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		electriclove on June 5, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fitful nightly sleep linked to chronic inflammatio... What does the dental appliance do?

elemenope on June 6, 2020 [–]

Pulls your lower jaw forward to make room at the back of your throat. I had the Somnodent Air [0] for several years, but switched to a CPAP when my lower molars started to cant forward.

[0]: https://somnomed.com/en/dentists/somnodent/somnodent-air/

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