Patent ID: 6368106
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
An mandibular advancement system which comprises:a casting form which comprises: 1) a casting form occlusal surface; 2) a casting form buccal surface which extends away from said casting form occlusal surface and toward a patient's gingiva when said system is installed on a first dental arch of said patient and which is associated with a buccal side of said first dental arch; 3) a casting form lingual surface which extends away from said casting form occlusal surface and toward said patient's gingiva when said system is installed on said first dental arch of said patient and which is associated with a lingual side of said first dental arch; and 4) a casting form mandibular advancement incline which is disposed on a first end of said casting form, which extends away from said casting form occlusal surface and toward said patient's gingiva, and which is disposed at an angle relative to an occlusal plane associated with said first dental arch when said system is installed on said first dental arch, wherein said casting form occlusal surface, said casting form buccal surface, and said casting form lingual surface define a hollow repository; and a first material which is disposed within said casting form and which has been polymerized into an at least substantially rigid structure within said casting form, wherein said casting form is mountable on said first dental arch with said first material projecting at least occlusally relative to said first dental arch so as to position said casting form mandibular advancement incline for at least facilitating mandibular advancement.