In-Ear Orthotic for Relieving Temporomandibular Joint-Related Symptoms

摘要

An in-ear orthotic with one or more features to help manage or reduce pain, discomfort, or other symptoms associated with temporomandibular joint disorder. Also disclosed are methods of using optical scanning to create a three dimensional replication of the ear canal that is used to design a customized in-ear orthotic to help manage one or more symptoms of temporomandibular joint disorder.

主权项

1. A custom in-ear orthotic comprising:
a surface comprising at least one feature that is customized to a subject's ear canal, wherein the at least one feature provides a sensory indication to the subject when the subject's jaw moves past a predetermined limit in range of motion, and wherein the in-ear orthotic is customized to the subject's ear canal by optically scanning the subject's ear canal, generating a three-dimensional image of the scanned ear canal and modeling the in-ear orthotic from the generated three dimensional image.