Snoring splints in Mannheim | Help with sleep apnoea
Splints for snoring and sleep apnoea
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The problem and the answer
When snoring becomes a burden
Snoring is often more than an annoying noise. It can point to sleep apnoea — pauses in breathing that put the body under strain. Where a CPAP mask cannot be tolerated in daily life, a mandibular advancement splint is often the answer that works.
The splint holds the lower jaw gently forward through the night. That keeps the airway open, improves the supply of oxygen and reduces or stops the snoring.
What we offer
- A mandibular advancement splint made to measure
- Digital scan instead of an impression tray
- Step-by-step adjustment of the forward position
- Coordination with your sleep physician
- Follow-up checks of splint, teeth and jaw joints
How it works
The route to your splint
It starts with a diagnosis, and that is not made by a dentist: whether you have obstructive sleep apnoea is established by a sleep physician, usually through a night in a sleep laboratory or with a device you take home. They also write the prescription.
From there it is us. We first check whether your teeth and jaw joints are suitable for a splint, record the situation digitally and have the splint made to measure. Once it is in, we adjust how far the lower jaw sits forward, step by step, until it works and still feels comfortable.
Digital impressions
We simply scan your teeth
We use an intraoral scanner to make your splint. For you that means no sticky impression material, no metal trays, no gagging. We record your teeth digitally and plan the splint on a computer, to the millimetre, for the best possible fit.
What patients ask us
Frequently asked questions
How does a mandibular advancement splint work?
The splint comes in two parts, one for the upper and one for the lower jaw. It holds your lower jaw slightly forward while you sleep. That keeps the space behind your tongue open, so the tissue there no longer collapses as you breathe in — and it is that collapsing which causes both the snoring and the pauses in breathing.
Will my health insurance pay for it?
For obstructive sleep apnoea, statutory health insurance in Germany has covered mandibular advancement splints since 2021 — but as a second-line treatment. That means it applies when treatment with a CPAP mask cannot be used successfully. The prescription has to come from a doctor with the relevant sleep-medicine authorisation. For snoring alone, without a diagnosis of sleep apnoea, the splint is not covered.
Who prescribes the splint — my dentist or my GP?
Neither: the prescription comes from a doctor qualified in sleep medicine, after your sleep apnoea has been investigated and confirmed. The dentist comes in afterwards — checking whether your teeth are suitable, making the splint and adjusting it. If you have no diagnosis yet, your GP is the right first port of call.
How long does it take to get used to?
Most people get used to the feeling within a few nights. In the first weeks it is normal to produce more saliva or to notice some tightness in the jaw in the morning; both settle down. We move the forward position on gradually so that the jaw and the muscles can follow, which is why the adjustment takes several appointments.
How is it different from a splint from the chemist?
Ready-made splints are softened in hot water and pressed into place by you. They fit only approximately, cannot be adjusted in the forward position, and worn night after night they can move teeth or strain the jaw joints. A splint made by a dentist is built from a digital scan of your own teeth, adjusted precisely, and checked regularly.
How long does a splint last?
Worn at night and looked after, a made-to-measure splint lasts several years. Exactly how long depends on the material and on how hard you grind or clench. We check the fit and condition at your follow-up appointments — along with whether your teeth and jaw joints are still happy with it.
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