Mouthpiece for teeth whitening

A mouthpiece for teeth whitening comprising:

• an arch-shaped guard having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface contoured to follow a shape of a dentition, the arch-shaped guard sized to span at least a portion of upper teeth and a portion of lower teeth in the dentition;
• a bite plate positioned along the inner surface and extending substantially perpendicularly therefrom, the bite plate dividing the arch-shaped guard into an upper portion and a lower portion, the bite plate having an outer profile and an inner profile, the outer profile following the contour of the inner surface, wherein a distance between the inner profile and the outer profile increases towards an end of the bite plate;
• a first light array arranged along the lower portion of the arch shaped guard for directing light onto a plurality of lower teeth, the first light array arranged a distance from the bite plate corresponding to a length of the plurality of lower teeth;
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• a second light array arranged along the upper portion of the arch-shaped guard for directing light onto a plurality of upper teeth, the second light array arranged a distance from the bite plate corresponding to a length of the plurality of upper teeth.

A mouthpiece for teeth whitening comprising:

• an arch-shaped guard having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface contoured to follow a shape of a dentition, the arch-shaped guard sized to span at least a portion of upper teeth and a portion of lower teeth in the dentition;
• a bite plate positioned along the inner surface and extending substantially perpendicularly therefrom, the bite plate dividing the arch-shaped guard into an upper portion and a lower portion, the bite plate having an outer profile that follows the contour of the inner surface of the arch-shaped guard;
• a first light array arranged along the lower portion of the arch-shaped guard for directing light onto a plurality of lower teeth, wherein each light in the first light array is arranged a distance from the bite plate corresponding to an average length of the plurality of lower teeth;
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• a second light array arranged along the upper portion of the arch-shaped guard for directing light onto a plurality of upper teeth, wherein each light in the second light array is arranged a distance from the bite plate corresponding to an average length of the plurality of upper teeth.