EP4041118A2 - Intraoral appliance preventing sleep apnea - Google Patents
Intraoral appliance preventing sleep apneaInfo
- Publication number
- EP4041118A2 EP4041118A2 EP20948183.7A EP20948183A EP4041118A2 EP 4041118 A2 EP4041118 A2 EP 4041118A2 EP 20948183 A EP20948183 A EP 20948183A EP 4041118 A2 EP4041118 A2 EP 4041118A2
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- Prior art keywords
- patient
- essix
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- sleep apnea
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to an intraoral appliance production so as to prevent or eliminate the difficulty of the individuals who have difficulty in breathing depending on many factors (age, weight etc.) during sleep.
- Sleep apnea which is an important disease based on pause of breathing during sleep and leads to irregular sleeping pattern.
- Sleep apnea can be described as the pause of air flow during at least 20 seconds and its decrease to 20% and less.
- apnea Various methods are used for the treatment of apnea.
- One of these is the appliances which are called intraoral appliances.
- Current products have standard format shape. Therefore, it may not completely adapt to the patient’s mouth. It is not possible to adapt these measurements fully to a determined age group in every country in the world.
- Another problem is that, even if the current product fits fully into the mouth, it will not be sufficient to solve the problem. This is because, the severity and localization of the apnea problem differs from individual to individual. It is not possible to solve the problem of all patients with a standard appliance.
- CPAP Continuous positive air pressure
- BPAP Bi level positive air pressure
- the present invention is developed so as to eliminate the disadvantages mentioned in the state of the art.
- the most important characteristic of said invention is to solve the sleep apnea problem which is a very serious problem today.
- the most important reason for not solving this problem until today is that the solution is always thought as a standard fabrication. Thus this leads to unsuccessful solutions directed to this region as the mouth is small and exhibits variability.
- the molds of the patient’s mouth are formed depending on the obtained measurement.
- the positioning of the new molds according to each other is made regarding the problem after the examination of the patient is performed. (In this phase, it differs from individual to individual.
- An individual solution is provided with this approach about the subject of the invention. Patients are informed to lie down with this appliance during 6 months after the reports are received from the sleep laboratory before the treatment. The achieved success is seen when the number of apnea is reduced or it disappears.
- this appliance can be attached and detached by the patient and there is no drawback for the patient to lie down by turning to the right and to the left while there is an appliance in his/her mouth.
- the present invention is an intraoral appliance preventing sleep apnea, its production comprises the following process steps;
- Essix plaque the plaque which is previously used in other dental treatments Achieving the essix model; achieving models with essix from the plaster models by using the device of its own;
Description
INTRAORAL APPLIANCE PREVENTING SLEEP APNEA
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to an intraoral appliance production so as to prevent or eliminate the difficulty of the individuals who have difficulty in breathing depending on many factors (age, weight etc.) during sleep.
STATE OF THE ART
Human are in a continuous development process so as to meet their various requirements from the past to today since they have been on earth. One of the main requirements in this development process is to protect human health and provide a comfortable and healthy life. People may encounter health problems which affect their life comforts due to many reasons (genetic, environmental, physical etc.) and they search for methods so as to eliminate these problems.
Among these health problems, there is apnea which is an important disease based on pause of breathing during sleep and leads to irregular sleeping pattern. Sleep apnea can be described as the pause of air flow during at least 20 seconds and its decrease to 20% and less.
According to the declaration of the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of cases based on apnea has reached to 1 billion by means of increasing 10 times more than expected.
22 million patients with sleep apnea have been determined in USA. The conditions of 12 million cases consist of critical patients. (www.sleepapnea.org/learn/sleep-apnea-information-clinicians)
Sleep apnea can affect the human life comfort and health in the following direction negatively;
• Loud snoring,
• Respiratory arrest attacks during sleep that are witnessed by another person
• Sudden awakenings from sleep
• Dryness of the mouth or sore throat when waking up in the morning
• Suffering from insomnia
• Dryness of the mouth and sore throat in the morning
• Morning headaches
• Depressed mental state
• Nervousness
• Attention problems.
According to the Journal of Clinical Sleep which is one of the world’s popular journals, the risk of experiencing heart attack, coronary artery disorders, tachycardia increases in patients with sleep apnea. Moreover, apnea plays a critical role in forming the infra-structure of serious diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and obesity etc. (j. Clinical sleep medicine 2008 June 15 4(3)
Various methods are used for the treatment of apnea. One of these is the appliances which are called intraoral appliances. Current products have standard format shape. Therefore, it may not completely adapt to the patient’s mouth. It is not possible to adapt these measurements fully to a determined age group in every country in the world. Another problem is that, even if the current product fits fully into the mouth, it will not be sufficient to solve the problem. This is because, the severity and localization of the apnea problem differs from individual to individual. It is not possible to solve the problem of all patients with a standard appliance.
Moreover, another method used in the treatment of the sleep apnea are the devices called CPAP (Continuous positive air pressure) or BPAP (Bi level positive air pressure) given from both sides of the patients by the physician after the patient is hospitalized in a sleep laboratory. These devices consist of a motor which distributes air pressure and a pipe which transmits this and a mask which is positioned on the nose. The usage of this device cannot be maintained at the required level in the whole world. Its usage is not widespread due to reasons such as the patients who are required to use this device must carry this device with them, must always have masks on their faces so as to use it, it also does not allow comfortable sleep because of its cables. One of the biggest complaints is that; the patients cannot be able to have a comfortable position for sleeping based on this machine and its pipes and it is impossible for the patient to turn to the right and left.
DEFINITION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is developed so as to eliminate the disadvantages mentioned in the state of the art.
It is aimed to reduce sleep apnea or totally eliminate the same with this appliance produced with said invention to be included in the medical field.
The most important characteristic of said invention is to solve the sleep apnea problem which is a very serious problem today. The most important reason for not solving this problem until today is that the solution is always thought as a standard fabrication. Thus this leads to unsuccessful solutions directed to this region as the mouth is small and exhibits variability.
Each patient is considered as special with the present invention and thus the treatment approach is determined accordingly.
First of all the sizes of the lower and upper teeth are measured from the patient, the molds of the patient’s mouth are formed depending on the obtained measurement. The positioning of the new molds according to each other is made
regarding the problem after the examination of the patient is performed. (In this phase, it differs from individual to individual. An individual solution is provided with this approach about the subject of the invention. Patients are informed to lie down with this appliance during 6 months after the reports are received from the sleep laboratory before the treatment. The achieved success is seen when the number of apnea is reduced or it disappears.
In the inventive appliance; this appliance can be attached and detached by the patient and there is no drawback for the patient to lie down by turning to the right and to the left while there is an appliance in his/her mouth.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is an intraoral appliance preventing sleep apnea, its production comprises the following process steps;
• Measuring the upper and lower jaw of the patient from his/her mouth,
• Achieving a mouth model by taking positive replicas of the measurements taken from the lower and upper jaw of the patient,
• Using an essix plaque on the achieved plaster model, achieving a plaque with essix on the models by coating the same,
• Achieving plaques with essix that form the main base of the lower and upper jaw,
• Adhering these essix plaques to each other and forming them as a singlepiece such that it is suitable to the patient’s apnea.
Detailed description of some terms and processes contained in the production of the present invention;
Taking the measurement of the mouth with alginate; it is a routine measurement which is used for the measurement of the patient’s mouth. (Negative replica)
Hard plaster model; measurement achieved from the patient’s mouth (positive replica)
Essix plaque; the plaque which is previously used in other dental treatments Achieving the essix model; achieving models with essix from the plaster models by using the device of its own;
2 models belong to the lower and upper jaws; the model which copies patient’s mouth and forms the base of our appliance is ready-made.
Matching the achieved lower and upper jaws according to the apnea of the patient; this approach will be different from patient to patient. Positioning which varies from individual to individual will be made in the direction of the problem together with this feature.
When the appliance is made ready to be inserted in the patient’s mouth as a single-piece; this appliance is the only product which provides solution to the problems of the patients with this final form.
Claims
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CLAIMS The present invention is an intraoral appliance preventing sleep apnea, characterized in that; its production comprises the following process steps; • Measuring the upper and lower jaw of the patient from his/her mouth,
• Achieving a mouth model by taking positive replicas of the measurements taken from the lower and upper jaw of the patient,
• Using an essix plaque on the achieved plaster model, achieving a plaque with essix on the models by coating the same, • Achieving plaques with essix that form the main base of the lower and upper jaw,
• Adhering these essix plaques to each other and forming them as a single-piece such that it is suitable to the patient’s apnea.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
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| PCT/TR2020/050697 WO2022031241A2 (en) | 2020-08-07 | 2020-08-07 | Intraoral appliance preventing sleep apnea |
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| EP4041118A2 true EP4041118A2 (en) | 2022-08-17 |
| EP4041118A4 EP4041118A4 (en) | 2023-05-03 |
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