Obstructive sleep apnea in edentulous patients
The department has the unique distinction of establishing a protocol of definitive oral appliance therapy for edentulous patients by conversion of the conventional complete dentures into an oral appliance for nocturnal wear. The department has achieved the distinction of international recognition in the field of dental sleep medicine and has continued to provide oral appliance therapy to patients of obstructive sleep apnea and sleep bruxism, defined and referred by the department of respiratory medicine, KING GEORGES MEDICAL COLLEGE, Lucknow since 2012. 212 patients have benefitted from this program till date.