Spacer and mouthpiece for adjusting occlusion
AssigneesMolten Corporation, Chugoku Shiken Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasato Ueno
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Abstract
A spacer for elevating occlusion position is composed of a plastic material which can be deformed by occlusion pressure; and a plurality of ball members having a predetermined diameter. The ball member is made of a material which cannot be deformed by subjecting occlusion pressure, and the ball member is embedded in the plastic material so as to be in a plane.
Claims5
A mouthpiece comprising a mouthpiece body being made of a thermoplastic elastomer having a softening point which is in a range of 50.degree. to 100.degree. C.;
- and an elevating member for elevating occlusion position with a predetermined space;
- said mouthpiece body being formed into a horseshoe shape so as to accord with dentition having an arc shape;
- said elevating member having a softening point which is higher than 100.degree. C., and being made of a string member having a hardness which is substantially the same as that of said mouthpiece body at a temperature of 37.degree. C., wherein said elevating member is located in a position corresponding only to the fifth and sixth teeth, said elevating member being distorted due to a distortion of the mouthpiece body in accordance with an occlusion surface when upper and lower teeth are bitten.
A mouthpiece comprising a mouthpiece body being made of a thermoplastic elastomer having a softening point which is in a range of 50.degree. to 100.degree. C.;
- and an elevating member for elevating occlusion position with a predetermined space;
- said mouthpiece body being formed into a horseshoe shape so as to accord with dentition having an arc shape;
- said elevating member having a softening point which is higher than 100.degree. C., and being made of a string member forming latticed lines having a hardness which is substantially the same as that of said mouthpiece body at a temperature of 37.degree. C., wherein the spacing between the latticed lines of the string member is in the range from about 1 to 2 mm and said elevating member is located in a position corresponding only to the fifth and sixth teeth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.