The Sapphire Dorsal Comfort Fit is an intraoral device used for treating snoring and mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea. It consists of custom fitted trays which fit over the upper and lower teeth. The device functions as a mandibular repositioner, which acts to increase the patient’s pharyngeal space during sleep and improves their ability to exchange air during sleep. The device is custom made for each patient and has an expansion screw adjustment mechanism enabling the amount of mandibular advancement to be set by the dentist or physician at the time of fitting the device.
A removable intraoral device designed alleviate sleep-disordered breathing conditions (e.g., snoring, obstructive sleep apnoea) by repositioning the lower jaw (mandible), frequently in a downward and forward position, and by elevating the soft palate (soft tissue constituting the back of the roof of the mouth). It works by locking the mandible (e.g., holding the teeth) and preventing it from retruding and by applying pressure to lift a drooping soft palate, thus increasing the patency of the airway and decreasing both air turbulence and airway obstruction. This is a reusable device.