Apparatus and method for reducing bruxism and occlusal forces
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1. An oral orthotic device comprising:
- a left portion including an upper surface;
a right portion including an upper surface;
the upper surface of the left portion and the upper surface of the right portion defining a plane positioned to extend above an irregular surface defined by teeth of a patient,a bite block to extending from the upper surface of one of the left portion or the right portion a distance above the plane such that the bite block is disposed on the oral orthotic device exclusively on either the left portion or the right portion; and
a lingual portion coupled to the left portion and to the right portion wherein the lingual portion includes a lingual arch defined by a mandible between a left first bicuspid and a right first bicuspid of a user of the orthotic device, the lingual arch enclosing a helically configured wire therein to support the lingual arch between the left first bicuspid and the right first bicuspid of the user of the orthotic device.
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Abstract
An orthotic device for redefining an occlusal plane includes a left portion, a right portion including an upper surface, a bite block coupled to either the left portion or the right portion, and a lingual portion coupled to the left portion and the right portion. The orthotic device is configured to engage teeth located along a left portion and a right portion of a mandible. The bite block is disposed along the upper surface of either the left portion or the right portion and extends upward relative to an upper surface of the left or right portion.
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1. An oral orthotic device comprising:
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a left portion including an upper surface; a right portion including an upper surface; the upper surface of the left portion and the upper surface of the right portion defining a plane positioned to extend above an irregular surface defined by teeth of a patient, a bite block to extending from the upper surface of one of the left portion or the right portion a distance above the plane such that the bite block is disposed on the oral orthotic device exclusively on either the left portion or the right portion; and a lingual portion coupled to the left portion and to the right portion wherein the lingual portion includes a lingual arch defined by a mandible between a left first bicuspid and a right first bicuspid of a user of the orthotic device, the lingual arch enclosing a helically configured wire therein to support the lingual arch between the left first bicuspid and the right first bicuspid of the user of the orthotic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of utilizing an orthotic device, the method comprising:
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providing an orthotic device to a patient, the orthotic device having a left portion, a right portion, a lingual portion, and a bite block configured and disposed exclusively on one of the left portion or the right portion to extend over a subset of teeth of a patient along the mandibular bone of the patient; positioning the orthotic device in a mouth of the patient; and applying pressure to the orthotic device to cause the left portion and the right portion to engage teeth located along a mandible of the patient such that the bite block causes reduction of force wherein the lingual portion includes a lingual arch defined by a mandible between a left first bicuspid and a right first bicuspid of a user of the orthotic device, the lingual arch enclosing a helically configured wire therein to support the lingual arch between the left first bicuspid and the right first bicuspid of the user of the orthotic device received by the subset of teeth along the mandibular bone. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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