Here’s a recent patient testimonial from a Roanoke man in his early fifties who is now using the oral appliance to eliminate his snoring and sleep apnea.
Hi, Paul.I just wanted to let you know that I absolutely LOVE the new mouth guard you made for me… and here’s why:
- It’s super comfortable. My cheap, old $10 football mouth guard was causing me so much pain that I couldn’t wait to take it out of mouth in the morning. It was putting way too much pressure on my lower front teeth so that they were actually getting loose. The new, professionally produced dental appliance you made fits me perfectly and takes the pressure off of my teeth and gums… so no more pain. Yay!
- It stays in all night. The cheap ones would fall out fairly often unless I kept my jaws clenched. The new dental appliance stayed in because it’s maid to actually fit in my mouth.
- My jaws don’t hurt. The old football style mouth guards are too thick and cause you to clench your jaws to hold it in place. The constant clenching caused my jaws to ache by the time I woke up in the morning. The dental appliance fits my mouth properly and holds in place so I can let me jaws totally relax. Result: no more jaw pain or stiffness.
- I didn’t drool all over my pillow. Another reason I like how well it fits is that I can easily close my lips over the new dental appliance… meaning that I no longer slobber or drool all over my pillow… which is gross.
- The most important reason that I love it is because I didn’t snore and I was able to get a great night’s sleep. I woke up this morning feeling SOOO much better and completely rested.
The only negative that I noticed was that it’s a little un-nerving having that metal clip hold your dental appliance together which means you can’t easily open your mouth once it’s in place. It’s definitely the last thing you want to do before you go to bed at night because you won’t be able to talk once you put it in your mouth. That nervousness went away very quickly, though and moments later I was sound asleep. I wish I had done this years ago. I highly recommend that everyone who snores or has been diagnosed with sleep apnea get one of these custom-made dental appliances right away.PS: The wife loved it, too. She sleeps a LOT better not having to listen to me snoring.