COMPOSITE ORAL APPLIANCES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURE

An oral appliance comprising: an oral appliance body (16) including a first bite pad (12) and a second bite pad (14) interconnected by a retention band (20), the retention band (20) integrally formed with the body (16); first (116) and second (216) tooth fitment portions, each forming at least a por...

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Hauptverfasser:	CROSS, HENRY, D, BROADBENT, PAUL, A, BALLANOFF, WILLIAM, L, BRADSHAW, PAUL, L, MOLHOEK, ROBERT, C, ROETTGER, MARK, A, KITTELSEN, JON, D, BELVEDERE, PAUL, C
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	AMUSEMENTS APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING,CLIMBING, OR FENCING APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE BALL GAMES BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DENTISTRY DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION GAMES HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES SPORTS TRAINING EQUIPMENT TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	An oral appliance comprising: an oral appliance body (16) including a first bite pad (12) and a second bite pad (14) interconnected by a retention band (20), the retention band (20) integrally formed with the body (16); first (116) and second (216) tooth fitment portions, each forming at least a portion of a channel (18) to receive teeth of a user and the first and second tooth fitment portions (116,216) configured to position the bite pads (12,14) relative to an occlusal surface of teeth; and one or more spacers (32,34) co-extensive with each bite pad (12,14) formed from a material having a sufficient hardness to resist substantial deformation when the teeth of a user are clenched while in contact with the one or more spacers (32,34); wherein the one or more spacers (32,34) has a thicker front edge and is tapered to a thinner rear edge or has a thinner front edge and is tapered to a thicker rear edge.