POLYMERIC MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM

In alternative embodiments, provided are mandibular advancement devices (MADs) fabricated having polymeric materials to impart advantageous properties to the MADs. In alternative embodiments, MADs as provided herein comprise an upper splint and a lower splint, wherein the upper splint comprises one...

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Hauptverfasser:	KUHNS, David W, LIPTAK, Leonard A, KIM, Sung
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE 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 HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	In alternative embodiments, provided are mandibular advancement devices (MADs) fabricated having polymeric materials to impart advantageous properties to the MADs. In alternative embodiments, MADs as provided herein comprise an upper splint and a lower splint, wherein the upper splint comprises one or more upper fins; the lower splints comprise one or more lower fins; wherein the upper and lower splints are made of a polymeric material (PM) having a Young's Modulus of between about 0.1 to about 10 GPa, and methods for making and using them. In alternative embodiments, provided are methods for treating bruxism or a sleep-related breathing disorder, wherein optionally the sleep-related breathing disorder is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or snoring, and/or a TMJ disorder comprising use of a MAD as provided herein.