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US 2007/0183572 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for manufacturing a mandibular advancement device
OwnerArielle Drummond, Prakash Somasundaram +6inventors
InventorsArielle Drummond, Prakash Somasundaram, Minette Vaccariello, Jaewon Kang, Catherine Sun, Andrew Concilio, Jason DePerro, Andrew Petruska
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method for treating sleep disorders using an intra-oral appliance and to the fabrication of an intra-oral appliance that incorporates digital information into the process so as to increase efficiency and decrease cost. The method includes a data capture step and a fabrication step.
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A method of forming a mandibular advancement device comprising:
- acquiring electronic information relating to a patient's maxillary and mandibular dentitions;
- fabricating an upper shell for the patient's maxillary dentition and a lower shell for the patient's mandibular dentition based upon the electronic information, each of the shells formed of a first material and having a channel therein, a coupling device being provided on the upper shell and the lower shell for maintaining the lower shell in a forwardly protruded position with respect to the upper shell when taken in relation to the corresponding natural position of the patient's mandibular and maxillary dentitions;
- supplying a moldable second material to the channels;
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- shaping the moldable second material to substantially conform to the patient's maxillary and mandibular dentitions.
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A method of forming a mandibular advancement device comprising:
- acquiring electronic information relating to a patient's maxillary and mandibular dentitions;
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- fabricating an upper bite block for the patient's maxillary dentition and a lower bite block for the patient's mandibular dentition based upon the electronic information, a coupling device being provided on the upper bite block and the lower bite block for maintaining the lower bite block in a forwardly protruded position with respect to the upper bite block when taken in relation to the corresponding natural position of the patient's mandibular and maxillary dentitions.
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