Does using a night guard invalidate the fast in Ramadan if one ensures it is dry of saliva, and how can one make up for the days if the number of times it was used cannot be recalled?
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Placing the device in the mouth does not invalidate the fast, unless parts of it enter the interior of the body. It appears that none of that occurs, and your fast is valid.
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