Patent ID: 11957970
Assignee: DENTEK ORAL CARE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A dental guard and tray, comprising:
a thermoplastic dental guard, the thermoplastic dental guard including
a pair of bite pads positionable upon the teeth of a user,
a connecting band extending between the pair of bite pads; and

a tray configured to receive the thermoplastic dental guard, the tray including
a pair of bite pad supports, each bite pad support of the pair of bite pad supports having a recess configured to receive at least a portion of one of the pair of bite pads therein, each recess being defined by
a floor,
a front plateau elevated above the floor,
a rear plateau elevated above the floor,
an outer sidewall extending from the floor between the front plateau and the rear plateau and past the at least a portion of the bite pad received within the bite pad support such that an upper edge of the outer sidewall is adapted to contact the tooth buccal surface,

a connecting arc extending between the pair of bite pad supports, the connecting arc including an elongated support member extending rearwardly and upwardly from a proximal end at a midpoint of the connecting arc to a distal end above the upper edges of the outer sidewalls, the elongated support member including a pair of spaced apart holding lips configured to receive the connecting band of the thermoplastic dental guard between the holding lips and adapted to hold the connecting band of the thermoplastic dental guard behind and in contact with the front teeth for receiving impressions of the front teeth during fitting.