Bruxism protective device

A one-piece molded bruxism treatment device which in upright orientation has top and bottom parts, comprising:

• a. an elongated band having top and bottom edges and having a generally U-shape defining a closed front end and legs extending rearward along a front-to-rear direction, and adapted to be positioned around the outer surfaces of a person's upper gums and teeth, said front end and legs having top and bottom edges, each of said legs terminating as a foot having a bottom edge below the bottom edges of said front end and legs,
• b. said front end top edge having a downward extending recess adapted to provide clearance for a person's frenulum when said device is positioned in the person's mouth with said band between said person's upper lip and upper teeth, and
• c. two generally planar bite pads oriented generally horizontally, each extending from one of said opposite ends of said band medially toward the other, each of said bite pads having top and bottom surfaces and adapted to be positioned on one side of the person's jaw between the facing surfaces of a person's upper and lower teeth,
• d. said band further comprising a hook element extending contiguously from said band at its closed end toward said open end and then curving upward, thus adapted to extend around the exposed edge and behind the rear surface of at least one of the user's front teeth and thus stabilize said device from moving forward or rearward relative to said front teeth,
• e. each said bite pads being, at least in part, resiliently deformable, thus adapted to absorb forces when said bite pad is clenched between the person's upper and lower teeth.

A one-piece molded bruxism treatment device which in upright orientation has top and bottom parts, comprising:

• a. an elongated band having top and bottom edges and having a generally U-shape defining a closed front end and legs extending rearward along a front-to-rear direction, and adapted to be positioned around the outer surfaces of a person's upper gums and teeth, said front end and legs having top and bottom edges, each of said legs terminating as a foot having a bottom edge below the bottom edges of said front end and legs,
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• b. two generally planar bite pads oriented generally horizontally, each extending from one of said opposite ends of said band medially toward the other, each of said bite pads having top and bottom surfaces and adapted to be positioned on one side of the person's jaw between the facing surfaces of a person's upper and lower teeth, and
• c. each said bite pads being, at least in part, resiliently deformable, thus adapted to absorb forces when said bite pad is clenched between the person's upper and lower teeth,
• d. said front end further comprising a third bite pad extending contiguously and generally horizontally from said bottom edge of said front end and adapted to be positioned between facing edges of a user's front teeth when the upper and lower jaws are closed.

A disposable one-piece molded bruxism treatment device comprising:

• a. an elongated band having top and bottom edges and having a generally U-shape defining a closed front end and legs extending rearward along a front-to-rear direction, and adapted to be positioned around the outer surfaces of a person's upper gums and teeth, said front end and legs having top and bottom edges, each of said legs terminating as a foot having a bottom edge below the bottom edges of said front end and legs,
• b. two generally planar bite pads oriented generally horizontally, each extending from one of said opposite ends of said band medially toward the other, each of said bite pads having top and bottom surfaces and adapted to be positioned on one side of the person's jaw between the facing surfaces of a person's upper and lower teeth,
• c. said band further comprising a hook element extending contiguously from said band at its closed end toward said open end and then curving upward, thus adapted to extend around the exposed edge and behind the rear surface of at least one of the user's front teeth and thus stabilize said device from moving forward or rearward relative to said front teeth,
• d. each said bite pads being, at least in part, resiliently deformable, thus adapted to absorb forces when said bite pad is clenched between the person's upper and lower teeth, and
• e. a left-to-right stabilizing rail extending selectively upward, downward or upward and downward from the upper surface at the inner medial edge of each of said bite pads, and extending in said front-to-rear direction of said bite pad, each of said rails adapted to be situated medially inward of the inward sides of said teeth.

A one-piece molded bruxism treatment device which in upright orientation has top and bottom parts, comprising:

• a. an elongated band having top and bottom edges and having a generally U-shape defining a closed front end part and legs extending rearward along a front-to-rear direction, and adapted to be positioned around the outer surfaces of a person's upper gums and teeth, said front end and legs having top and bottom edges, each of said legs terminating as a foot,
• b. said front end top edge having a downward extending recess adapted to provide clearance for a person's frenulum when said device is positioned in the person's mouth with said band between said person's upper lip and upper teeth, and
• c. two generally planar bite pads oriented generally horizontally, each extending from one of said feet of said band medially toward the other, each of said bite pads having top and bottom surfaces and adapted to be positioned on one side of the person's jaw between the facing surfaces of a person's upper and lower teeth, and
• d. each said bite pads being, at least in part, resiliently deformable when said bite pad is clenched between the person's upper and lower teeth.

A one-piece molded bruxism treatment device which in upright orientation has top and bottom parts, comprising:

• a. an elongated band having top and bottom edges and having a generally U-shape defining a closed front end and legs extending rearward along a front-to-rear direction, and adapted to be positioned around the outer surfaces of a person's upper gums and teeth, said front end and legs having top and bottom edges, each of said legs terminating as a foot,
• b. said front end top edge having a downward extending recess adapted to provide clearance for a person's frenulum when said device is positioned in the person's mouth with said band between said person's upper lip and upper teeth, and
• c. two generally planar bite pads oriented generally horizontally, each extending from one of said opposite ends of said band medially toward the other, each of said bite pads having top and bottom surfaces and adapted to be positioned on one side of the person's jaw between the facing surfaces of a person's upper and lower teeth,
• d. said band further comprising a third bite pad extending from said band at its closed end toward said open end,
• e. each said bite pads being, at least in part, resiliently deformable when said bite pad is clenched between the person's upper and lower teeth.