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Antimicrobial dental appliances including mouthguards and mouthpieces

  • US 7,661,430 B2
  • Filed: 11/20/2006
  • Issued: 02/16/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A dental appliance including a mouthguard, and/or diver'"'"'s mouthpiece comprising:

  • a substantially rigid core that provides a shape to said dental appliance, extending from a proximal in-mouth end toward a position short of a distal outside end and at least one back portion comprising bitewings;

    wherein said dental appliance comprises an elastomeric polymer composition that is intermixed and is an integral mixture with submicron sized metal averaging less than 0.49 microns wherein said metal is in a base of polysynthetic oils and wherein said integral mixture effectively reduces or eliminates the growth of bacterial organisms.

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