RESPIRE:
Breathing New Life
INTO OAT
Whole You Sleep Appliance
Respire Blue EF
The Respire Pink Micro is
a new innovation in oral
appliance therapy design.
Originally conceived as a
solution for the patient with a
small mouth and constricted
intraoral space, the Respire
Pink Micro is, in fact, a dental
sleep device that can be used
to treat a broad spectrum of
patients.
The Respire Pink Micro is a
Herbst device that employs
smaller Herbst arms on each
side. It utilizes telescopic
hardware allowing for lateral
and vertical movement of
the mandible making it
suitable for bruxers. The
mechanism of adjustment
gives the practitioner 6 mm
of horizontal advancement
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with the use of 2 screw insert
positioned in the upper maxillary
component, one slightly more
anterior than the other. The arm
has a 3 mm adjustment capability
in its preset position, and then, if
necessary, can be moved to the
more anterior screw position
to advance another 3 mm. In
addition, the device can be
thinned on the lingual aspects
to provide maximum comfort
and extra intraoral space for
the tongue. An anterior opening
allows for further forward
movement of the tongue to stop
snoring and aid in the opening
of the oro-pharynx at the base of
the tongue and epiglottis.
Clinical experience has shown
that the normal length Herbst
arms ending at the screw
DR. BARRY CHASE
Barry N. Chase, DDS is a
Diplomate to the American
Board of Dental Sleep
Medicine and a Diplomate to
the Academy of Clinical Sleep
Discorded Disciplines. He is
also an Adjunct Professor in
Dental Sleep Medicine and
a consultant to the Respire
Medical
Oral
Appliance
Manufacturing
Company,
a division of Whole You,
Mitsui International, Tokyo,
Japan. Dr. Chase practices
dental sleep medicine at
the