PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a soft palate stabilizer for preventing soft palate type snore and obstructive sleep apnea that has an excellent snore prevention effect without any method of an invasive procedure such as a surgery, prevents coming-off thereof while worn, has no possibility of asphyxia due to pharyngeal reflex, does not inhibit the articulation, can be mass-produced, dispenses with impression taking or transcription of the tooth form, and facilitates the adjustment of the shape dimension.SOLUTION: This soft palate stabilizer includes: a vibration control member that is disposed on the cavitas oris propria with its projected rearward so as to come into contact with the soft palate a retaining member that has an arch part retaining the vibration control member and curved along the palate, a pair of jaw passing parts disposed in both left/right ends of the arch part and stored in left/right retromolar spaces, and arm parts bent forward from the jaw passing parts and stored in the oral vestibule and a reaction plate that is fixedly provided on the arch part, curved along the hard palate and has the front end located forward the jaw passing parts.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】外科手術などの侵襲的治療法によらずに、鼾防止効果が優れていて、装着中に脱落せず、咽頭反射による窒息のおそれがなく、咬合を阻害せず、大量生産が可能で、歯形の印象採取及び転写が不要で、形状寸法の調整が容易な、軟口蓋型の鼾及び閉塞型の睡眠時無呼吸を防止する器具を提供する。【解決手段】軟口蓋へ当接するように後方へ突出させて、固有口腔へ配置する制振部材と、該制振部材を保持して口蓋へ沿うように湾曲するアーチ部と、該アーチ部の左右両端へ配置して左右の臼後空隙へ収容する一対の顎通過部と、該顎通過部から前方へ屈曲して口腔前庭へ収容するアーム部と、を有する保持部材と、該アーチ部へ固設して、硬口蓋へ沿うように湾曲し、前端が該顎通過部よりも前方に位置する反力板と、を備えることを特徴とする。【選択図】 図1
