Modified Herbst Appliance Sleep Apnea

All somnodent oral devices are fda 510 k cleared and manufactured under class ii.

Modified herbst appliance sleep apnea.

The herbst appliance has been proven to be effective on chronic snoring and mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea sufferers. The somnodent herbst oral device has been proven to be effective treatment for bruxism chronic snoring and or mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea sufferers. The standard herbst has also been modified to treat mild to moderate sleep apnea cases. The one piece telescopic mechanism advances the mandible into a forward position allowing for an improved airway.

With minor modifications the herbst appliance has been proven to be effective in the treatment of snoring to moderate osa. This set up allows the mandible to positively be postured forward. This appliance allows patients to move laterally and vertically without disengaging the appliance. If this particular patient had been given a monoblock appliance or osa mouthpiece whose fda intended use is exclusively sleep apnea the story would have turned out very differently.

The standard herbst appliance is well known as an orthodontic appliance used to treat class 2 correction cases. Also if it is determined that the initial position does not provide the anticipated relief of the condition the. This appliance consists of two occlusal splints held together by a bilateral herbst tube assembly. This unique design allows the mandible to move freely in both a vertical and a lateral direction while at the same time preventing the mandible.

Posturing the mandible forward brings the tongue anteriorly to open up the airway.