Patent ID: 8573224
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: A61C,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for forming a custom-molded oral appliance for positioning a user's jaw proximate to centric occlusion, comprising: heating a thin sheet of material comprising a polycaprolactone polymer; positioning the thin sheet of material within the user's mouth; positioning the user's jaw proximate to centric occlusion; molding the thin sheet of material around at least respective portions of the user's upper and lower dental arches such that each of the respective portions of the user's upper and lower dental arches form respective impressions on opposite sides of the thin sheet of material; and transitioning the thin sheet of material to a substantially non-deformable state; wherein the thin sheet of material is molded around at least respective portions of the user's upper and lower dental arches, such that: