top of page


OAT and Patient Headaches: What to Do When Your Sleep Appliance Is Causing Pain | Dental Sleep Talk
When a patient reports headaches after starting OAT, the source is almost always the lateral pterygoid muscle being held too far forward for too long. Dr. Dan Tache walks through how to diagnose it, when to adjust the appliance, what red flags to watch for, and the two mistakes dentists make that consistently make it worse.

Dr. Dan Tache, DMD
2 days ago0 min read
bottom of page