INCLUDING PERIODONTAL DISEASE, CARDIOVASCULAR ILLNESSES AND STROKE— BUT YOUR DENTIST IS THE FIRST ONE TO SPOT THE SIGNS. 

SLEEP APNEA & GRINDING— YOUR DENTIST KNOWS

YOUR DENTIST IS YOUR EARLIEST DIAGNOSTICIAN. WHEN YOU GRIND YOUR TEETH OR CLENCH YOUR JAW IN YOUR SLEEP, MESSAGES ARE SENT TO YOUR BRAIN TO WAKE UP, SO YOU CAN TAKE A BREATH, AND THIS CAN LEAD TO THE GASPING AND CHOKING ASSOCIATED WITH SLEEP APNEA. YOUR DENTIST WILL SEE IT FIRST ON TEETH.

WE’LL HELP YOU RECLAIM YOUR SLEEP— AND YOUR PEACE.

when your body is clenching, grinding, or fighting for air at night, your nervous system is always active. our goal is to change that. this isn’t about snoring— it’s about giving your body permission to rest.

NIGHT GUARDS & SNORE GUARDS

we create custom-fit night guards and snore guards to gently reposition the jaw, open your airway during sleep, reduce teeth grinding and eliminate snoring.

NIGHT GUARDS CREATE A CUSHION BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM DENTAL ARCHES WHILE THE OTHER CREATES MORE SPACE BETWEEN THE FRONT TEETH TO PREVENT THE TOP AND LOWER JAW FROM TOUCHING.

SNORE GUARDS LOOK SIMILAR BUT INSTEAD OF ACTING AS A CUSHION OR A SPACER, THEY KEEP THE LOWER JAW FORWARD, THEREBY PREVENTING PRESSURE ON THE LARYNX.

GET TESTED TODAY— YOU WON’T REGRET IT.

WE’LL ASSESS YOUR SYMPTOMS, SCAN YOUR BITE, AND DETERMINE IF A CUSTOM NIGHT GUARD OR SNORE GUARD IS THE RIGHT FIT. WE WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH YOUR PHYSICIAN OR SLEEP SPECIALIST IF A FORMAL DIAGNOSIS IS REQUIRED.

HOW DO YOU SLEEP?

HAVE YOU EVER RECORDED YOURSELF SLEEPING?

YOU MIGHT NOT EVEN KNOW IF YOU’RE A SNORER OR IF YOU’RE SUFFERING FROM SLEEP APNEA— UNLESS SOMEONE HAS TOLD YOU— AND DOING THAT MAKES MOST PEOPLE FEEL AWKWARD OR UNCOMFORTABLE.

THAT’S WHERE WE COME IN— WE’RE TRAINED TO LOOK FOR THE TRADEMARK SIGNS OF DISORDERED BREATHING AND SLEEP APNEA, TEETH EROSION, A SPIKE IN CAVITIES, ORAL BACTERIA, RECEDING GUMS, AND THROAT REDNESS.

SNORING IS A SYMPTOM—

NOT A JOKE.

WAKE UP TO THE WARNING SIGNS

IF YOU STRUGGLE WITH

— LOUD OR DISRUPTIVE SNORING

— GASPING OR CHOKING DURING SLEEP

— HEADACHES OR MIGRAINES

— TROUBLE CONCENTRATING

— MEMORY LOSS OR BRAIN FOG

— MOUTH BREATHING & BAD BREATH

— CHRONIC DRY MOUTH & SORE THROAT

— JAW PAIN AND TIGHTNESS

— FACIAL TENSION & PAIN

— NIGHTTIME CLENCHING OR GRINDING (BRUXISM)

— WAKING UP TIRED EVEN AFTER A FULL NIGHT OF SLEEP

THEN YOU MAY BE EXPERIENCING SLEEP-DISORDERED BREATHING OR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA. IT’S IMPORTANT TO NOTE, SNORING IS A COMMON SYMPTOM OF SLEEP APNEA, BUT NOT ALL SNORERS HAVE SLEEP APNEA.

WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF GRINDING?

— STRESS, ANGER OR ANXIETY

— OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA & SLEEP-DISORDERED CONDITIONS

—CERTAIN MEDICATIONS OR RECREATIONAL DRUGS

— MISALIGNED BITE OR CROSS-BITE

— GENETIC FACTORS & HEREDITARY CONDITIONS

— MEDICAL CONDITIONS OR MOOD DISORDERS

WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF SNORING?

— SLEEPING ON YOUR BACK

— WHEN THE LARYNX IS COMPRESSED BY A RELAXED JAW

— LARGE TONSILS OR A LONG SOFT PALATE

— A SMALL TONGUE

— OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY

— ALCOHOL AS A SEDATIVE


BREAK THE CYCLE. BOOK YOUR CONSULT.

YOUR SLEEP SHOULDN’T LEAVE YOU SORE. LET’S MAKE YOUR NIGHTS QUIET AND YOUR MORNINGS STRONG.

CALL US TODAY FOR A PEACEFUL SLEEP TONIGHT.

Sleep apnea dental appliances in Vaughan and Toronto – custom night guards and oral devices to help with snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. Dentistry on Steeles offers non-invasive sleep solutions near North York and Etobicoke. Covered under most insurance plans, CDCP and ODSP included.