Course Content:

• Mandibular advancement splints are an established dental treatment for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea.
• The splints must be worn continuously during sleep.
• The therapy requires the treating dentist to select the appropriate splint system on an individual basis.

Key issues include:

-Indications for therapy
-Effectiveness
-Side effects
-Changes to the temporomandibular joints, teeth, occlusion, and jaw structures
-Managing functional or occlusal changes

• The seminar provides in-depth knowledge and concrete recommendations for the safe use of mandibular advancement splints.
• The goal is to provide patients with competent advice, select appropriate treatment plans, and recognize and professionally manage associated symptoms at an early stage.

Highlight:

• Fundamentals of sleep and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
• Clinical presentation and necessary diagnostics
• Treatment: Splint therapy – practical approach
• Outcome: Evaluation of results
• Side effects
• Improving adherence (treatment compliance)