ORAL ORTHOSES AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS

摘要

Orthoses, screening kits, and associated devices, systems, and methods are disclosed herein. An orthosis (100) configured in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a left spacer (102) configured to be clenched between left lateral posterior teeth, a right spacer (104) configured to be clenched between right lateral posterior teeth, and a connector (106) extending therebetween. The connector is flexible to accommodate differences in relative positioning of left and right lateral posterior teeth in different patients. The orthosis, when operably positioned within an oral cavity of a patient, is configured to cause asymmetrical spacing between upper and lower posterior teeth relative to a sagittal plane. A screening kit configured in accordance with a particular embodiment includes sets of orthoses individually configured to cause different levels of asymmetrical or at least generally symmetrical spacing between upper and lower posterior teeth relative to the sagittal plane.

主权项

1. An orthosis, comprising:
a left spacer configured to be clenched between upper and lower left lateral posterior teeth of a patient so as to cause a left spacing between the upper left lateral posterior teeth and the lower left lateral posterior teeth when the orthosis is operably positioned within an oral cavity of the patient; a right spacer configured to be clenched between upper and lower right lateral posterior teeth of the patient so as to cause a right spacing between the upper right lateral posterior teeth and the lower right lateral posterior teeth when the orthosis is operably positioned within the oral cavity, the right spacing being different than the left spacing; and a connector extending between the left and right spacers, the connector configured to accommodate anatomical differences in relative positioning of left and right lateral posterior teeth in different patients.