Dentistry – Orthodontics – By mouthpiece-type retainer
Patent
1994-11-30
1996-07-16
O'Connor, Cary E.
Dentistry
Orthodontics
By mouthpiece-type retainer
433 7, 433 24, A61C 300
Patent
active
055361684
ABSTRACT:
A mouth worn apparatus is disclosed which includes a main body having upper and lower compartments which are generally U-shaped so as to conform generally to a patient's teeth, the upper compartment opening at least upwardly and the lower compartment opening at least downwardly so as to generally receive a patient's upper and lower teeth. A plurality of flexible protrusion members extend from at least part of the interior surface of at least one of the compartments so as to contact at least some of the patient's teeth when the device is worn. The device is used by placing it in the patient's mouth so that the upper and lower teeth are received in the upper and lower compartments respectively and retaining the device in the patient's mouth for a prescribed period of time.
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