Valley Dental Center, Periodontal Disease

**Your dentist can treat snoring!**
What causes snoring? During sleep, the muscles and soft tissues in the throat and moth relax making the breathing airway smaller. This decrease in the airway space increases the velocity of the air flowing through the airway during breathing. As the velocity of required air is increased in the constricted space, soft tissues like the soft palate and the uvula vibrate. These vibrations of the soft tissues in the mouth and throat result in what is called "noisy breathing" or generally referred to as snoring. It should also be noted that sleep studies have shown that excess body weight, heavy alcohol consumption and other sedatives have been shown to increase the severity of snoring. Surgical techniques to remove respiration impairing structures such as uvula, enlarged tonsils and adenoids have been among the many attempted snoring remedies. These soft tissue surgical procedures have shown only moderate success rates (e.g. 20 to 40%). For the majority of snorers however, the most affordable, non-invasive, comfortable, and effective snoring solution remains the dentist prescribed oral snoring preventative device, such as the SILENT NITE. How Does the SILENT NITE Prevent Snoring? Snoring research has also shown that custom fabricated dental devices worn at night that move the lower jaw into a forward position, increase the three dimensional space in the airway tube which reduces air velocity and soft tissue vibration. By increasing the volumetric capacity of the airway and preventing soft tissue vibrations, snoring is eliminated. In clinical research studied, these dentist prescribed oral devices have exhibited initial snoring prevention success rates of between 70 to 100%. The SILENT NITE device positions the lower jaw into a forward position by means of special connectors that are attached to transparent flexible upper and lower forms. The forms are custom laminated with heat and pressure to the dentist's model of the mouth. The fit is excellent and comfortable. More Restful Sleep Valley Dental Center has a simple take-home checklist that, when filled out with your partner, will help determine the exact design of your SILENT NITE. We will be able to advise you whether this device could help you or your loved ones obtain better, more healthful and restful sleep. For further information or questions, please fill out our Need More Information form or contact: 240 Farms Village RoadWest Simsbury, Connecticut 06092 Telephone: (860) 651-3541 office@valleydentalsimsbury.com [Back to Did You Know?]