Why use a SomnoDent® MAS and not other MAS devices?
The SomnoDent® MAS offers several key advantages over the other MAS devices available to OSA patients.
The SomnoDent® MAS offers superior retention.
The SomnoDent® MAS provides superior retention for several reasons. The ability to open and close the mouth prevents a patient’s teeth from dislodging from the device, as attempts to open the jaw are not antagonized by the device as in other MAS devices. The SomnoDent® MAS moves with these jaw movements, which maintains the fixture of the device.
The SMH BFlex material of the FLEX has a surface which provides superior retention to the crystalline calcium phosphate enamel of the tooth.
The SomnoDent® MAS offers unrivalled comfort.
The ability to open and close the mouth allows for speech, drinking and open-mouth breathing during the night. Other devices keep the jaw fixed, and prevent patients from having these desired comforts.
The SomnoDent® MAS is custom-made
Being custom-made and fitted to each specific patient’s bite, this MAS provides greater precision and accuracy in the moulding of the device, which provides superior retention.
There is no claustrophobia with the SomnoDent® MAS.
The SomnoDent® MAS is the only MAS device which allows the mouth to open and close, making mouth-breathing easy. Other MAS devices restrict the jaw so that this is not possible, causing many patients to feel claustrophobic at night, reducing compliance to the treatment.
The SomnoDent® MAS causes no tongue damage.
The SomnoDent® MAS has smooth surfaces which are gentle on the tongue, while other devices have sharp metallic components which have the capacity to ulcerate patients’ tongues.
The SomnoDent® MAS provides support for patients with dental work.
The SomnoDent® MAS FLEX provides a softer, more gentle lining to the teeth, which accommodates patients with fillings, bridge and crown modification.
The SomnoDent® MAS provides support for patients who are edentulous in the upper mandible.
The SomnoDent® MAS accommodates patients who lack upper teeth. The material used provides a suction which holds the upper portion in place.