Intraoral device

A method for treating conditions of Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and Occlusal Muscle Disorder (OMD) with an intraoral device comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a shell including a top surface, bottom surface, an anterior edge, a posterior edge and a depth between the top and bottom surfaces;
• (b) heating dental impression material held within a channel formed within the depth along the anterior edge, opening towards the top surface;
• (c) placing the channel of the intraoral device over maxillary anterior teeth of a user enabling the dental impression material to surround said teeth, cooling the dental impression material forming a mold;
• (d) maintaining a space between maxillary and mandibular molars while the intraoral device is in place on the maxillary anterior teeth via mandibular anterior teeth making contact with a smooth rigid plane formed on the bottom surface of the intraoral device thereby allowing the mandibular anterior teeth to make contact with the smooth rigid plane while simultaneously freely translating along the plane.