System and method of oral treatment and relieving stress

A method of reducing psychological stress and improving Heart Rate Variability utilizing a physiologic maneuver, the method comprising:

• a. providing a device comprising a tooth-engaging end at a proximal end and a handle at a distal end, wherein the tooth-engaging end and the handle are connected via a substantially rigid and curvilinear extension element;
• b. engaging at least one contact surface of the tooth-engaging end at the proximal end of the device with a user's bottom front teeth in a user's mouth;
• c. gently pulling down on the handle at the distal end of the device positioned beneath a user's chin by the substantially rigid and curvilinear extension element such that a user's jaw is in a stretched open position while the user is not applying a force on the tooth-engaging end of the device with the user's bottom front teeth, wherein the handle is substantially aligned with the tooth-engaging end, and wherein a force applied by gently pulling down on the handle is in a direction along an axis of at least one of the user's bottom front teeth to trigger a user's parasympathetic nervous system while a user's jaw muscles are relaxed;
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• d. holding the stretched open position of the user's jaw by pulling down on the handle of the device for a period of time.

A system for relaxation comprising:

• a device comprising:
• a tooth-engaging end that is substantially flat and at a proximal end of the device, wherein the tooth-engaging end includes a contact surface is positionable within a user's mouth without application of a force on the tooth engaging end by the user with a user's lower teeth within the user's mouth;
• a handle having a loop at a distal end of the device;
• a substantially rigid shaft connecting the handle and the tooth-engaging end, wherein the substantially rigid shaft extends in an outward and downward direction in a curvilinear shape from the user's mouth toward the distal end of the device such that a force applied to the handle is substantially aligned with the tooth-engaging end and an axis through at least one lower tooth of the user's lower teeth, and wherein at least one of:
• the handle is positioned beneath a user's chin with the curvilinear shape of the substantially rigid shaft;
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• a chin pad is coupled to the substantially rigid shaft and operable to rest on the user's chin;
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• one or more of:
• a computer program stored on a digital device having a display and a speaker, the computer program causing the digital device to output a visual via a display and/or output soothing sounds through a speaker;
• a series of lessons or instructions delivered digitally to the user;
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• a means of digitally tracking a user's progress.