Vivos mRNA Appliance
Dr. Maryam Seifi is proud to provide life-changing dental treatment to adults and children in our community. At Breath of Life Dental, she uses dental sleep medicine to relieve her sleep apnea patients of symptoms like exhaustion, jaw pain, sudden mood changes, and migraines. In doing so, she has helped countless people improve their overall health and wellbeing. How does she manage this? With the help of her secret weapon: the Vivos System!
As a certified provider for the Vivos DNA appliance and the Vivos mRNA appliance, Dr. Seifi is uniquely qualified to handle your orthodontic needs. And as a doctor who has been serving our community for over thirty years, she has the experience and compassion to help you improve your quality of life with her expert dental care.
If you're suffering from sleep-disordered breathing, a misaligned jaw, or TMJ dysfunction, call Breath of Life Dental to schedule a consultation with Dr. Seifi today!
Dental Sleep Medicine for Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Dental sleep medicine is a specialization of dentistry that focuses on treating sleep-disordered breathing by using oral appliances, such as the Vivos DNA or mRNA appliance. These appliances are worn in the mouth to correct jaw alignment and open up your airway.
Sleep-disordered breathing is an umbrella term to describe any medical condition that affects your ability to breathe easily while you are asleep. One of the most common of these conditions is sleep apnea, which can affect your overall health and quality of sleep.
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Dr. Tara Griffin
"Vivos Appliances"
What Is Sleep Apnea?
"Apnea" comes from the Greek word "apnos," meaning "breathless." Sleep apnea is the term for conditions that affect your ability to breathe properly throughout the night. In essence, it means "breathless sleep."
There are three main types of sleep apnea, but they all have one factor in common: they cause your body to stop breathing sporadically throughout the night. This urges your brain to send signals to wake your body up so you breathe again, which can happen dozens of times per hour.
When you are constantly waking up throughout the night, the result is poor quality of sleep, which can affect your ability to function during the day. If left untreated, sleep apnea can negatively impact your health and lead to other serious medical complications.
The Three Main Types of Sleep Apnea:
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
With obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the muscles in the back of your throat relax too much when you go to sleep. Those muscles keep your airway open so you can breathe properly. If they relax too much, they obstruct (or close off) your airway, causing you to choke or gasp awake. OSA is commonly treated with a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine, which uses air pressure to keep your airway open while you sleep.
Central Sleep Apnea
With central sleep apnea, your respiratory muscles (such as your diaphragm and chest muscles) stop functioning when you are asleep. These muscles are designed to run automatically by your central nervous system, hence the term "central sleep apnea." But when the signals don't arrive, or when your respiratory muscles ignore the signals, your breathing stops. This makes your brain wake your body up throughout the night to restart your breathing.
Complex Sleep Apnea
Also known as
treatment-emergent central sleep apnea, this third type is caused by treating obstructive sleep apnea. What happens is that your OSA gets treated, but then your body develops central sleep apnea. It is not exactly known how or why this happens, but it has been observed in sleep apnea patients who use CPAP machines to treat their OSA. However, there may be other contributing factors that lead to complex sleep apnea, as well.
Sleep Apnea Symptoms
The most common sleep apnea symptoms are as follows:
- Loud snoring
- Waking up gasping, choking, or snorting
- Headaches or migraines
- Poor focus, memory, or concentration
- Lethargy or exhaustion
- Dry mouth or sore throat in the morning
- Mood changes
- Sudden short temper or irritability
- Loss of interest in sex
- Insomnia
- Temporomandibular Joint disorders (the joints where your jaw connects to your skull, in front of your ears)
Some of these symptoms, such as loud snoring or waking up multiple times per night, may be hard for you to notice on your own. That's why it's important to pay attention to the more obvious symptoms listed above that you
can
notice yourself.
If you've been experiencing the above symptoms, you should schedule a consultation with Dr. Maryam Seifi. Even if you aren't certain you have sleep apnea, Dr. Seifi can help you determine if you should see a sleep specialist for an official diagnosis.
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"Severe Sleep Apnea"
How Untreated Sleep Apnea Can Impact Your Health
If you are diagnosed with sleep apnea, it's very important to keep that old saying in mind: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Delaying your treatment can result in more serious medical complications down the line, such as:
- High blood pressure
- Liver problems
- Heart problems (heart attack, stroke)
- Type 2 diabetes
- Metabolic syndrome
Don't wait until it's too late! Call Breath of Life Dental at
(301) 818-2653 to schedule your consultation with Dr. Seifi today!
Childhood Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea can also affect children. Unfortunately, the vast majority of children with sleep apnea are misdiagnosed with learning disabilities and behavioral disorders. By trying to treat issues with learning or behavior, well-intentioned parents miss the real cause of their child's troubles—that they are exhausted from lack of good quality sleep due to a lack of oxygen getting to the brain.
Children can have the same symptoms of sleep apnea as adults, such as migraines, mood changes, and exhaustion. Some of the symptoms that are more common in children with sleep apnea are:
- Trouble wetting the bed
- Underweight or stunted growth
- Trouble focusing in school
- Behavioral issues
- Chronic or repeated illnesses
If you are worried about your child, you can
take our helpful assessment to determine whether they may be affected by sleep apnea. You can also schedule an in-person consultation with Dr. Maryam Seifi by calling Breath of Life Dental at
(301) 818-2653.
How the Vivos System Improves Sleep Apnea
The Vivos System is a nonsurgical treatment that treats obstructive sleep apnea using a custom-fitted oral appliance. This appliance will gently change the shape and position of your jaw to correct alignment, size, and shape. Vivos appliances can relieve obstructive sleep apnea, snoring, or TMJ dysfunction, depending on your current health needs.
Both Vivos oral appliances are removable, and they are designed to be easy to put on or take off yourself. In general, you will need to wear your Vivos appliance for 12–15 hours per day to achieve the desired results.
The appliances look like retainers, such as what you might wear to keep your teeth straight after getting your braces taken off. This makes them more discreet than other sleep apnea treatment options, which many patients enjoy.
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"About Vivos"
The Two Types of Appliances
What Do the Vivos DNA and mRNA Appliances Treat?
Dr. Seifi has successfully used the DNA appliance and mRNA appliance to treat a variety of conditions in her patients, including:
- Chronic snoring
- Headaches and migraines
- Mouth breathing
- Malocclusion
- TMJ dysfunction
- Obstructive sleep apnea
Ready to find out how Dr. Seifi can help you? Call Breath of Life Dental at
(301) 818-2653 today to schedule your consultation for the Vivos DNA or mRNA appliance!
Benefits of Using the Vivos System
When you wear your Vivos DNA or mRNA appliance, you're taking a positive step toward improving your health and happiness. Some of the incredible benefits of the Vivos System include:
- All-natural pain relief
- Treatment without surgery
- Comfortable and easy to use
- Easy to put on and take off
- Quiet and more discreet
- Reduces mouth breathing
- Temporary use device
- Permanent results
- Improves sleep quality
- No medication needed
- FDA approved
One of the best aspects of the Vivos System is that your treatment is temporary. For most patients, it only takes 12–24 months of proper use to see lasting results. Once your treatment is complete, you will no longer have to wear your oral appliance.
Join the thousands of patients around the world who have experienced life-changing results with the Vivos System! Call Breath of Life Dental to schedule your consultation with Dr. Maryam Seifi today.
Can Children Use the Vivos DNA or mRNA Appliance?
Yes! Both the mRNA and DNA appliance are completely safe for children to use under Dr. Maryam Seifi's expert guidance. In fact, it is even easier for children to achieve amazing results from using the mRNA or DNA appliance because their bones are still growing. This means they are easier to shift into the correct positions.
If you are interested in how the mRNA or DNA appliance can help your child with their sleep apnea, TMJ dysfunction, or improper jaw alignment, call Breath of Life Dental at
(301) 818-2653 to schedule a consultation with Dr. Seifi!
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Jeanette H.
"Sleep Apnea Issues"
What Patients Are Saying
Our patients are our top priority, and we love to get feedback from their visits! One common theme from our patient reviews is how much they love the mRNA and DNA appliances. The incredible Vivos System has helped countless patients who were suffering from issues like obstructive sleep apnea, TMJ dysfunction, and so much more.
But don't just take our word for it!
Click this link to hear directly from Dr. Seifi's patients how the Vivos System has helped improve their health and happiness.
Visit Breath of Life Dental (BOLD) Today!
In her dental career spanning over 30 years, Dr. Maryam Seifi has seen the effects that obstructive sleep apnea, a misaligned jaw, and TMJ dysfunction have had on the health and happiness of members of our community. She is dedicated to improving your quality of sleep because she knows how important it is for your wellbeing, and she wants you to live a long, healthy life.
If you're dealing with sleep-disordered breathing, TMJ disorders, a misaligned jaw, or any dental issues that are affecting your health, call Breath of Life Dental today to schedule your consultation for the Vivos mRNA appliance or DNA appliance. Dr. Seifi will be happy to work with you to find the best solution for your needs.
Call us at
(301) 818-2653 today!
