Incremental adjustable mandibular advancement device for preventing and treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea

摘要

The current invention relates to an adjustable mandibular advancement device with a unique combination of resilient hinging, dentition engagement and adjustability, to prevent or reduce Snoring and/or Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. The device is made of an upper member to engage the maxillary dentition and a lower member to engage with the mandibular dentition, the members connected by a resilient hinge with embedded adjustability. The adjustability is described by means of a concept of an incrementally adjustability for the relative enlargement or diminution of the members of the device. By use of thermoplastic materials the device can be used in the outmost variability of the human dentition.