Dental device having an improved deformable material and method for forming same

摘要

A dental device (10, 11) includes an arch (12, 14) adapted to receive one or more of a user's teeth (16). A deformable material (20, 32) is coupled to the arch (12, 14) and includes an aliphatic polyester. The aliphatic polyester may be a polycaprolactone polymer and may have the formula: <IMAGE> where R is an aliphatic hydrocarbon.