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US 2014/0174455 A1Published application
Dental appliance
OwnerMartin N. Gormaninventor
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Abstract
A dental appliance is provided. The dental appliance includes a dental form configured to receive a portion of a dental arch of an individual, and an adhesive strip comprising a first side and a second side. The first side of the adhesive strip is attached to a portion of the dental form. The second side of the adhesive strip comprises a mucoadhesive configured to adhere the adhesive strip to a tongue of the individual such that the tongue of the individual can be selectively attached to the dental appliance.
Claims13
A dental appliance comprising:
- a dental form configured to receive a portion of a dental arch of an individual;
- and
- an adhesive strip comprising a first side and a second side,
- wherein the first side of the adhesive strip is attached to a portion of the dental form, and
- wherein the second side of the adhesive strip comprises a mucoadhesive configured to attach the adhesive strip to a tongue of the individual such that the tongue of the individual can be selectively attached to the dental appliance.
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A device comprising:
- an adhesive strip comprising a first side and a second side,
- wherein the first side of the adhesive strip comprises an adhesive configured to attach the adhesive strip to a dental form configured to receive a portion of a dental arch of an individual, and
- wherein the second side of the adhesive strip comprises a mucoadhesive configured to attach the adhesive strip to a tongue of the individual such that the tongue of the individual can be selectively attached to the dental form.
A kit comprising:
- a dental form configured to receive a portion of a dental arch of an individual;
- and
- at least one adhesive strip comprising a first side and a second side,
- wherein the first side of the adhesive strip comprises an adhesive configured to attach the adhesive strip to a dental form configured to receive a portion of a dental arch of an individual, and
- wherein the second side of the adhesive strip comprises a mucoadhesive configured to attach the adhesive strip to a tongue of the individual such that the tongue of the individual can be selectively attached to the dental appliance such that the tongue of the individual can be selectively attached to the dental form.
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A device comprising:
- an adhesive strip comprising a first side and a second side,
- wherein the first side of the adhesive strip comprises a first mucoadhesive configured to attach the adhesive strip to the teeth or an individual such that the adhesive strip can be selectively attached to the teeth,
- wherein the second side of the adhesive strip comprises a second mucoadhesive configured to attach the adhesive strip to a tongue of the individual such that the tongue of the individual can be selectively attached to the dental form.
A method comprising:
- providing an adhesive strip comprising a first side and a second side, wherein the first side of the adhesive strip comprises an adhesive, and wherein the second side of the adhesive strip comprises a mucoadhesive configured to removable attach the adhesive strip to a tongue of the individual such that the tongue of the individual can be selectively attached to the dental form;
- attaching the first side of the adhesive strip to an item via the adhesive, the item being selected from the group consisting of a dental form, teeth of an individual, a device extending across the mouth of an individual, a mandibular advancement device, or a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device;
- and
- attaching the second side of the adhesive strip to a tongue of the individual via the mucoadhesive.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.