Mouth guard for increasing strength and stamina

摘要

A mouth piece assembly (20) for relaxing muscles associated with a jaw of a person having teeth (22). The assembly includes a mouth piece body (24) having a cross-section presenting a pocket (38). The mouth piece body (24) is engaged to the teeth (22) of the person and the person's vertical dimension of occlusion is measured and compared to a predetermined range of 19±2 mm. At least one calibrating member (44) is inserted into the pocket (38) of the mouth piece body (24) to increase the height of the mouth piece body (24) so that the person's vertical dimension of occlusion is increased into the range of 19±2 mm. While wearing the resulting mouth piece assembly (20), the person experiences increased strength, stamina, and balance.

主权项

1. A customizable mouth piece assembly (20) for relaxing muscles associated with jaws of people who have teeth (22) and have a range of differently sized mouths, comprising:
a mouth piece body (24) having a cross-section presenting a pocket (38), a plurality of calibrating members (44) of predetermined thicknesses, and said mouth piece body (24) including a retainer (36) in said pocket (38) for receiving and retaining at least one of said calibrating members (44) in said pocket (38) of said mouth piece body (24) to increase a height of said mouth piece body (24) for increasing a vertical dimension of occlusion of the person with the teeth (22) clenched against the mouth piece body (24) in a predetermined range of 19±2 mm.