Sleep Apnea and Snoring
Sleep Apnea can often be treated with an oral device like this one.
Snoring and sleep apnea is a serious problem for millions. It is linked to high blood pressure, strokes and even cardiac arrest. Snoring can also be disruptive to personal and family life.
If you find that surgical procedures or CPAP is not improving the quality of a night's sleep. With a referral from your physician, Dr. Goteiner will be glad to review, recommend, and fabricate an appliance that will help you get a good night’s sleep.
The sleep appliance is worn only at night and is made of acrylic for patient comfort and retention. It moves the lower jaw and tongue slightly forward to open up the airway and prevent snoring and apnea. This is a safe, effective and painless way to treat persons who snore and those with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea.
About Dr. Goteiner
Dr. David Goteiner earned his dental degree from Columbia University in 1972. Upon graduation, he served in the Army as a general dentist. In 1974, Dr. Goteiner accepted a research fellowship at Harvard University School of Dental Medicine and was awarded a certificate in Periodontology and Oral Medicine in 1977. He then joined the faculty of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. His research in periodontal diseases led to an appointment as Clinical Professor of Periodontology in 1986. In 1994, he accepted a fellowship in the American College of Dentists. In 2000 he became a Fellow of the International College of Dentists.
Dr. Goteiner is on the staff of Morristown Memorial Hospital and Hackettstown Community Hospital and was a contributing editor of Reports from the Product Evaluation Laboratory of the University of California at San Francisco. He has published more than 30 articles in scientific and professional journals. Dr. Goteiner is active in the Tri-County Dental Society, New Jersey Dental Association, American Dental Association, both the New Jersey and Northeastern Society of Periodontists, and the American Academy of Periodontology. He is president of the Garden State Periodontal and Implant Study Club and has been invited to give continuing education courses and research presentations throughout the country.
