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Now Included: AM Aligner
A morning aligner is used, in conjunction with an oral sleep appliance, to help the wearer restore the natural bite.
An AM Aligner® is now being included, at no charge, in the shipment of the Slide oral sleep appliance.
Bite Fork Availability and Usage
To fabricate the Slide oral appliance, a minimum clearance of 5 mm over the posterior teeth is required for connector placement.
This clearance information is provided as part of the patient scan and can be accomplished manually or with the use of a Posterior Bite Fork, designed to assist in achieving the 5 mm spacing requirement.
The Posterior Bite fork is used when taking the digital scans of the patient’s mouth to ensure that the clearance necessary for the Slide fabrication is achieved.
- INSERT BITE FORK: The fork should sit comfortably on the patient’s posterior teeth. The pad thickness provides the vertical clearance needed for the precision fabrication of either the Nylon or Acrylic Slide.
- ADJUSTMENTS: Make sure that the midline is straight before proceeding with the taking of a protrusive scan.
- REMOVE FORK: Once the scan has been completed the Posterior Bite Fork can be removed and discarded.
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The Slide Nylon is now available
The Slide Nylon is now available
The nylon version of the Slide oral appliance is now available. This is an addition to the Slide’s unique product line of soft-tissue friendly devices for sleep apnea and snoring.
Two Materials: Nylon and Acrylic
Both ideal for treating the majority of sleep apnea and snoring conditions
the Slide® Nylon
Dr. LeBlanc, the Slide inventor, is pleased to be able to add the Nylon version of the Slide to its product line of tissue-friendly oral sleep appliances for sleep apnea and snoring.
About the Slide®
The Slide is the soft-tissue friendly Oral Sleep Appliance for sleep apnea and snoring.
An FDA-cleared device, the Slide places all of the adjustable components over the biting surfaces of the teeth and away from all oral tissue, providing extraordinary comfort by design.
No lateral components are what make the difference.
No screws, nuts, hooks, dorsal fins, elastics, or multiple splint combinations.
The Slide is now billable to Medicare
The comfort and ease the Slide provides can now help Medicare patients and practices
The Slide is billable under the HCPCS code K1027 for oral device/appliance used to reduce upper airway collapsibility, without fixed mechanical hinge, custom fabricated, includes fitting and adjustment as maintained by CMS falls under Components, Accessories and Supplies.
For any questions contact us at: info@slide2sleep.com
The Slide® is an FDA cleared Oral Sleep Appliance used in the treatment of mild to moderate sleep apnea and snoring, as well as for people that cannot tolerate CPAP. The Slide places all of the adjustable components over the biting surfaces of the teeth, away from all the oral tissue, providing comfort by design. The Slide is the latest in oral sleep technology and a patent-pending device.