Thursday, November 29, 2012

Snore guard as seen on TV!

Tonight's Goodnight Britain program on BBC1, featured Chris , who's snoring ( and relationship) was cured using the top of the range Somnowell Snore guard. Custom-made, unobtrusive and available at Newbury Smile Studio with dental practitioner Richard Charon.

Pleasde call us on 01635 47757 for friendly advice and a consultation.

Somnowell - Anti Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Device



The Somnowell is the world’s most advanced oral appliance for treating problematic snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea. The Somnowell is also used to treat Bruxism and TMJ. It is the only oral appliance that offers a truly effective and comfortable lifetime solution.

The Somnowell is made from cast Chrome Cobalt alloy, commonly used by dentists when creating the highest quality dentures, bridges, and crowns. It is impervious to the bacteria and fungi commonly found in acrylic plastic and thermoplastic Mandibular Advancement Appliances, and is suitable for long-term use in the mouth.


While comparably priced appliances will last only a fraction of the time, the Somnowell will look and feel exactly the same after decades of use.


The Somnowell gently holds your lower jaw in the ‘recovery position’ while you sleep, an ideal method for ensuring a well maintained airway. While other MMAs infringe on tongue space, causing the user discomfort, the Somnowell’s unique lower jaw connecting section gives the tongue free space to move. The Somnowell is so comfortable you won’t even notice you are wearing it. The wearer can talk freely, drink and take medication.

The design of the Somnowell takes into account the individual features of each user’s jaw joints, so the appliance can be used as a highly effective treatment for jaw pain. An added benefit of the Somnowell is that it keeps the teeth in position, and the the Somnowell Retainers are currently recommended by specialists as a permanent retainer after orthodontic work.


Each and every Somnowell appliance is designed and manufactured by specialists, and made to exacting standards, for a lifetime of good sleeps.
Please give us a call to discuss how you can start to sleep well again at night.

in Newbury on 01635 47757...

How to Stop Snoring

On the first visit you will meet the consultant. A medical and dental history is taken, along with details of your concerns, conditions, previous treatments undertaken and results of any past sleep studies. If necessary the consultant will perform a radiographs and body mass index calculation.

You will complete a pre-treatment Epworth Sleepiness Scale test to give a baseline record at the start of treatment.

The consultant will undertake an extra oral inspection of the face, soft tissues and jaws. Then an intra-oral examination is undertaken to include assessments of soft tissues and the teeth. A brief dental examination, periodontal assessment, dental health and mouth inspection will be undertaken.

The causes of snoring, sleep apnoea, teeth grinding, and jaw pain are discussed and explained with the help of demonstration photographs models and manikins. The range of management modalities for snoring and sleep apnoea are discussed, along with the indications, merits and limitations.