DENTAL MOUTHPIECE FOR TREATING SNORING OR APNEA AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY

摘要

A dental mouthpiece for use in treating snoring or apnea of a user is used with a hook mechanism that engages with a bracket when placed in the mouth. The mouthpiece includes a tray assembly having an upper tray and a lower tray, each of the upper and lower trays having a generally U-shape member extending along any one of the user's pair of dental arches and having a cutout, the upper tray's cutout able to receive the hook mechanism and the lower tray's cutout able to receive the bracket, and an adaptable resin disposed on top surfaces of the upper and lower trays. The tray assembly is oriented to permit the adaptable resin of the upper and lower trays to contact the user's dental arches. The hook mechanism engages with the bracket to enable the dental mouthpiece to maintain an open airway in the user's mouth.

主权项

1. A dental mouthpiece with enhanced durability for use in treating snoring or apnea of a user, the dental mouthpiece configured for use with a hook mechanism that engages with a bracket when placed in a mouth of the user, the dental mouthpiece comprising:
a tray assembly comprising an upper tray and a lower tray, each of the upper and lower trays comprising a generally U-shape member configured to extend along any one of a pair of dental arches of the user and comprising a cutout proximate a central portion of the member, the cutout of the upper tray being configured to receive the hook mechanism and the cutout of the lower tray being configured to receive the bracket; and an adaptable resin disposed on top surfaces of the upper and lower trays, wherein the tray assembly is disposed within the user's mouth and oriented to permit the adaptable resin of the upper and lower trays to contact the dental arches of the user, wherein the hook mechanism engages with the bracket, thereby enabling the dental mouthpiece to maintain an open airway in the user's mouth.