SmartGuard Anti Snore Device. New Customizable Snore Reducing Mouthpiece – Reduce Snoring Aid for Men and Women – Most Comfortable and Adjustable Oral Appliance - Holds Jaw Forward to Open Airway

First of all, let me say this device is awesome. I wish I were being paid or given free replacements in exchange, but unfortunately, I'm paying for it myself. I've been on a quest to end my chronic snoring. I've been convinced I've had sleep apnea for years, but I've taken a sleep lab test and home study tests and have never been diagnosed. I've lost weight and am currently very thin. I decided to really start exploring mouthpieces. I started with SnoreRX, which was an okay device, but I found it hard to keep in at night, and it didn't eliminate snoring; plus, it dried out my lips terribly. Next, I tried Difiniy, which did not really help with snoring at all. The fit isn’t tight enough, plus it’s really hard to close your mouth around, and it fell out every single night for nearly 30 nights. I was about to give up my efforts, but I decided to buy this SmartGuard product. When I first got it, opening the box felt a little overwhelming. If you've used other mouthguards, this one has a lot of pieces in the box, and the mold for the mouthguard looks different. However, I watched their YouTube video, and it was pretty straightforward. But I can quickly give the steps. 1. Boil water, preferably in the microwave, and you'll need a good bit, like 2 cups (about 5 minutes or so). 2. While the water is in the microwave, place the upper mouthguard on the tray; this will help you adjust it to your arch. 3. When the water finishes boiling, put the mouthpiece (both top and bottom) in the water and start a timer for 1 minute. 4. Take a quick drink of cold water, swishing it around your mouth. 5. Pull out the upper mouthguard with the tray, let it drip for a few seconds, and place it in your mouth, using the tray to adjust it to your arch. Once you have it positioned, bite down and suck while pressing your tongue against the inner portion of the mouthguard. 6. After about 30 seconds, pull out the bottom mouthguard (the top is still in your mouth) and place it in. 7. Do the same steps as 5, except without the tray. Align it to your arch, then bite down and suck while pressing your tongue against the inner part. 8. Set a timer for 2 minutes and keep sucking and pressing your tongue against the mouthguard, ensuring it's tight against the teeth; it's important for retention. 9. After the timer runs out, remove the mouthguard and toss it into some cool water. 10. Place the correct spacer on the guard. I have a nearly one-tooth overbite, but I had to start with the #1 setting, even though they recommend a #2 for starting. I have worked my way up to the #2 now. I will say that with the spacers attached, it does seem a little delicate to handle; however, it's pretty easy to pop them back in. Also, it isn't an issue when it's in your mouth. The first night I wore this device, I managed to keep it in all night, plus I didn't wake up at all. It really holds your jaw firmly forward and even makes your face look a little distorted (my iPhone sometimes won't recognize my face when I have it in). I typically follow my evening water flosser, mouthwash, and brushing routine and then put in the mouthpiece about 30 minutes before bed. You can sleep with your mouth open or shut (although shut is challenging the larger the spacer you use). However, I have kept this in every single night and slept until my alarm goes off without fail since the first time (granted, I was already used to wearing a mouthpiece from other companies for some time before trying this one). I can say that I've been told I no longer snore at all; in fact, with the mouthguard in place, I can't even make a snoring sound. Perhaps that should be a check for whether you have it spaced correctly or not, I do not know. Next comes the hygiene portion of this. This is a temporary device, but it's $70, and you want it to last. The little travel case you get with it doubles as a cleaning reservoir. I bought their cleaning product, which is pretty cheap. There is a small water fill line; I used hot water initially to help the solution dissolve. You fill it up to the line, pour in the powder, and let it dissolve. You may need to stir, then drop in your mouthguard and fill it with water until the mouthguard is completely submerged. I just leave mine in there all day (which it says you can do) and pull it out after I complete my evening teeth routine, rinse it off, and place it in a separate case from one of the other, ineffective mouthguards I had until I'm ready to wear it. Pros: - Stopped my snoring - Fits tightly Cons: - A little delicate to handle when not in your mouth - Can leave your teeth and/or jaw a little sore in the morning, but it goes away after a few hours, and I'll gladly trade a sound-free, restful night’s sleep for a little soreness in the morning. Overall: This is a buy; try it out. I'm certain the company will honor their warranty for a refund if it doesn't work for you, so there’s really nothing to risk here if snoring is an acoustical problem in your household or if you just aren't getting enough sleep. Again, I'm not being paid or compensated in any way, although I'd love a couple of free mouthguards to ensure that I remain snore-free for years to come!

Second attempt to find an in-mouth solution to my snoring, since CPAP doesn’t work for me. The tab connectors appealed, since it cuts down on bulk and lets you move your jaw. In theory at least. But this isn’t the one for me. First, molding uses an attachment to size for mouth arch. But it doesn’t secure tightly enough, and dropped off once placed in boiling water. Second, good luck finding which is the upper or lower unit. The info is molded into the plastic and it takes a keen eye and the right light to find it. Similar problem with the various straps. Assuming you mold it and attach the offset straps, you may find the result fragile. As in “comes apart easily.” As in, never EVER yawn with the thing in your mouth. Not only with it pop out, but the straps may come undone, too. Didn’t even make it to an overnight test. Feared swallowing a strap. This isn’t my solution, but maybe it’s yours? My search continues. Update. The vendor kindly agreed to refund my purchase price. While I cannot change my rating (which is based on my experience, which might be different from yours), the attention to customer service is superb. Well done!

I bought this 2 years ago in September. It's held up pretty well, but the bars on the sides have broken. I've managed to use the others that work but it doesn't fit as well with all. I wish we could buy replacements! It's probably better for me to buy a new one at this point, though. I highly recommend this device! I've tried several kinds including my $8,000 one made at one dentist that another told me wasn't worth anything because it didn't help my sleep test results! I love that this doesn't seem as bulky as others and the hinges are what the dentist told me one must have to truly help apnea. It feels more comfortable IMO to have them, whereas the all in one makes it harder to breathe and sleep in a comfortable position with your jaw. I have found that this one likes to fly out of my mouth a little more when sleeping haha. I've been told I snore much less when I use it. I don't always notice a difference in sleep but I can tell you I have less headaches if I wear it. (I have medium sleep apnea.) I love that these can be remolded, especially with how much I get teeth changes at the dentist. Something they don't tell you about when buying a "real" customizable one for thousands of dollars! If you're not used to having one it will take time to get used to it. I had pain with others being too tight and different issues with the ones without hinges so this is a God send, my teeth and jaw don't hurt at all with this type! I also have a huge mandible so I did have to cut this a little and then I just soften the gel a bit with a lighter and smooth it out so it doesn't cut into my mouth. Hope this info helps someone.

I first tried a more expensive ($120) adjustable mandibular advancement device (MAD), one not sold on Amazon. As soon as I put it into my mouth, it became clear that there would be severe problems with my use of it. Thus I searched Amazon for a device that addressed those problems. I found the SmartGuard and I have used it for just over a month. I am extremely happy with it and I expect to gladly replace it several times a year. I hope that it remains available! I offer these comments in the hope that they will help someone else choose an effective MAD for themselves. In my opinion, the SmartGuard has a unique set of features that address many of the problems with other MADs. First, it is assembled by the user from two separate pieces, a top tray and a bottom tray. The retainers for the upper and lower teeth are thus molded to your teeth separately, so that each can fit the teeth more precisely. This system actually works, especially for those of us with an overbite. I find that the resulting fit to my teeth is very secure. On the other hand, devices which require the upper and lower to be molded at the same time require you to align your teeth vertically during the molding process. For those of us with an overbite, this means you are molding while attempting to hold your jaw in a very unnatural position, making it difficult to get a good mold. Additionally, because there are two separate pieces, the whole assembly can be kept relatively small. In other words, it does not fill your mouth, and that fact allows you to keep your mouth closed while sleeping. Yet you can also open your mouth when needed. These were important criteria in my search. The separation of the upper and lower trays also allows the adjustment of the size of the arch of the upper tray to better fit your teeth. This was not one of my criteria, but it seems like it could help some people. Secondly, it is adjustable for the relative position of the lower jaw with respect to the upper teeth. In the SmartGuard, this adjustment was designed while keeping people with overbite in mind -- that is, the device can be set up with the lower piece not as far forward as the upper piece. This was the most important criterion for my particular search, as I do have an overbite, and where the furthest back position of the first device I tried forced my jaw into a very uncomfortable, too far forward, position. There are some things to be aware of about the SmartGuard: Because the upper and lower trays are molded to your teeth separately, it is important to pay attention to the alignment of each tray to your teeth. The trays each have an alignment notch that is meant to be centered on the middle of your teeth during molding. I suspect that some of the people who have found this device to be uncomfortable have not correctly aligned the trays with their teeth during molding. I know that happened to me the first time I molded it. If the alignment between upper and lower trays is not correct, the device cannot be expected to work properly. It is important to make sure that the soft parts of the upper and lower trays do not contact each other during the molding process. If they do, they will stick together. This is not mentioned in the instructions. While it is easy to assemble the device, it tends to be difficult to disassemble it to change the length of the bars. The instructions advise removing the bars from the lower tray first, and I have found that to be good advice. Update after nearly one year of use: The first unit that I used eventually failed by the soft portion of one of the trays separating from the hard portion. I had already prepared a second unit, and the transition to the second unit was problem free. However, when I prepared a third unit, I ran into a problem -- it did not fit well at all. I then prepared a fourth unit, and that one fit better than the third one, but it was not as comfortable as the first two. I closely examined all of the last three units for physical differences that could explain the comfort results. I did not find anything other than the fact that the fitting process leads to different results on different attempts (at least for me). In fact, I was able to increase the comfort level of the third unit a lot by repeating the fitting process on it. It seems clear to me that the amount of physical jaw advancement will generally differ between units that are assembled with the same numbered adjustment bars; depending on how the fitting process goes. I may get better at getting repeatable fitting results as time goes on, but as it is, I think I am getting about the same advancement with setting 3 on the fourth unit as I am with setting 4 on the second unit. This matters to me because this device is extremely effective at reducing the specific type of sleep apnea that I have, given the appropriate level of jaw advancement, as shown by multiple home sleep studies. I did also find that the manufacturer had increased the thickness of the adjustment bars for the later units -- this was not obvious by eye, but was easily discovered when I tried to interchange the adjustment bars between units.

Update: I still think this is a good product, but it only lasts 3-4 months before it breaks (normally the soft molded piece comes out of the hard plastic). So I'm on my 4th or 5th one now. Original: This is the best over-the-counter anti-snore/sleep apnea oral appliance I have found. I've tried 2 others online and sent them back after less than a week. I originally had an oral appliance created for me by a sleep medicine dentist that lasted about 4 years, but it cost me around $3,000. When that failed, I went to another sleep medicine dentist (because the first had closed during covid) and the cost was going to be closer to $4,500. Since I knew how it was supposed to fit/perform, I decided to try some online ones. The other ones I tried did a terrible job of holding my teeth in place so they were ineffective. This one fit amazing, and I was easily able to adjust the position similar to the bands in my professionally-fitted one. The downside of this one is that it only lasted 3 months before the lower soft insert came out. I ordered a replacement at that time, but I was still able to continue using it for another 2 months before one of the band attachment parts broke. So, in all it made it 5 months for my $80. I just set-up my replacement so we'll see how long it lasts. So, I give it 5 stars for all of the features it lists, but take off a star for durability. Still - a really great product!

The first time I bought this item it worked perfectly. It was comfortable and I breathed a lot easier while sleeping. It lasted for about a year before it broke which I thought wasn't unreasonable. I bought it again but it doesn't fit anymore. It moves my jaw so far forward that my bottom teeth slip out of it. I thought I may have just bought a dud so I bought it again, and same result. I don't know what they did to it but it doesn't work anymore.

This mouth piece has changed my life. I have spent years and $$ on different things to deal with my snoring. But I'm jumping ahead of myself, and I want to start at the beginnig. I didn't always snore. But as I got older and life started to deal me more challenges, I was coping with it by grinding my teeth at night. I was doing that for years before I realized it was a problem. By the time I realized it was a problem, I had been diagnosed with anxiety for which I was taking Ativan for. Fine, but that wasn't helping the nighttime grinding which you know you cannot control, and also I was subconsciously clenching my jaw in the daytime. Over time, my bite changed. When my bite changed, it changed my normally healthy tongue placement so it was no longer naturally at the roof of my mouth. And that in turn caused my tongue to collapse into my throat at night. So I started snoring, and it got worse over time. Then I was diagnosed with sleep apnea which caused me so many issues, insomnia being one of them. The body is VERY intuitive. My sleep apnea was so bad that by body actually refused to go to sleep, as my brain was sensing that my sleep apnea was very dangerous. Even Ambien wasn't working! I knew something was really wrong with me, and I wasn't functioning well at all. I finally had a sleep study done which is where the sleep apnea was diagnosed. That started me on the CPAP which DID help me for a bit, but since I'm such a light sleeper I couldn't use it for long. It did help me reset and get a few hours of sleep, which was a relief from getting NO REM sleep for months, maybe years even. And the lack of good sleep was taking a toll on my body and my health. This started my journey of appliances to help me sleep since I couldn't use the CPAP anymore, as I could feel the device on my face, especially when I would change positions at night. I spent SO MUCH money on nose strips, mouth tape, mouth guards, SO MANY different sleep "solutions" It wasn't until THIS DEVICE that I literally finally started to get HOURS of sleep. My phone tracks how many times I cough and snore during the night. When I started using this device, I actually had some nights of NO coughing and NO snoring. I was FLOORED. Ok, but here's another great benefit for me: after grinding for years and clenching my jaw, my jaw had shifted and I looked "older", like an old person whose doesn't have teeth and their jaw is clenched together. After using this for only a few months, it has reshaped my jaw and jawline, so I actually look younger again! AND not only that, but I used to bite the inside of my cheek especially at night, so the inside of my cheek was constantly hurting from that. I no longer bite the insides of my cheek. I can't THANK THIS COMPANY ENOUGH for this device. My years long journey of snoring, sleep apnea, clenched jaw has been so greatly alleviated with this device. And one more thing; I did get botox injections in my masseter muscles, because the years of griding had made the side of my jaw constantly sore, and I was also having mild headaches which I had initially attributed to dehydration until it dawned on me that I drink more than enough fluids; it was the grinding at night that was causing the headaches. Thanks for reading. I hope this can help someone. GET THIS DEVICE!

I'm ashamed to say I used AI to help me decide. I entered all the links for every anti-snore device on Amazon and this is the one it recommended. For the price, I was a bit concerned, but the reviews looked like the money back guarantee was pretty solid so I figured I'd give it a shot. To start with, they 'why' I was searching. I have severe sleep apnea with my highest inpatient measurements being 28 episodes an hour lasting up to 4 minutes (yes, that's 4 minutes of not breathing). I use a nasal pillow on my CPAP and have tried the others that cover your mouth, but I find the high pressure of my machine pushes the mask away and causes leaks. I have an enlarged uvula which obstructs my throat even when I'm awake and a failed surgery to correct it. I also backpack and camp a lot. While camping, I bring a Jackery to power my CPAP, but this isn't an option when I'm backpacking so I've just dealt with the headaches and sore throat in the morning from lack of oxygen. I followed the directions to the T when molding my molds. I wouldn't put the upper and lower in hot water at the same time, they stick to everything within a few seconds. I opted to do one at a time because of this. The rest of the instructions worked well. I used the recommendations for the hinges and started with a 3, but after walking around with it for an hour, I found it pushed my jaw forward so much that it kept opening my mouth and was hurting my jaw. I laid on my back and tried to relax to test if my uvula was obstructing and it was surprisingly completely clear of my throat. I did remove the mouth piece every 10-20 minutes to give my jaw a break and it wasn't comfortable. I then swapped to the 2 hinge and it was tolerable. I settled on the 2 and went to bed laying flat on my back. When I relaxed and tried to snore, I did notice there was a very minor obstruction, but I could not force myself into a full on snore so I went to sleep. I woke up 9 hours later. My lips are dry and chapped, a little bit of cotton mouth, jaw a little tight and an annoying underbite. All of that went away within 30 minutes of flexing my jaw and drinking some water. So for now, will I be using it every night in place of my cpap? No. But will I be taking it backpacking with me when I can't have my CPAP with me? Absolutely worth it and highly effective. Let's just hope the reviews on durability aren't true and this thing lasts. Will update if there are any changes.

I first used a MAS eleven years ago when my obstructive sleep apnoea was confirmed. I stopped using it because it failed to control my OSA, and the splint prevented me from side sleeping (which had been my lifelong treatment). I am now using CPAP but bilateral rotator cuff tears have made side sleeping difficult and I tend to roll out of the lateral position - obstruct and be wakened by the full face mask leaking. This MAS was easy to mould, the combined thermoplastic keeps it shape. The side bars that link the two splints are not too uncomfortable for side sleeping and have not produced any ulceration (but I do use a special pillow with a hollowed area for my mandible). Using the splint has reduced the frequency of being woken due to obstruction, but not eliminated the problem. My only concern is that the splint only covers the first molar, and while it may not need to be lengthened for my remaining two, covering the second molar for everyone would provide a better fit. I have been using the splint now for two months with 3mm of prognathism.

It does not work. It did not stop me from snoring and it left with me such pain in my jaw joints after taking it out that I had to take pain killers every day. I thought that the pain would stop eventually but after two weeks I was taking pain killers three times a day and could not yawn, sneeze or eat without acute pain. I used it on the first setting and it was so uncomfortable that I never tried any of the other settings. After two weeks I stopped using it altogether.

Not easy to use and not a comfortable feeling

Useles item. Its cannot hold the teeth? Easy out your teeth from position?

The reason I originally bought this product was that it is meant to move with your jaw. I am happy to report that it does indeed do this. I had to redo the impression of my teeth as you need to have a reasonable suction for the upper and lower plates to stay in place, once they do the hinge works great to allow you to move your jaw up and down while keeping it pushed forward to provide the required space to stop the rattle of the back of your throat that causes snoring. Other anti-snoring devices try to lock your jaw into position using the suction of a close-fitting impression of your teeth. This force isn't strong enough to keep the jaw in place as it will naturally move back and down out of the device. It's not possible to clench your teeth and sleep at the same time, I'd always end up partially waking up and biting on the device to put my jaw back into the correct position knowing it'd probably just slip out of position once I'm back asleep. I also tried those head straps to keep my jaw in place, but they can only force the jaw upward and back, not upward and forward. So when you slip out of the device from the backward force it keeps your jaw there and lets the snoring commence. I did have some success with a neck brace which would stop my jaw from opening wide enough to be able to slip out of the device, so that's one to try if you haven't already. Another reason I wanted to get this product was that it looked like you'd be able to move your tongue and not have movement restricted by the device and this is happily the case. Every other anti-snoring device I've tried restricts the movement of your tongue, either it is forever pressed up against the back of the device where it can't help but investigate and block the small breathing hole or its one of those devices that try to hold the tongue in place with suction and also stop you from being able to breathe out of your mouth (the tongue is a strong and slippery beast and can easily escape such devices). The only drawbacks I have found with this device are (for me at least) I find that the sides of my mouth can get stuck behind the hinges which is a weird experience but not really uncomfortable. Also, it is a little on the expensive side, this may change in future when they sell more due to it being a superior product. Finally, I wouldn't mind some slightly longer rods to push my jaw further forward, I've been using anti-snoring devices for a long time and the biggest rod for the hinge (which comes in various sizes) wasn't quite long enough to completely get rid of my throat rattle. I highly recommend this product.