Oral device having wedges and method of manufacture

An oral device comprising a body having an inner surface configured to receive one of upper teeth or lower teeth of a user and a bottom surface configured to face another one of the upper teeth or the lower teeth of the user, the body including:

• a main portion having an arch-shaped central portion, a first side portion extending from a first end of the central portion, and a second side portion extending from a second end of the central portion;
• a first wedge portion provided on a bottom surface of the first side portion;
• and
• a second wedge portion provided on a bottom surface of the second side portion,
• wherein each of the first wedge portion and the second wedge portion has an anterior end, positioned closest to the central portion of the main portion, and a posterior end, positioned farthest from the central portion of the main portion, and
• wherein each of the first wedge portion and the second wedge portion has a varying thickness from the posterior end to the anterior end.

A method of manufacturing an oral device, the method comprising:

• applying heat and pressure to a moldable material around one of an impression of upper teeth or an impression of lower teeth of a user, forming a molded structure;
• trimming excess material, of the moldable material, from the molded structure forming a body of the oral device, the body including a main portion having an arch-shaped central portion, a first side portion extending from a first end of the central portion, and a second side portion extending from a second end of the central portion;
• forming, using the excess moldable material and/or additional moldable material, a first wedge portion and a second wedge portion, each of the first wedge portion and the second wedge portion having a varying thickness;
• and
• attaching the first wedge portion to a bottom surface of the first side portion, and the second wedge portion to a bottom surface of the second side portion.