My husband has been using these for over 12 years now! He was a snorer but not a sleep apnea. Literally we were going to have to sleep in different rooms because I was so sleep deprived"¦he tried this and for the most part I've got to say it reduced 90% of the long loud snoring !

My dreams of sushi are joined with me actually chewing in my sleep. I am thankful that this mouth guard protects against my own appetite.

UPDATE in NOVEMBER 2014: My dentist once warned me that dogs love dental night guards and he was correct! Be warned! Earlier, I did find I had totally expelled my SLEEP RIGHT night guard in my sleep - and sure enough, one time our new dog found it and chewed it up. So I had to order another one from Amazon.

Also, do feel free to experiment with the "sizing" adjustments. Also, the gums on my lower front teeth did not like where the band rested when adjusted per manufacturer's directions. I have a very small mouth. I ended up adjusting it to the largest size and wearing it UPSIDE-DOWN. The gums above my upper teeth do not seem to "notice" the band - and "Mr. Tongue" does not seem to feel the need to play with it anymore.

NOTE: I am not a bruxer (I don't grind my teeth), but after several months of using this SLEEP RIGHT night guard I am inclined to believe that it may move around too easily for bruxers. BUT, for CLENCHERS I believe this may work out well for you as it has for me. Aside from the fact that I am wearing it upside down - and not adjusted to the size that was suggested, it still took a while before it was a comfortable solution for my clenching. It seemed too hard - although now it seems softer (and it is not dented, etc.). Please remember you did not just start clenching (or bruxing). It is something you have probably done for nearly as long as you've had teeth. It is only logical that you will find this device alien in all ways! You are leaving something in your mouth instead sof chewing it up and swallowing it. I read some of the one star reviews, and I have not experienced any of the change in occlusion problems that some reviewers mentioned. I am not sure if they were bruxers or clenchers. I can on say to be patient. I never wake up with the jaw pain ("toothaches" in several teeth at once) that I used to experience. I was also in a car accident in 1969 and my jaw was broken and many of my teeth were damaged. Because of the hairline cracks in my teeth, clenching hard seemed to open those cracks to anaerobic bacteria. Several times I had really, really bad abscesses. Several times my dentist said I needed a root canal - but I did not believe that that was the problem - especially since the abscesses were never in the same place. I was taking antibiotics over and over - a bad thing to do. Since I've worn this SLEEP RIGHT device since getting this Spring I have not had a single root abscess and now my Dentist is a believer that the clenching plus the cracks in my teeth were the problem. What the SLEEP RIGHT device seems to have done is make my subconscious quit clenching because "something is in the way". I know this may sound strange, but it is my experience!
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ORIGINAL REVIEW

My first SLEEP RIGHT Dental Guard said on the package that it was 2X stronger than bitepad material in any other night guard. It was heavenly soft - but I chewed it up in weeks. In the meantime I had purchased and received this one from Amazon - which said it is 4X stronger, etc. So, when I got the 2X version replaced under warranty I asked the manufacturer for one of this model instead.

This product WORKS, WONDERFULLY. I am a clencher - a hard, hard, hard clencher. I have paid buku bucks through the years for night guards through my dentist. I have always complained that they do not help with the clenching - but they might for bruxing - which I don't do. Somehow I always got guilted into getting them (I assume as opposed to buying something "inferior" OTC). Then, with my last "Dentist's" $200+ night guard I experimented with hot glue - adding "pads" onto it, and voila, that worked. Previously I had been only replacing one hard surface (my teeth) for another hard surface - the "bruxing proof" Dentist's night guard. The soft surface proved to me that there was a better answer for my clenching problem.

The only problem I am having (and I think I can break the habit) is with "Mr. Tongue". I have one of those inquisitive and helpful tongues that drives dentists nuts! One good thing about the "Dentist's" night guards is that there were a tight enough fit that "Mr. Tongue" could not dislodge them. With the SLEEP RIGHT dental guard I have awakened more than once with it out of place (one end hanging out of my mouth) and the other end firmly clenched between some of my teeth. The SLEEP RIGHT device is soft enough, that even with it relocated to suit "Mr. Tongue's" peculiar desires, it is more restful for my jaw than either no night guard or the hard plastic ones (supposedly with a soft outer layer) from the Dentist. As I said, I think "Mr. Tongue" will eventually lose interest in playing with it and I will find it where I left it on more occasions than not. Oh, and did I mention, I can TALK with it in my mouth (far more understandably than with a conventional Dentist's custom guard?).

I cannot speak for bruxers, but clenching I know, and this was a lucky find for me and may be a lucky find for you too. One additional benefit from wearing this night guard as opposed to the "molded to your teeth" models (professional or at home types) is that there is nothing in close contact with your teeth to trap germs, etc., against your tooth surfaces for many hours at a time. Even if you brush, etc., before bedtime, and brush your molded night guard, I have often wondered if some harm might not be coming from the germs trapped against the teeth with those tight fitting "Dentist's" night guards that cover such a sizeable area of the teeth.

Today, after less than a week with my SLEEP RIGHT night guard, I am today ordering a spare from Amazon. (I am always afraid I'll leave a night guard where it can be tampered with by a dog - of which we have a newish one - the older dog knows that my night guard is a big NO-NO.)

I have tried a lor of mouthguards. This product has done the best job of all of them.

I've bought this before but couldn't remember (until I searched orders) whether I got select comfort or dura comfort. So I ordered both, and you can see my older one was a dura comfort with circular sliders (about eight months old). Sorry, kinda gross if you're not used to seeing them.

Anyways, I'm using select comfort right now. It's smaller than dura, and only slides back and forth. No swivel up and down like dura. Both are nice and small in the sense that you can still kind of talk with them in. I really like that they don't cover my front or bottom teeth, just provides a pad between the molars. Better than the expensive molded dentist one that I had made for $200+ years ago.

I like how minimal these are, easy to store, easy to clean with denture cleaner, and does a good job of preventing my teeth from grinding. I never fear swallowing then, it's not that small, but like how stream lined they are. I have a typically-sized mouth for a 37yo woman. I try to remember "lips together teeth apart" when I fall asleep as they suggest in the directions. :) Good luck!