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Boil=and-bite only provides cushion between teeth. Sleep apnea mouth guards are designed to thrust the jaw forward, so as to mechanically assist in keeping the
by drknownuffin 5y ago
Boil=and-bite only provides cushion between teeth. Sleep apnea mouth guards are designed to thrust the jaw forward, so as to mechanically assist in keeping the airway open. They're so very different in effect and structure that if you feel you're benefiting from a boil-and-bite, you've almost certainly mis-attributed something somewhere.
- elric 5y agoNot necessarily. Boil & bite mouthguards can help you keep your mouth closed while you sleep, which might be enough to fix your breathing in some cases.
- kthejoker2 5y agoMy boil and bite has a hex key lower jaw adjustment same as OSA nightguards, many (but not all) of them do
- drknownuffin 5y agoI've never seen that, but I guess TIL. Can you please provide a link to one?
- kthejoker2 5y agoYep, this is the one I have https://www.vitalsleep.com/products/vitalsleep-snoring-mouthpiece https://www.vitalsleep.com/products/vitalsleep-snoring-mouth...