Orthodontist opens practice specializing in dental sleep medicine

BONSALL – Orthodontist Dr. Bill Odom has opened a practice limited to dental sleep medicine in Bonsall’s River Village.

Odom has extensive experience utilizing removable, oral appliances that carefully and gently bring the lower jaw and tongue forward to open the airway. This treatment can effectively relieve the symptoms of snoring, sleep apnea, sleep bruxism and provides an alternative to patients who are CPAP intolerant.

According to Odom, “Sleep apnea is a chronic, serious, life threatening and life shortening condition that interrupts breathing throughout the night. As a result, the...