Oral appliance therapy Alternatives: 7 Options to Discuss With Your Doctor

Custom-fitted mouthpiece that moves the lower jaw forward to keep the airway open; usually for mild to moderate OSA. It is listed in our Sleep Apnea Treatments category.

The top options in our list are CPAP, Positional therapy, eXciteOSA, APAP (auto CPAP) and BiPAP (bilevel PAP). Which one suits you depends on your health history, so discuss it with a licensed clinician.

Positional therapy is the closest match, sharing 100% of Oral appliance therapy's tracked attributes.

Positional therapy and eXciteOSA.

CPAP, APAP (auto CPAP) and BiPAP (bilevel PAP).

Beyond the top five, consider Inspire therapy and Upper airway surgery.

That depends on your health needs, so discuss it with a clinician. CPAP: continuous positive airway pressure machine, the standard first-line treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. Oral appliance therapy: custom-fitted mouthpiece that moves the lower jaw forward to keep the airway open; usually for mild to moderate OSA.

Our Sleep Apnea Treatments page compares all 8 items in this category, and each one has its own list of alternatives.

We list 7 alternatives to Oral appliance therapy on this page, and each one links to its own list of alternatives so you can keep comparing.

Options that are widely recognised as direct replacements are listed first. The rest are ordered by how many features and platforms they share with Oral appliance therapy, with price as a tie-breaker. Affiliate commissions do not affect the order.