A CPAP alternative that you will actually useCustom oral appliance therapy for sleep apnea, in Charlotte
A dedicated sleep, airway, and TMJ practice working alongside physicians for patients who cannot tolerate CPAP. Led by Dr. Kathryn Sudikoff, a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine.
ABDSM DiplomateMedicare DME providerBilled to medical insuranceDilworth, Charlotte
Exhaustion is not just part of getting older.
Dental Sleep Medicine of Charlotte treats obstructive sleep apnea with custom oral appliance therapy, and treats TMJ dysfunction and jaw pain, from one office in Dilworth. It is a medical practice: it works from a physician's diagnosis, bills medical insurance and Medicare, and reports back to your doctor.
Loud snoring, waking unrefreshed, an afternoon you have to push through: these are the quiet signs of a breathing problem that happens while you are asleep and cannot see it. For most people it is treatable, and for many of them it is treatable without a CPAP.
- You were diagnosed with sleep apnea and could not tolerate CPAP
- You snore loudly enough that someone else has raised it
- You wake with a sore jaw, morning headaches, or worn teeth
- Your physician has asked for a dental sleep medicine consultation
Three connected problems, one practice.
Sleep, the airway, and the jaw are one system. Treating them in the same place is why patients stop bouncing between offices.
Sleep MedicineSleep apnea, without the CPAP
A custom oral appliance that treats obstructive sleep apnea and snoring. Quiet, comfortable, and covered by most medical insurance.
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TMJ & the airwayJaw clenching and the sleep connection
Medical, diagnostic-led care for the jaw, including the clenching and grinding that often travel with a sleep or airway problem.
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EMFACE for TMJEMFACE for jaw-muscle tension
FDA-cleared for the treatment of TMJ dysfunction, easing the jaw-muscle spasm behind jaw pain. No needles, no downtime.
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Consultation
We listen to the history, examine the airway, jaw, and bite, and review any sleep study you already have.
Diagnosis
If you have not been tested, we help arrange a home sleep apnea test. A physician reads it and makes the diagnosis.
Custom appliance
A digital scan, not a boil-and-bite tray. Your appliance is manufactured to your mouth and fitted here.
Follow-up
We titrate the device, confirm it is working, and report back to your physician. Billing is handled as medical.
More detail: what your first visit looks like, how home sleep testing works, and how insurance and Medicare cover it.
It is about more than feeling tired.
Untreated obstructive sleep apnea is associated over time with high blood pressure, atrial fibrillation and other arrhythmias, stroke, and heart attack, and it makes conditions like type 2 diabetes and depression harder to control. Those are associations established in the sleep medicine literature, not promises about any one patient.
What is fair to say plainly: treatment only works if it is used, and a treatment you can tolerate every night is the one most likely to change anything.
Patients of this practice, on camera.
These are real patients filmed at the office, sharing their own experience. Nothing on this site is a scripted or purchased testimonial.
A dental sleep partner who closes the loop.
We take referrals for PAP-intolerant patients, patients who are not PAP candidates, and patients who choose an oral appliance as first-line therapy after options are discussed. Send the demographics, the sleep study, and insurance information, and we handle the rest.
- Fax referrals to
- (866) 864-3970
- Office
- (704) 978-7790
- Codes we treat under
- G47.33 obstructive sleep apnea · R06.83 snoring
Charlotte's sleep and TMJ practice, close to home.
The office is on East Boulevard in Dilworth. Patients come from across Mecklenburg County, and physicians refer from further out.
Straight answers before you call.
Is an oral appliance really as effective as a CPAP?
For mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea, and for many people with severe apnea who cannot tolerate CPAP, a custom oral appliance is a clinically recognized treatment supported by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Real-world effectiveness also depends on use, and an appliance worn every night can do more good than a CPAP left in a closet.
Do you take medical insurance and Medicare?
Yes. Oral appliance therapy for sleep apnea is a medical treatment, not a dental one, and this practice is a registered Medicare DME provider. We verify your benefits before treatment starts and file the medical claims for you.
My physician referred me. What happens next?
We review the sleep study, examine your airway and bite, take a digital scan, and fit a custom appliance. Your referring physician receives confirmation that the patient was seen, the device delivered, and how follow-up is going.
Is this the same as seeing my regular dentist?
No. This is a dedicated sleep, airway, and TMJ practice: different training, different diagnostics, and medical rather than dental billing. Dr. Sudikoff is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and has treated sleep-related breathing disorders since 2004.
Do I need a sleep study before you can treat me?
Yes. Obstructive sleep apnea is a medical diagnosis, so treatment follows a sleep study read by a physician. If you have not had one, we can help arrange a home sleep apnea test that you take in your own bed.
Ready to sleep better?
A short conversation is the fastest way to find out whether we can help. Most sleep and TMJ care here is billed to medical insurance.