Snoring is an uncomfortable topic for most people to bring up but at 8th Street Dental, we offer Snore Guards to help break the stigma of snoring and to help everyone in your family, including yourself, get a good night’s sleep.
A Snore Guard a dental device is used to prevent snoring. Snore guards are custom fit and are designed to hold your lower jaw forward while you are asleep. The theory of Snore Guard is that if your jaw is positioned forward, which increases the size of your upper airway, reducing the air resistance that leads to snoring.
A snore guard is designed to prevent your jaw and tongue from falling back into the throat which ultimately restricts your air passage. By positioning your lower jaw forward, snore guards have been proven to stop airway obstruction to reduce or stop your snoring.
Snore guards are made by taking an impression of your top and bottom teeth. We will send your impressions to our dental lab where it is made to fit your mouth specifically. Your snore guard will fit snugly over your top teeth while you sleep as it repositions your lower jaw into a comfortable position.
We know that having a good night’s sleep is important to you which is why we offer snore guards to help you eliminate your snoring.