| How do I get a Snore Guard? |
you can order it today
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| How is it fit? Do I need to take impressions and send it off to you? |
Snore Guard is easily fit at chair side in 10-15 minutes. No outside lab work!
You boil it for 2-3 minutes.
Let it cool for 30 seconds.
Fit Snore Guard directly to patient's upper teeth.
Guide the mandible into the lower portion, then trim.
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| How far forward do I protrude the mandible? |
You can safely protrude the mandible 4mm if necessary.
In most cases, you can fit in centric occlusion. However, generally in Class II patients you will need to fit edge to edge.
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| How does fitting Snore Guard in centric have any effect on snoring? |
While you are upright, your airway passage is open. It is not until you recline that the lower jaw relaxes, allowing the muscles around the soft palate, uvula and tonsils to relax. The tongue falls back often obstructing the airway and these relaxed muscles vibrate due to the increased force of air now necessary to breathe to get through the obstructed airway. By keeping the jaw in the same position it is in during waking periods, you keep the airway open. Therefore, it is not necessary to protrude the mandible, except in rare cases when the patient's lower teeth will not fit in the lower tray without hitting the hard plastic or with sleep apnea patients. Generally, in these incidences moving the mandible edge to edge is sufficient.
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| How effective is Snore Guard? |
Snore Guard has been proven to be over 95% effective in the treatment of snoring. This is according to published research documentation.
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| Will Snore Guard cause Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJD)? |
Snore Guard is fit in centric so as not to put undo strain on TMJ. Even if fit protrusive, the mouth is open and forward similar to appliances used to correct TMJD. Snore Guard has been on the market since 1989 with no reported TMJ discomfort.
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