STORY: SNORING GUARD

SCRIPT #552

AIRDATE: Monday, April 5, 2004

Daybreak & Midday

DHC #19 Timecode: 16:10

It’s estimated that half of all American men

and a third of American women have a

snoring problem.

Physicians such as sleep specialists can treat the disorder. And so can dentists! Dr. Linda Niessen looks at a special

mouth guard that provides a quiet night of sleep.

sovt: 1:35 Details in today’s Dental Health Check.

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DAVID PUTTING IN MOUTH GUARD (VOICE-OVER)

Like an athlete getting ready for a game, David

Richard puts in a mouth guard before going to

sleep. Why?

SUPER: David Richard :09-12 (“It’s a nice thing to do for your wife. That’s one

Snore Guard Patient good reason. I would have thought to go to a dentist. I think a lot of guys that snore probably

don’t think about who to go to. They just hope

their wife gets ear plugs.”)

ON CAMERA (STAND-UP BRIDGE)

SUPER: Dr. Linda Niessen :24-29 Snoring is caused by too small an opening at the

Baylor College of Dentistry back of the throat. The smaller the opening , the less air and the more resistance the air encounters

when it moves through. This increased resistance

causes vibrations or the sounds of snoring.

DR. NEELY WITH DEVICES (VOICE-OVER)

Snore mouth guards move the lower jaw

FORWARD, making the airway opening bigger.

SUPER: Dr. Mike Neeley :49-54 (“We build a device that holds their jaw forward

Dentist and opens up that airway. And these devices are

very comfortable to wear and allow you to sleep

very comfortably, in fact, some of the best rest you’ll ever have. And allow you to get more oxygen in your body and eliminate the snoring sounds.”)

Page 2 Snore Mouth Guards

SNORE GUARDS There are many different designs. But they all do the same thing-- reposition the lower jaw forward.

DAVID RICHARD (“And you can feel it gently pushing the jaw apart.”)

SLEEP APNEA Research shows that patients with mild to

moderate sleep apnea may also benefit from the

snore appliances.

ON CAMERA (STAND-UP CLOSE)

If you have severe apnea, look into seeing a sleep

specialist. For Baylor College of Dentistry,

Texas A & M System, I’m Dr. Linda Niessen.

links:

www.ada.org

Look for March 2001 Journal of American Dental Association,

author: Peter George, D.D.S. “Selecting Sleep Disordered Breathing Appliances: biomechanical considerations.”

Link to American Academy of Sleep Medicine and American Sleep Disorders Association

(both at: www.asda.org)

American Sleep Apnea Association (ASAA) www.sleepapnea.org

Dr. Mike Neeley

3131 Harvard Ave. Suite 101

Dallas, TX 75205

(214) 521-3148