| 摘要 |
The invention comprises a method of using a mouthpiece of medical grade silicone that has two connecting portions, one a molded shallow trough that wraps around and contours the teeth, and another a flap or wing portion that attaches to the front of the shallow trough and that acts to sit between and keep separate the teeth and lips. This method improves and retains dental alignment and occlusion, reduces jaw tension, encourages the tongue to stay on the anterior alveolar ridge/incisive papilla, promotes a proper breathing and mouth placement and corrects swallowing patterns. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method of preventing dental mis-alignment, temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD) and other undesirable oral problems, consisting of the steps of, first, obtaining an intra-oral device, where the intra-oral device comprises:
a front portion and a back portion; where the front portion comprises a middle section and two end sections, where the middle section additionally comprises a number of holes, where the number of holes comprises one or more holes, and where each of the two end sections additionally comprise a number of indicator marks, where the number of indicator marks comprises at least one indicator mark, where each of the number of indicator marks comprises a slot in the end section, where a user of the invention can cut the device at the indicator mark to fit the device for the mouth of a particular user, where the front portion is connected to the back portion; where the back portion comprises an upper wall, a lower wall, and a plurality of indicator marks, where the upper wall comprises a gap, and where the lower wall comprises a gap, where the back portion has two projections that have the shape and separation of roughly the average bite of a human, and where each of the projections have a terminal end section, and where each of the two terminal end sections additionally comprise a number of indicator marks, where the number of indicator marks comprises at least one indicator mark, where each Utility Patent Application for Laura Walls; Docket No. INNO-UP-3 Title: INTRA-ORAL DEVICE of the number of indicator marks comprises a slot in the end section, where a user of the invention can cut the device at the indicator mark to fit the device for the mouth of a particular user, wherein the number of holes in the front portion comprises eight holes, and, wherein the intra-oral device is made entirely from medical grade silicone, and, second, adjusting the fit of the device to the mouth of the wearer by removing excess material at a selected indicator mark. |
