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How can a dentist

help me sleep better?

r. Suzanne R. Mericle has been practicing
dentistry in the Golden Isles for more than

30 years. She began offering Dental Sleep
D Medicine among her other services to her
patients in 2010.

Dr. Mericle works closely with several physicians, nurse Dentists do not diagnose patients with primary snoring or
practitioners, and physician’s assistants to identity patients obstructive sleep apnea; only a certified sleep physician can do
who may have a sleep disorder such as snoring and this. The sleep physician must confirm the diagnosis and may

obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). recommend oral appliance therapy (OAT).
Dr. Mericle is in a unique position because she can see Dr. Mericle treats OSA patients with a custom, titratable
and evaluate the airway when the patient is reclined in the sleep appliance under the care of the patient’s physician.
dental chair. She performs an oral examination on all her If snoring has you or someone you love sleeping in a

patients. She is viewing not only the dentition, but also she is separate bedroom, or someone who cannot tolerate their
performing an oral cancer screening and an airway screening. CPAP, gasps, chokes, stops breathing, gets up frequently in
As part of a routine dental examination, Dr. Mericle can the night, has high blood pressure, heart issues, ventricular
recognize a small upper airway and other anatomic risk fibrillation, or excessive daytime sleepiness, please call our

factors for OSA and use this opportunity to identify and office for a complimentary sleep consult. We accept Medicare
educate potential patients. and are in network with most medical insurance companies.

Mericle Dentistry is a member of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and offers a range of sleep
appliances and techniques to treat snoring and sleep apnea so that you wake up refreshed and feeling great.

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