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How Snore Guard works

What is Snore Guard?

Snore Guard is an oral appliance that resembles an athletic mouthpiece. Small and flexible, it has no moving parts, masks, hoses, or batteries. Snore Guard is made from sterile thermoplastic. It is easy to clean with a regular toothbrush.

How is Snore Guard fitted?

Snore Guard is fitted by a dentist. It takes one simple, painless visit. There are no needles, no drugs, no tools in your mouth. No lab work or X-rays are required.

Your dentist prepares the blank Snore Guard form by placing it in a water bath and bringing it to a boil for 15 to 30 seconds. This softens the thermoplastic parts of the Snore Guard. In 15 seconds it is cool enough to fit. The dentist centers the mouthpiece to your upper teeth and pushes up firmly, inserting your teeth into the soft, warm plastic. Then you bite into the thermoplastic at the bottom of the mouthpiece. Your lower jaw is in a normal position, not advanced. In about 30 seconds, the thermoplastic becomes firm and the mouthpiece can be removed from your mouth. Excess thermoplastic is trimmed from the top and bottom so that the Snore Guard fits comfortably.

The following graphics show the stages in fitting the Snore Guard

The Snore Guard mouthpiece, blank and unfitted.

The fitted mouthpiece, before trimming.

The fitted, trimmed mouthpiece.

How does Snore Guard work?

Snore Guard is worn during sleep. It uses normal body reflexes to keep the airway open. The device fits snugly on the upper teeth. When the lower jaw closes, the lower teeth close onto the lower ramp of the Snore Guard. This keeps the jaw in a normal position, rather than sagging open and back. In addition, the tongue reflexively seeks the small center orifice between the upper and lower ramp. This reflex keeps if from sagging back into the throat. With the airway open, breathing is relaxed and normal during sleep.

How effective is Snore Guard?

"Though my wife complained of snoring, especially when I returned from a Sydney or Hong Kong flight, I realized I had a problem (and set out to correct it) when my snoring woke my daughter up, through two closed doors.

"With no changes in my life style, using the Snore Guard, I now wake up (after 7 hours sleep) at 6-7 am, well rested."

United Airlines Captain

Users of Snore Guard report significant improvement of sleep quality, and a return of symptoms when it's not used.

• 99% reported reduced snoring and 50% reported elimination of snoring ("Oral Appliances for the Treatment of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Review," Schmidt-Nowara, et. al., Sleep, Vol. 18, No. 6, March 1995, pages 501-510).

   

• 80% reported decreased sleep disturbance with treatment ("Treatment of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea with a Dental Orthosis," Schmidt-Norwara, et. al., Sleep, November 1990).

   

• "Anti-snore device works: Product Name Snore Guard." A study of 75 people wearing the device showed snoring improved in all patients except one, and sleep quality and sleepiness also improved. (Clinical Research Associates Newsletter, Vol. 16, No. 12, December 1992, page 4)

How much does Snore Guard cost?

Snore Guard costs less than other medical snoring treatments, which can run to thousands of dollars. Snore Guard is available only through dentists; ask your dentist for an exact price.