Snoring can have many causes. A common one is the tongue sinking back into the throat, where it narrows the airway. At this narrow point the tissue vibrates, and that produces the sound of snoring.
Dental knowledge: anti-snoring appliances for sleep disorders
The use of anti-snoring appliances in dentistry.
Science recognises a wide variety of sleep-related disorders. Snoring is a sleep disorder that becomes more common with age: around half of all women and men aged 50 snore. Treating a sleep disorder begins with an exact diagnosis.
The first and simplest help against snoring is an appliance. Anti-snoring appliances are mechanical constructions that move the lower jaw reliably and in a controlled way into a forward position. They are intended to open the airway and prevent snoring.
The appliance is usually made of plastic and is produced individually for your teeth by a special process.
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Snoring can have many causes. A common one is the tongue sinking back into the throat, where it narrows the airway. At this narrow point the tissue starts to vibrate, and that vibration produces the sound. Snoring counts as a sleep disorder and becomes more common with age.
An anti-snoring appliance is a mechanical construction that moves the lower jaw reliably and in a controlled way into a forward position. This is intended to open the airway and prevent snoring. The appliance counts as the first and simplest help against snoring.
No, the appliance is usually made of plastic and is produced individually for your own teeth by a special process. An exact diagnosis also comes before the treatment of a sleep disorder, because science distinguishes a wide variety of sleep-related conditions.