APPARATUS AND METHODS USEFUL FOR REMODELING MAXILLOFACIAL BONE USING LIGHT THERAPY, AN ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE, AND OPTIONALLY, VITAMIN D ADMINISTRATION

APPARATUS AND METHODS USEFUL FOR REMODELING MAXILLOFACIAL BONE USING LIGHT THERAPY, AN ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE, AND OPTIONALLY, VITAMIN D ADMINISTRATION

An apparatus includes a mouthpiece sized and shaped to be disposed within a patient's mouth. The mouthpiece includes a bite tray and a flange coupled to the bite tray, the flange being deflectable with respect to the bite tray. A posterior portion of the flange extends beyond a posterior end of...

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Hauptverfasser: BRAWN, Peter Robert, MARSANYI, Robert, DEMYKIN, Alexey, MATHEWS, Paul, CHRISTENSEN, Paul, STRANGE, Kevin
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
DENTISTRY
DIAGNOSIS
ELECTROTHERAPY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MAGNETOTHERAPY
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
RADIATION THERAPY
SURGERY
ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus includes a mouthpiece sized and shaped to be disposed within a patient's mouth. The mouthpiece includes a bite tray and a flange coupled to the bite tray, the flange being deflectable with respect to the bite tray. A posterior portion of the flange extends beyond a posterior end of the bite tray. The apparatus also includes a light emitter at least partially disposed within the flange. The light emitter is configured to emit light to oral tissue, such as alveolar mucosa, of the patient when the mouthpiece is disposed within the mouth.