Oral Appliances

Oral appliances can be used to treat a number of conditions. Oral appliances are ideal as they provide gradual improvement or instantaneous protection.

Here at Kilby Family and Cosmetic Dentistry, we offer oral appliances which are used for a variety of conditions. These include:

Custom Sports Mouth guards

The custom designed dental mouth guards that we provide at Refresh Dental offer far better protection and comfort over alternatives such as off the shelf or take home sports guard kits. This is because our sports mouth guards are engineered to accommodate your unique bite, and can be designed to accommodate your individual needs (such as leaving adequate room for changes in your dentition while undergoing orthodontic work).

Snoring and Sleep Apnea Appliances

At Kilby Family and Cosmetic Dentistry, we can fabricate a custom designed Snoring and Sleep Apnea appliance to reduce snoring and help you and your family gain a good night’s sleep. Our Appliances work by opening the airway passage at the back of the throat, and preventing your jaw from dropping back during sleep and obstructing the airway.

Night Guard/ Occlusal Splints for Bruxism or TMJ disorders

These custom-fitted night guards or occlusal splints are made by Kilby Family and Cosmetic Dentistry from high quality acrylic, and are worn to absorb the force of clenching and grinding – protecting your teeth from further damage. This treatment can also relieve the soreness in your jaw joints and chewing muscles caused through continual strain whilst sleeping.

For more information on our oral application services, call (229) 247-0200.

CUSTOM SPORT MOUTHGUARD

NTI SYSTEM

What does "NTI" stand for?

Nociceptive (relating to the perception of things that could be harmful)

Trigeminal (the nerve that controls the major muscle of mastication)

Inhibition.

The NTI appliance is a tiny, clear-plastic device fits over your front teeth at night and makes clenching virtually impossible. In a few days or weeks, your clenching reflex is suppressed. Morning headache pain, neck pain, sore jaw, and other related pain associated with involuntary intense clenching usually begins to resolve and disappear.

What does clenching and/or grinding my teeth have to do with the use of an NTI device?

The high intensity contractions of your powerful jaw muscles become painful and the force generated causes pain to the majority of the surrounding tissues, joints, cartilage and other muscles. The NTI device is worn while you sleep.

Subsiding and/or reducing the symptoms that are directly related to the degree and longevity of each individual's condition will no doubt vary. However, it is not unusual for some patients to report significant relief overnight; others usually within two to four weeks. Generally speaking, by reducing the intensity and amount of the clenching, you can effectively and efficiently minimize the source of the pain - in many cases, in just a few days.

Does insurance cover the cost?

Usually dental or medical insurance plans will help pay for the service, but all plans are different. Coverage should be discussed with our office staff.

Is there a difference between the NTI and the traditional dental nightguard device or TMJ splint?

Yes. Traditional flat-plane splints and nightguard devices provide a surface for you the "bite down on." New studies show, however, that these devices can actually increase the intensity of your clenching reflex, often to over 104% of your normal bite. Some patients have actually broken their devices!

High-intensity clenching has recently been found to be the real cause of the problem. With the advent of the revolutionary NTI device, we can begin to solve the real problem: actually preventing your back teeth from clenching intensely and coming into contact with each other. Stop intense clenching, stop the source of the pain.

NIGHT GUARD FOR BRUXISM

OCCLUSAL SPLINT THERAPY

Oral Appliances

Custom Sports Mouthguards

What does "NTI" stand for?

Night Guard for Bruxism

Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

This condition is quite painful. If you are suffering from any of the following symptoms, you should be evaluated for TMJ/TMD:

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