Biomechanical training device for the temporomandibular joint

Apparatus for training the muscular, sensorimotor and neurophysiological systems of the temporomandibular joint and for positioning and guiding the lower jaw relative to the upper jaw,

• wherein the apparatus comprises at least two modules which lie against one another in the region of a comparatively large-surface smooth planar separating-sliding plane without teeth or tooth fissures or comparable shapes obstructing the sideways movement of the modules relative to one another along the separating-sliding plane,
• wherein
• at least one of the two modules is designed as an upper-jaw module which has a plurality of recesses for the teeth of the upper jaw, said recesses approximately forming an arch, and a first smooth sliding surface, and
• at least one of the two modules is designed as a lower-jaw module having a plurality of recesses for the teeth of the lower jaw and a second smooth sliding surface,
• wherein the separating-sliding plane together with a dental chewing plane spans a first angle k greater than 0°, wherein the lower jaw and the upper jaw form the dental chewing plane in the state of mechanical contact.