# Sleep and the Dentist
> Dentists sometimes spot signs and make oral appliances. What the relationship looks like. Written for everyday readers, with honest limits.

## Guides
- [Signs a Dentist May Notice](https://sleep-apnea-and-dental-care.horeqi.workers.dev/signs-dentist-notice-sleep-apnea/): A dentist cannot diagnose sleep apnea, but certain patterns in the mouth, such as worn teeth, a scalloped tongue or a dry mouth, can prompt a conversation.
- [Oral Appliances Explained](https://sleep-apnea-and-dental-care.horeqi.workers.dev/oral-appliance-therapy-overview/): An oral appliance is a custom-fitted mouth device, often worn at night, that holds the lower jaw or tongue in a position intended to keep the airway more open.
- [CPAP Machines and Dry Mouth](https://sleep-apnea-and-dental-care.horeqi.workers.dev/cpap-and-dry-mouth/): A dry mouth on CPAP is common and often relates to air escaping through the mouth or to equipment settings.
- [Sleep Apnea and Gums](https://sleep-apnea-and-dental-care.horeqi.workers.dev/sleep-apnea-gum-health/): Researchers have noticed an association between sleep-disordered breathing and gum problems, but the link is not fully understood and one does not simply.
- [Coordinating Your Dentist and Sleep Doctor](https://sleep-apnea-and-dental-care.horeqi.workers.dev/coordinating-dentist-and-sleep-doctor/): Coordinating your dentist and sleep doctor mostly means making sure each one knows what the other has found and decided.

## About
- [About Sleep and the Dentist](https://sleep-apnea-and-dental-care.horeqi.workers.dev/about/): not medical advice, how the site is funded and how guides are made

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