WO2006102693A1 - Mouth closing aid and device for the production thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a mouth closure for use during sleeping in order to prevent unwanted breathing from occurring via the oropharynx path (snoring) and thus to permit the breathing to occur primarily only via the nose. The mouth closing aid is made of a plastic mold (1) inside of which a silicon impression material (3) is introduced in order to enable an exact impression of the front four to ten teeth (4) of both the upper and lower jaw of the respective set of teeth so that the mouth closure can be adapted to all sets of teeth.

Description

 MOUTH CLOSURE HELP AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING SUCH A

The invention treats a mouth closure during sleep to prevent unwanted breathing via the orbit of the mouth (snoring) and thus to allow breathing primarily through the nose only.

FIG. 1 shows the dental impression of the upper or lower rows of teeth. FIG. 2 shows a section through the formwork.

The mouth closure aid consists of a plastic formwork (1), in which a Silikonabruckmasse (3) is introduced to allow an accurate impression of the front four to twelve teeth per upper and lower jaw of the respective dentition, so that the mouth closure can be adapted to all Gebissypen. The formwork (1) (length approx. 5 - 7 cm) is open in the middle, ie between the upper and lower teeth, and connects the impression of the upper and lower rows of teeth. The three perforated tooth abutment holders (2) (length approx. 0.6 to 1 cm) allow a necessary distance of approx. 0.5 - 1 mm between the upper and lower rows of teeth. Through the perforation (2) of the webs can after curing of the silicone impression material (3), the plastic formwork (1) are removed by breaking out. The exposed impression mass (3) is cut to an ideal fit by means of a knife, so that the best possible wearing feeling is achieved. Taking the impression as well as adapting it to the optimal wearing comfort can not be done easily by a layman. For the uninitiated, dentists could also make the adjustment.

The subjects involved in the test confirm a comfortable and invisible wearing of this mouth closure aid as well as the absolute prevention of mouth breathing. This invention can also be applied to full dentures when they remain in the mouth during the night. When using this mouth closure aid also creates a slight negative pressure between the

Impression bed and teeth, which supports the Haitefähigkeit, which is based mainly on friction. However, to prevent mouth breathing, the height of the mouth closure aid must be at least 20 - 30 mm, and four to twelve teeth per jaw. This size ensures that it is impossible to swallow or stifle this mouth closure aid. _

In all subjects wearing presented with beginning an ^"immediate and desired nasal breathing in. The perforated spacer (2) effect a necessary for the success of distance between upper and lower jaw to a relaxing, pine intervertebral discs relieving comfort to ensure

Advantages of the IV-closure

By means of this invention, the following results are achieved: a) With the purely nasal breathing achieved by necessity, mouth breathing is excluded and dehydration of the oropharynx space is prevented. A repeated nocturnal awakening due to a dried-up oral pharynx is thus excluded and an undisturbed long sleep phase is guaranteed. b) By the nasal breathing achieved with the invention, the snoring is greatly reduced, in particular the volume of the Rachensegelschnarcher, since the double breathing is prevented. c) The mouth-closing aid also prevents the tooth crunching, as it prevents the teeth from being touched by the tooth spacers (2). d) By the exact relaxed adjustment of the dentition also an ergonomic relaxation of the mandibular disc is achieved.

Comparable products

As pure anti-snoring aids are currently available on the market;

• nose patch

• Essential Oils • Snore Relief Spray

• noseband

• Anti-Snoring Schnuiier

• Screening device

• Micromesam These give almost no prevention of snoring. This is to be found in a report of the magazine "Der Stern", issue no. 12 of 17.03.2005, in a completed study on snoring p. 156 - 162.

According to Stern report, improvements were achieved shortly after irreparable operations. According to "Stern", the anti-snoring braces of Dr. Edmund Rose are to be assessed positively, but with the great disadvantage of unpleasant wearing and problems after prolonged use with an undesirable painful change of the jaw.

Legend to FIGS. 1 and 2:

(1) Formwork

(2) Holding bar with perforation

(3) silicone impression material

(4) teeth

Claims

claims: 1. A device for producing a device for keeping the mouth closed during sleep for the prevention of snoring, crunching and dehydration of the oropharynx and sinus area, characterized in that one of an upwardly and downwardly open, in the middle by Zahnabstandhaiter (webs ), the denture in the basic form adapted plastic formwork (1) is provided, which extends over four to ten teeth in the upper and lower jaw, with one in the cavity of the formwork (1). To be introduced Siltkonabruckrnasse (3), by biting the ideal ZahnsteJIung imprinted as impression. 2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the plastic formwork (1) after forming the dental impression by means of a perforation in the Zahnabstandshaitern {2} can be removed.