Modified Herbst Appliance Sleep Apnea

With minor modifications the herbst appliance has been proven to be effective in the treatment of snoring to moderate osa.
Modified herbst appliance sleep apnea. This appliance allows patients to move laterally and vertically without disengaging the appliance. The herbst appliance has been proven to be effective on chronic snoring and mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea sufferers. The herbst appliance has been in used in dentistry since 1909 it can be used to treat bruxism tmj snoring and osa. The standard herbst has also been modified to treat mild to moderate sleep apnea cases.
Also if it is determined that the initial position does not provide the anticipated relief of the condition the. This appliance allows patients to move laterally and vertically without disengaging the appliance. This appliance consists of two occlusal splints held together by a bilateral herbst tube assembly. Posturing the mandible forward brings the tongue anteriorly to open up the airway.
The herbst for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea osa the herbst appliance has been used for many years in the treatment of class ii malocclusions in children. 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. All somnodent oral devices are fda 510 k cleared and manufactured under class ii. 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.
The one piece telescopic mechanism advances the mandible into a forward position allowing for an improved airway.