{"id":1729,"date":"2026-10-29T09:54:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T08:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zahnarztpraxis-hartfiel.de\/snoring-treatment-with-a-mandibular-advancement-splint\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T10:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T09:22:11","slug":"snoring-treatment-with-a-mandibular-advancement-splint","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.zahnarztpraxis-hartfiel.de\/en\/snoring-treatment-with-a-mandibular-advancement-splint\/","title":{"rendered":"Snoring Treatment with a Mandibular Advancement Splint"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Treatment for snoring<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Snoring Treatment with a Mandibular Advancement Splint<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Sno\u00adring is often cau\u00adsed by a nar\u00adro\u00adwing of the upper air\u00adway during sleep. As the mus\u00adcles in the throat
relax, the lower jaw and ton\u00adgue may fall back\u00adwards. Air pas\u00adsing through the nar\u00adro\u00adwed air\u00adway cau\u00adses the
sur\u00adroun\u00adding tis\u00adsues to vibra\u00adte, pro\u00addu\u00adcing the cha\u00adrac\u00adte\u00adristic sound of snoring. <\/p>

Regu\u00adlar sno\u00adring can dis\u00adturb your part\u00adner\u2019s sleep and may also be a sign of a sleep-rela\u00adted breathing
dis\u00ador\u00adder. If breathing also repea\u00adted\u00adly stops during sleep, this may indi\u00adca\u00adte obs\u00adtruc\u00adti\u00adve sleep apnoea. This
con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adon can signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly affect sleep qua\u00adli\u00adty and lead to day\u00adti\u00adme slee\u00adpi\u00adness, dif\u00adfi\u00adcul\u00adty con\u00adcen\u00adt\u00adra\u00adting and
other health problems. <\/p>

A cus\u00adtom-made sno\u00adring splint, also known as a man\u00addi\u00adbu\u00adlar advance\u00adment splint, may help keep the air\u00adway
open during sleep and redu\u00adce snoring.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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How does a mandibular advancement splint work?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The appli\u00adance con\u00adsists of two con\u00adnec\u00adted, cus\u00adtom-made pla\u00ads\u00adtic splints that fit over the upper and lower
tee\u00adth. It holds the lower jaw in a slight\u00adly for\u00adward posi\u00adti\u00adon during sleep. <\/p>

This also holds the ton\u00adgue and sur\u00adroun\u00adding soft tis\u00adsues fur\u00adther for\u00adward, widening the air\u00adway at the back of
the throat. Air can flow more easi\u00adly, which may signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly redu\u00adce sno\u00adring. In sui\u00adta\u00adble pati\u00adents, the
appli\u00adance may also help redu\u00adce epi\u00adso\u00addes in which breathing stops during sleep. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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When might a mandibular advancement splint be appropriate?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Tre\u00adat\u00adment with a man\u00addi\u00adbu\u00adlar advance\u00adment splint may be con\u00adside\u00adred in the fol\u00adlo\u00adwing cases:<\/p>

  • Regu\u00adlar or loud snoring<\/li>
  • Mild to mode\u00adra\u00adte obs\u00adtruc\u00adti\u00adve sleep apnoea<\/li>
  • Unre\u00adfres\u00adhing sleep and pro\u00adno\u00adun\u00adced day\u00adti\u00adme sleepiness<\/li>
  • Dif\u00adfi\u00adcul\u00adty tole\u00adra\u00adting a CPAP mask in pati\u00adents with dia\u00adgno\u00adsed sleep apnoea<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    As sno\u00adring can have dif\u00adfe\u00adrent cau\u00adses, a medi\u00adcal assess\u00adment is important befo\u00adre tre\u00adat\u00adment. In par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar, if
    sleep apnoea is suspec\u00adted, an assess\u00adment at a sleep labo\u00adra\u00adto\u00adry should be car\u00adri\u00aded out first. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    What does treatment involve?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Befo\u00adre making the appli\u00adance, we exami\u00adne your tee\u00adth, gums and jaw joints to deter\u00admi\u00adne whe\u00adther you are
    sui\u00adta\u00adble for tre\u00adat\u00adment with a man\u00addi\u00adbu\u00adlar advance\u00adment splint.<\/p>

    We then take impres\u00adsi\u00adons or digi\u00adtal scans of your upper and lower jaws. The\u00adse are used to crea\u00adte an
    appli\u00adance that is indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal\u00adly fit\u00adted to you. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Tre\u00adat\u00adment for sno\u00adring Sno\u00adring Tre\u00adat\u00adment with a Man\u00addi\u00adbu\u00adlar Advance\u00adment Splint Sno\u00adring is often cau\u00adsed by a nar\u00adro\u00adwing of the upper air\u00adway during sleep. As the mus\u00adcles in the throat\u00adre\u00adlax, the lower jaw and ton\u00adgue may fall back\u00adwards. Air pas\u00adsing through the nar\u00adro\u00adwed air\u00adway cau\u00adses thesur\u00adroun\u00adding tis\u00adsues to vibra\u00adte, pro\u00addu\u00adcing the cha\u00adrac\u00adte\u00adristic sound of sno\u00adring. Regu\u00adlar sno\u00adring can\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1729","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zahnarztpraxis-hartfiel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zahnarztpraxis-hartfiel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zahnarztpraxis-hartfiel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zahnarztpraxis-hartfiel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zahnarztpraxis-hartfiel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1729"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.zahnarztpraxis-hartfiel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1744,"href":"https:\/\/www.zahnarztpraxis-hartfiel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1729\/revisions\/1744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zahnarztpraxis-hartfiel.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}