Snore relief with mandibular positioning device
OwnerHarold Enochinventor
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Abstract
A one piece mouthpiece with a mandibular re-positioning extension for reducing snoring, and in particular, to a dental orthosis for easy engagement with the upper dentition of a person and intended to eliminate snoring. The mouthpiece is made from a deformable material with a shape complementary to a person's upper teeth and dental arch. The mouthpiece generally has an arched channel which embraces the upper teeth of a person. The mouthpiece includes an attached downward anterior mandibular extension located at the back of the top of the arch of the mouthpiece.
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A mouthpiece for use by a person during sleep to reduce snoring, said mouthpiece comprising:
- a mouthpiece body customized to orient the person's lower jaw in a position of neutral alignment with respect to the person's natural bite, whereby the lower jaw is restrained from posterior movement while said mouthpiece body is being worn;
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- a mandibular anterior extension suspended downward and out from said mouthpiece, said mandibular anterior extension aligned against a back of a front tooth of the person's mouth, wherein alignment of the mandibular anterior extension against the back of the front tooth causes the person's tongue to be pushed back and his jaw to be placed in a position of natural alignment with respect to the jaw and tooth, thereby moving the person's soft palate into a position whereby his airway is opened to increase air flow and reduce snoring.
A one-piece mouthpiece for use by a person during sleep to reduce snoring, said mouthpiece comprising:
- a mouthpiece body having front and back ends, and upper and lower surfaces consistent to an upper dental arch of the person and adapted to embrace upper teeth of the person;
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- said mouthpiece body comprising a deformable material and customized to orient the person's lower jaw in a position of neutral alignment with respect to the person's natural bite, whereby the lower jaw is restrained from posterior movement while said mouthpiece body is being worn, said mouthpiece body further having an attached anterior mandibular extension positioned downward so that, when worn, said mandibular anterior extension is located in back of front teeth of the person and acts to position the tongue back into the mouth of the person and to move a jaw of the person to its position of natural alignment.
A method for reducing snoring during sleep, the method comprising the steps of:
- creating a mouthpiece customized to orient a person's lower jaw in a position of neutral alignment with respect to the person's natural bite, whereby the lower jaw is restrained from posterior movement while said mouthpiece body is being worn, said mouthpiece based on a wax bite impression of the person's upper dentition, wherein the mouthpiece is made from a deformable material, said deformable material vacuum drawn over the wax bite impression of the person's upper dentition;
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- inserting the mouthpiece over upper teeth of the person, the mouthpiece having front and back ends, and lower and upper surfaces having a shape consistent with a upper dental arch of the person, and having an anterior downwardly-positioned mandibular anterior extension portion attached inside the top of the arch of the mouthpiece and positioned behind front teeth of the person,
- wherein the mandibular anterior extension portion is operable to reposition a tongue of the person and move a jaw of the person to a position of natural alignment, allowing for free flow of air and reduction in snoring.
A device for alleviating snoring comprising:
- a body adapted to engage at least a portion of a wearer's upper dentition, said body having a depending anterior extension,
- said body customized to orient the wearer's lower jaw in a position of neutral alignment with respect to the wearer's natural bite, whereby the lower jaw is restrained from posterior movement while said mouthpiece body is being worn,
- wherein said depending anterior extension is adapted to abut a surface of at least a portion of a lower dentition of the wearer to maintain a jaw of the wearer in a position of natural alignment to prevent obstruction of an airway of the wearer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.