Oral appliances with major connectors and methods for manufacture

Oral appliances adapted to for spacing the occlusal surfaces of the teeth of a user are disclosed. The oral appliances have a major connector interconnecting a first bite pad and a second bite pad. The first bite pad can include a first spacer and the second bite pad can include a second spacer that...

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Hauptverfasser:	ROETTGER MARK, BELVEDERE PAUL C, MOLHOEK ROBERT C, BRADSHAW PAUL L, KITTELSEN JON D, CROSS, III HENRY D, BROADBENT PAUL A, BALLANOFF WILLIAM L
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
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:	Oral appliances adapted to for spacing the occlusal surfaces of the teeth of a user are disclosed. The oral appliances have a major connector interconnecting a first bite pad and a second bite pad. The first bite pad can include a first spacer and the second bite pad can include a second spacer that are configured to maintain the spacing of the occlusal surfaces of opposing teeth of a user during clenching or upon an impact to the jaw. Methods for the manufacture of composite oral appliances are also disclosed. The methods include forming a composite oral appliance over a model of a user's mouth.