Albertville, AL
Sleep nourishes the brain. While we sleep our bodies and brain undergo significant functions. In fact, sleep is as vital to our bodies as the air we breathe. Slacking on sleep is not only harmful to one’s health but could be deadly, especially for a teen that is behind the wheel.
Under eye circles, puffy eyes, and moodiness are probably not the only concerns you have if your teen is not getting enough sleep. Their performance at school or in sports is likely to suffer also. If your teen becomes drowsy during the day, they are more likely to cause a vehicle accident.
So your teen can’t sleep, and you are wondering what’s the cause. Your teen may think that they are sleeping when in fact they are waking throughout the night and may not even be aware of the occurrence. A common sleep disrupter is sleep-disordered breathing in which a person breathes incorrectly while asleep.
There is only one way to breathe you ask? Actually, yes, many people tend to breathe through their mouth, which means that their body is receiving inadequate amounts of oxygen. Some people are mouth breathers out of habit and for others it may be caused by their natural anatomy. Regardless, Wall Street Dentistry can help.
At Wall Street Dentistry we use state of the art diagnostic equipment as well as home sleep studies that can detect if your teen suffers from a sleep breathing disorder. To treat this sleep disorder, we offer a variety of treatments that may include wearing a custom-made mandibular advancement device that repositions the jaw to unlock the airway, to procedures that restore a patient’s bite to optimal positioning.
To schedule a consultation for your teen, contact Wall Street Dentistry today at (256) 878-0525. We welcome patients of Albertville, Boaz, and Guntersville, Alabama.
