Mouth splint

A concealed resilient and flexible mouth splint for placing in the mouth of an individual around the upper molars to effect the tonus of the masticator muscles of the individual comprising:

• a left channel shaped member and a right channel shaped member made of a resilient and flexible non-toxic material having a durometer Shore-A value of between 30 and 70, said left and right channel members for fitting over the left and right second molars, first molars and second pre-molars, respectively, each of said left and right channel members having a biting member with a top and bottom side, said top side being molded to conform with the biting surface of said second molars, first molars and second pre-molars, and said bottom side molded to conform to the cusps of the opposing lower teeth. each of said left and right channel members having an inner wall integrally joined with said biting portion and molded to conform to the interior lateral surface of said second molars, first molars, and second pre-molars, and each of said left and right channel members having an outer wall intrigally joined with said biting portion and molded to conform to the exterior lateral surface of said second molars, first molars and second pre-molars;
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• a palate member made of said resilient and flexible material arching between and integrally joined with said inner wall of said left channel member and said inner wall of said right channel member, said palate member being molded to conform with the roof of the mouth of an individual wearing said mouth splint, said biting portion of said left and right channel member including a sufficient amount of said flexible and resilient material to maintain said top and bottom sides spaced a selected distance such that the opposing lower teeth of such an individual are maintained between 1.33 and 2.00 millimeters from the biting surface of said second molars, first molars and second pre-molars, and such that an air way is maintained through the mouth of the individual.