Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for the forward displacement of the lower jaw, consisting of a telescoping sliding device with a telescope source (1), which is connected via a ball-and-socket joint (5)with a first anchoring band (10) for anchoring on the teeth of a jaw, and with a telescope sleeve (2), which is connected via a second ball-and-socket joint with a second anchoring band for anchoring on the teeth of the counterjaw.