KR102496670B1 - Snoring prevention appliance for oral insertion type - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an oral insert-type anti-snoring device, and more particularly, to an oral insert-type anti-snoring device that suppresses vibration of the soft palate or surrounding mucous membrane, which causes snoring during sleep, and prevents snoring with sufficient breathing during sleep. It is about an anti-snoring device.

Description

Snoring prevention appliance for oral insertion type}

The present invention relates to an oral insert-type anti-snoring device, and more particularly, to an oral insert-type anti-snoring device that suppresses vibration of the soft palate or surrounding mucous membrane, which causes snoring during sleep, and prevents snoring with sufficient breathing during sleep. It is about an anti-snoring device.

As is well known, the snoring phenomenon is not a sound coming from the nose, but rather a sound made when the soft palate including the uvula or surrounding mucous membranes vibrate. It is caused when air cannot pass through and is blocked, causing friction with surrounding tissues.

This snoring is commonly seen in obese adult men, people with a small lower jaw and a short and thick neck. As growth hormone secretion decreases from the mid-20s, the rate of snoring increases because it is easy to gain weight, and the rate of snoring is higher in men than women.

Snoring is a medical problem when it is accompanied by sleep apnea. It means that you are choked for a while and then breathe out after the threshold. It is a condition in which the tissue around the pharynx gets stuck and stops breathing.

This is a more severe form that goes further than snoring, and hypoxia occurs due to poor breathing air flow, and as a result, carbon dioxide accumulates in the body, which can cause symptoms such as headache, chronic fatigue, reduced work efficiency, and reduced sleep quality. , Due to the lack of oxygen, the heart has to beat faster to supply oxygen to the body, and as a result, the heart cannot rest comfortably during sleep, which causes various cardiovascular diseases, stroke and lung disease in the mid- to long-term, as well as snoring. The psychological shrinkage caused by the surrounding gaze is also a burden to the person concerned.

However, in the case of snoring, it is not a sound that one cannot control and chooses and intentionally produces. Statistically, more than half of the adult population suffers from it. I didn't do it at all, but there are many cases where I snore.

Accordingly, Korean Patent Registration Publication Nos. 10-1380336 and 10-1133537 suggest a method of preventing snoring by wearing orthodontic devices on the upper and lower jaws.

In other words, as the head is tilted back during sleep, the lower jaw is naturally pushed back than the upper jaw, and the space in the upper airway from the nasal cavity to the pharynx is narrowed. When the mucous membrane vibrates, snoring occurs, and the snoring phenomenon is prevented by inducing the airway to widen by forcibly moving the lower jaw forward through a correction device attached to the upper and lower jaws.

However, since the correction devices are configured to forcibly move the lower jaw to the front of the upper jaw, the following problems are caused.

First, since the mandible, which is naturally pushed back during sleep, is forcibly moved forward, causing pain in the temporomandibular joint and straining the teeth and muscles around the teeth to cause pain.

Second, since the muscles are relaxed during sleep, the mandible is separated from the device unconsciously, and oral breathing is performed, which may cause snoring or sleep apnea.

KR 10-1380336 B1 KR 10-1133537 B1 JP 2016538074 A

An object of the present invention, which was made to solve the above problems, is to suppress the occurrence of vibration of the soft palate forming the ceiling of the oral cavity and the tissue surrounding the soft palate by breathing air supplied and exhausted through the airway during sleep, It is an object of the present invention to provide an oral implantable anti-snoring device that prevents snoring with comfortable breathing.

The above object is achieved by the following structure provided by the present invention.

Oral insertable anti-snoring device according to the present invention,

It is configured to include a maxillary sprinter worn on the upper jaw in the oral cavity,

The upper jaw sprinter,

a crown portion covering and fixing the teeth of the upper jaw;

a hard palate support portion formed to protrude upward in an arcuate shape from an upper portion of the crown portion and entirely covering an inner wall of the hard palate of the oral cavity; and

A soft palate support lip that is formed to extend from the rear end of the hard palate support, supports the inner wall of the soft palate formed at the rear of the hard palate, and suppresses the vibration of the soft palate due to the breathing air supplied and exhausted through the airway by respiration. It is characterized by consisting of including.

Preferably, the hard palate support part is formed through at least one small hole exposing the palatine fossa formed in the ceiling of the hard palate to the oral cavity.

More preferably, the hard palate support portion is composed of a hard molding integrally formed with the crown portion, and the soft palate support lip formed by extending to the rear end of the hard palate support portion is composed of a soft molded body harmless to the human body, so that the inner wall of the soft palate circumscribes. It is configured to support elastically.

And, it is configured to include a mandibular sprinter worn on the lower part of the oral cavity, and the mandibular sprinter is configured to include a crown that covers and fixes the teeth of the lower jaw and supports the lower teeth and the upper sprinter to be spaced apart.

As described above, in the present invention, in the maxillary sprinter installed in the upper jaw in the oral cavity, the hard palate support portion supporting the inner wall of the hard palate, and the study supporting the soft palate formed by extending to the rear end of the hard palate support portion are formed at the rear of the hard palate. A dog support lip is being prepared.

Therefore, the present invention suppresses the vibration of the soft palate and the mucous membrane around the soft palate, which causes the snoring phenomenon due to vibration by breathing air, by the soft palate support lip, and as a result, it is possible to prevent the snoring phenomenon.

And, in the present invention, in covering the entire inner wall of the hard palate through the maxillary sprinter, a stomata exposing the palatine fossa formed on the ceiling of the hard palate to the oral space is formed, so that the saliva ejected through the palatine fossa is the inner wall of the hard palate. It remains for a long time between the outer wall of the hard palate support and does not decay and can be stably introduced into the oral space.

In addition, in the present invention, a mandibular sprinter is added to the mandible to secure a wide airway space by centrally occluding the upper mandible, and the upper mandible sprinter is provided with a shoulder strap to prevent the mandible sprinter worn on the mandible from being pushed backward.

Therefore, according to the present invention, as the muscles are relaxed during sleep and the lower jaw and tongue move backwards unconsciously, the airway space is narrowed as the tongue moves to the airway space where the airway is located, making nasal breathing uncomfortable, and the uvula trembling to prevent snoring. symptoms and the phenomena that cause sleep apnea are prevented.

1 is a diagram showing a state of use of an oral insert-type anti-snoring device proposed as a preferred embodiment of the present invention worn in the oral cavity;
2 to 5 show the overall configuration of an oral insert-type anti-snoring device proposed as a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
6 is an enlarged view of part “A” in FIG. 1,
7 to 8 show the detailed assembly state of the hard palate support and the soft palate support lip in the mouth insert type snoring prevention device proposed as a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
9 is a flow chart sequentially showing a manufacturing process of an oral insert-type anti-snoring device proposed as a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an oral insert-type anti-snoring tool proposed as a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram showing a state of use of an oral insertable anti-snoring device proposed as a preferred embodiment in the present invention worn in the oral cavity, and FIGS. 6 shows an enlarged view of part “A” in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 7 and 8 show the oral insert type anti-snoring device proposed as a preferred embodiment in the present invention, the hard palate support 9 shows a detailed assembly state of the soft palate support lip, and FIG. 9 is a flow chart sequentially showing the manufacturing process of the oral insert-type anti-snoring device proposed as a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the oral insert-type anti-snoring device 1 proposed as a preferred embodiment of the present invention is worn on the upper and lower parts of the mouth of the wearer, respectively, to prevent the upper and lower sprinter 100 and the lower jaw It includes the sprinter 200.

The maxillary sprinter 100 includes a crown portion 110 that is overlaid and fixed to the upper teeth of the upper jaw; The upper part of the crown part 110 is formed to protrude upward in an arcuate shape, and includes a hard palate support part 120 covering the entire inner wall of the hard palate (HP) of the oral cavity.

In this embodiment, in consideration of the fact that the palatine fossa, which is a discharge path of saliva secreted into the oral cavity through the salivary glands, is formed on the ceiling of the oral hard palate, the ceiling of the hard palate support 120 constituting the maxillary sprinter 100. At least one stomata 121 through which the palatine fossa and the oral cavity communicate with each other is formed to pass through, so that saliva secreted through the palatal fossa enters the oral cavity through the stomata 121 without being shielded by the hard palate support 120. to ensure stable secretion.

Therefore, the saliva secreted through the salivary gland through the foramen is smoothly secreted into the oral cavity along the foramen 121, and saliva is secreted between the hard palate support 120 and the outer wall and the inner wall of the hard palate (HP) formed with the foramen. Resists for a long time and decomposes to suppress the phenomenon of causing bad odor.

In addition, the mandibular sprinter 200 worn on the lower part of the oral cavity is fixed by overlaying the lower teeth of the lower part, and the crown part supporting the spaced apart between the lower teeth of the lower part and the upper sprinter 100 overlaid on the upper part ( 210).

The crown parts 110 and 210 constituting the upper jaw sprinter 100 and the lower jaw sprinter 200 have the same horseshoe shape as the upper and lower jaws.

In addition, the crown part 110 of the upper jaw sprinter 100 has an upper open assembling groove 111 in which the teeth formed in the upper jaw enter downward and engage, and the crown part 210 of the lower jaw sprinter 200 A lower open-type assembling groove 211 is formed in which the mandibular teeth formed in the lower part enter upward and engage.

Therefore, when the wearer places the upper jaw sprinter 100 and the lower jaw sprinter 200 on the upper and lower parts of the oral cavity and then closes the mouth, the crown parts 110 and 210 formed on the upper jaw sprinter 100 and the lower jaw sprinter 200 ) As shown in FIG. 1, it is fixed to the upper and lower teeth in a regular manner in the oral cavity.

As shown in FIG. 9 , the upper jaw sprinter 100 and the lower jaw sprinter 200 according to the present embodiment obtain upper and lower dental impressions of the wearer through an impression material such as gypsum and upper and lower teeth. an impression acquisition step (S10) of acquiring a pattern;

a central occlusion elevation step (S20) of attaching the obtained upper and lower teeth to an articulator, and performing central occlusion elevation of the upper and lower teeth to match the elevation angle of the temporomandibular joint;

A putty mold forming step of applying and curing the putty mold material to the occluded upper and lower tooth specimens to mold the putty mold for the upper jaw and the putty mold for the lower jaw, respectively (S30); and

It is configured to include a resin filling step (S40) of filling the putty mold for the upper jaw and the putty mold for the lower jaw with resin to obtain an upper jaw sprinter 10 and a lower jaw sprinter 20 made of resin moldings, It is made of a custom made in a shape corresponding to the center occlusal elevation angle of the upper and lower jaw.

Therefore, the oral insert-type anti-snoring device according to the present embodiment has a corresponding shape and dimension according to the wearer's oral body shape through the impression acquisition process, the center occlusal elevation process, the putty-type molding process, and the resin filling process. Manufactured to standard, it provides a comfortable fit.

And, between the crown part 110 of the upper jaw sprinter 100 and the crown part 210 of the lower jaw sprinter 200, the lower jaw sprinter 200 and the lower jaw to which the lower sprinter 200 are fixed are rearward It forms a shoulder attachment that prevents it from moving.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 2 and 4 to 6, the shoulder attachment portion is formed to protrude downward from the rear of the imitation upper anterior tooth 112 constituting the crown portion 110 of the upper jaw sprinter 100, so that the lower jaw sprinter ( 200) of the shoulder protrusion 113 for supporting the rear surface of the crown portion 210; It includes a shoulder grip groove 114 formed between the imitation upper anterior teeth 112 of the maxillary sprinter 100 and the shoulder grip protrusion 113.

Therefore, the fake lower anterior teeth 212 of the crown part 210 of the lower jaw sprinter 200 are inserted and supported in the shoulder groove 114 to be fixed in position, and as a result, the lower jaw sprinter 200 and the lower jaw sprinter 200 ) is fixed by the shoulder strap to prevent forward and backward movement.

At this time, the shoulder protrusions 114 constituting the shoulder attachment part have a tapered shape that is inclined from top to bottom, so that when the wearer wearing the upper jaw sprinter 100 and the lower jaw sprinter 200 closes his or her mouth, the shoulder attachment projection 113 stably supports the back surface of the fake lower anterior teeth 212 of the mandibular sprinter 200, and as a result, the mandible sprinter 200 and the mandibular part (L) on which the mandibular sprinter 200 is worn during the sleeping process are It is attached to the front and rear and prevents the phenomenon of moving forward and backward.

In particular, the upper jaw sprinter 100 and the lower jaw sprinter 200 according to the present invention are molded to correspond to the opening angle according to the center occlusal elevation of the wearer's temporomandibular joint through braces, that is, they are custom-made for the wearer. Since the lower jaw sprinter 200 attached by the attachment is prevented from protruding forward or moving backward from the upper jaw sprinter 100, the occurrence of pain and fatigue of the temporomandibular joint due to the forward protrusion of the lower jaw during sleep is prevented. do.

On the other hand, in the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 and 7 to 8, in implementing the oral insert-type snoring prevention device 1 configured as described above, the hard palate support 120 constituting the maxillary sprinter 100 ) is formed to extend the soft palate support lip 130 at the rear end of the soft palate 130 to support the inner wall of the soft palate SP formed at the rear of the hard palate HP through the soft palate support lip 130 as shown in FIG. It prevents the occurrence of snoring by suppressing the vibration of the soft palate (SP) caused by the breathing air supplied and exhausted through the airway by respiration.

According to the present embodiment, the hard palate support portion 120 is composed of a hard resin molding integrally formed with the crown portion 110, and the soft palate support lip 130 extending from the rear end of the hard palate support portion 120 is It is composed of a soft molding made of silicone harmless to the human body, and is configured to elastically support the inner wall of the circumscribed soft palate (SP).

In addition, the soft palate support lip 130 is configured in a shape in which the thickness gradually becomes thinner from the front end to the rear end, and elastically adheres to the inner wall of the soft palate SP without excessive pressure or interference with the sensitive soft palate SP. It is configured to stably support the soft palate (SP) while providing a comfortable fit.

In this way, when the soft soft palate support lip 130 is formed to extend behind the soft palate support portion 120 to promote elastic support of the soft palate SP through the soft palate support lip 130, sleep breathing Vibration of the soft palate (SP) caused by breathing air supplied and exhausted through the airway is suppressed, and as a result, the snoring phenomenon can be prevented and fatigue of the soft palate (SP) caused by snoring can be minimized.

According to the present embodiment, the soft palate support lip 130 is formed to extend in a length of 5 mm to 20 mm to the rear of the hard palate support 120, and is manufactured in a shape that is relatively longer in the center than both sides, so that the hard palate ( It minimizes rejection by elastically supporting the inner wall of the soft palate (SP) formed at the rear of the HP).

In addition, the length and thickness of the soft palate support lip 130 are manufactured by increasing or decreasing according to the user's body shape, and as shown in FIG.

However, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 8, the soft palate support lip 130 of a standard including various lengths and thicknesses is molded separately from the hard palate support 120, and the size suitable for the wearer's body shape or symptoms of snoring. It is proposed as a more preferred embodiment that the soft palate support lip 130 is selectively mounted on the rear end of the hard palate support 120.

To this end, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 8, the rear end of the hard palate support 120 constituting the maxillary sprinter 100 and the front end of the soft palate support lip 130 formed at the rear end. In between, a press-fitting assembly stage 131 having press-fitting protrusions 131a formed on the outer wall, press-fitting the press-fitting assembly stage 131 and press-fitting the press-fitting assembly stage 131a of the press-fitting assembly stage 131 into the inner wall. A press-fitting socket 122 having a groove 122a is included.

At this time, a plurality of press-in projections 131a and press-in grooves 122a are formed in multiple stages at the press-fit assembly end 131 and the press-fit socket 122, and are assembled by entering the rear end of the hard palate support 120. Depending on the entry depth of the dog support lip 130, the extension length of the soft palate support lip 130 protruding to the rear of the hard palate support portion 120 can be adjusted.

Therefore, the user enters and fixes the soft palate support lip 130 of a standard suitable for the user's body shape to the rear end of the hard palate support portion 120 formed on the maxillary sprinter 100 to a set depth, and the soft palate support lip 130 ) is stably adhered to without excessive pressure on the inner wall of the soft palate (SP) to promote stable support of the soft palate (SP).

Thus, the present invention elastically adheres to and supports the inner wall of the soft palate through the soft palate support lip 130 extending from the rear end of the hard palate support 120, thereby supporting the soft palate (SP) and soft palate ( SP) By suppressing the occurrence of tremor in the surrounding tissues, it is possible to solve the phenomenon of snoring during sleep.

1. Oral insertable snoring device
100. Upper sprinter 110. Crown part
111. Rallying groove 112. Imitation upper anterior teeth
113. Shoulder protrusion 114. Shoulder groove
120. Hard palate support 121. Stomata
122. Press-fit socket 122a. press groove
130. Soft palate support lip 131. Press-fit assembly end
131a. press-in protrusion
200. Mandibular sprinter 210. Crown part
211. Rallying groove 212. Imitation lower anterior teeth
213. Shoulder groove 214. Press-fit socket
214a. press-in protrusion
HP. Hard palate SP. soft palate

Claims (4)

It is configured to include a maxillary sprinter worn on the upper jaw in the oral cavity,
The upper jaw sprinter,
a crown portion covering and fixing the teeth of the upper jaw;
a hard palate support portion formed to protrude upward in an arcuate shape from an upper portion of the crown portion and entirely covering an inner wall of the hard palate of the oral cavity; and
It is formed by extending from both rear ends of the crown part in an arcuate shape to entirely surround the rear end of the hard palate support, supporting the inner wall of the soft palate formed at the rear of the hard palate, and studying by breathing air supplied and exhausted through the airway by respiration. Contains a soft palate support lip that suppresses the onset of tremor in dogs;
In the hard palate support part, one or more small holes are formed through which the palatal fossa formed in the ceiling of the hard palate is exposed to the oral cavity so that the palatal fossa and the oral cavity communicate with each other,
The saliva ejected through the palatine fossa does not remain between the inner wall of the hard palate and the outer wall of the hard palate support for a long time due to the shielding of the hard palate support, and is stably introduced into the oral space through the stomata. An oral insert-type anti-snoring device characterized in that it is configured to suppress a phenomenon caused by odor due to decay of saliva ejected through the palatine fossa between the outer walls of the support part. delete The method of claim 1, wherein the hard palate support portion is composed of a hard molding integrally formed with the crown portion, and the soft palate support lip formed extending from the rear end of the hard palate support portion is composed of a soft molded body harmless to the human body, An oral insertable anti-snoring device characterized in that it is configured to elastically support the inner wall. The method of claim 1, comprising a mandibular sprinter worn on the lower part of the mouth, wherein the mandibular sprinter covers and fixes the teeth of the lower jaw, and includes a crown that supports the teeth of the lower jaw and the upper sprinter to be spaced apart. An oral insert-type anti-snoring device, characterized in that composed of.

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