This article is not an NYTimes writer telling you to go get a mouth guard from a sporting goods shop. It’s about experts in otolaryngology studying the effectiv

This article is not an NYTimes writer telling you to go get a mouth guard from a sporting goods shop. It’s about experts in otolaryngology studying the effectiveness of appliances that are colloquially called mouth guards. Otolaryngology is a significant component of sleep medicine, and the primary one of the mechanics of sleep apnea. None of this article is advice to circumvent that expertise.