Posturing the mandible forward brings the tongue anteriorly to open up the airway.
Modified herbst appliance sleep apnea.
The standard herbst has also been modified to treat mild to moderate sleep apnea cases.
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.
This set up allows the mandible to positively be postured forward.
All somnodent oral devices are fda 510 k cleared and manufactured under class ii.
This appliance allows patients to move laterally and vertically without disengaging the appliance.
With minor modifications the herbst appliance has been proven to be effective in the treatment of snoring to moderate osa.
The herbst appliance has been in used in dentistry since 1909 it can be used to treat bruxism tmj snoring and osa.
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 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.
The herbst appliance has been proven to be effective on chronic snoring and mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea sufferers.
This appliance allows patients to move laterally and vertically without disengaging the appliance.
Also if it is determined that the initial position does not provide the anticipated relief of the condition the.
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.
