Oral Appliance Therapy
Why Join the Slow Wave community of dentists?
Slow Wave has not only brought an innovative product design to the market, but we are making it easier for dentists to help their patients get help for sleep-related illnesses without having to change their current business practices. Want to see how?
Register HERE to Join the Slow Wave community of dentists and learn how our community can practice sleep medicine without having to change their practice to accommodate physician referrals or medical billing.
Patented Design
Slow Wave DS8 is covered by one or more of the following U.S. Patents:
U.S. 9,144,512, U.S. 9,439,802, U.S.10,299,957, U.S. 9,408,743, U.S. 9,445,938
Innovative Tech
First FDA cleared 510(k) OAT oral appliance to be 3D printed on a Form Labs printer
Advantages of joining the Slow Wave Community?
- 81% listed dealing with medical billing as a huge deterrent. They already do dental billing and it is hard enough – who wants to take on medical billing too?!
- 48% of respondents told us that they don’t like the physician referral requirement of to get a sleep apnea diagnosis and prescription. Too many patients lost in the referral process
Slow Wave took this input and changed the way oral appliances are sold so that dentists can continue to focus on their existing expertise and workflow: Uncovering patient needs and provide scanning services.
The Slow Wave Difference
Because Obstructive Sleep Apnea is considered a medical condition, it is crucial that dentists or physicians prescribe a high-quality medical device that has not only FDA clearance, but includes patented features that will ensure patient success. Here are just a few of the unique benefits that our Slow Wave DS8 product offers.
1st 3D Printed FDA 510(K) cleared Oral Appliance Therapy (OAT) for Snoring & Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the U.S.
The Slow Wave DS8 is the first Oral Appliance Therapy (OAT) cleared by the FDA for snoring and mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea, to be 3d printed on a Formlabs printer using Dental LT V2 material. The DS8 allows the tongue to naturally migrate forward… Other devices “pull” the tongue forward.
The long, troubled history of OAT
For many years, oral devices have been made by individual dental labs without much success in terms of patient efficacy. Oral Appliance Therapy (OAT) has been more of a nuisance to dentists than a help to their patients because many devices brought to market either didn’t work or worse – caused patient harm by moving teeth or causing TMJ symptoms. As a result, patient use of them is sporadic and dentists and doctors are left struggling to help their patients find a solution that work.
a. While it is true that moving the jaw forward will open the airway, the real key is moving it down into a natural position. Pulling the jaw forward without the correct vertical opening (which is the approach many devices take) has several potential harmful side effects including pain for the patient.
a. One-size-fits-all will NOT work as a proper OAT solution. Each patient is different with different sized mandible, maxible, tongue, mouth arch, etc. To find the correct special gap for each patient, a 3D scan of the mouth is critical. A device must be custom fit to each patient inclusive of vertical opening.
b. To get the vertical gap right the first time, Slow Wave has created a “Magic Stick” system for gap analysis. It will help ensure the jaw position and vertical gap are right for each individual patient.
Efficacy:
Slow Wave has tested to almost 100% effective at eliminating or reducing snoring, improving pulse oxygen levels during sleep and greatly reducing instances of sleep apnea.
Fit:
3-D printed with the latest material technology, the DS8 is a perfect fit to each patient’s mouth within one-hundredths of a millimeter.
FDA Cleared:
510(k) cleared medical devices; Manufactured under ISO13485 medical device Quality Management System.
Patented:
DS8 has multiple patents including the key patent that makes room for the tongue and several unique design characteristics.
Durable:
The Slow Wave DS8 is now warrantied against manufacturing defects for 3 years.
Compliant:
Compliance recording function to measure a patient’s adherence to treatment.
At Slow Wave we have a new and better way. By going against conventional wisdom of just pulling the Jaw Forward.
Slow Wave DS8 moves the jaw down about 8MM in a natural position that allows the tongue to naturally migrate forward clearing you airway.