Patent ID: 8033282
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: A61C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An oral appliance, comprising: a first arch adapted to receive at least some of a user's teeth, the first arch comprising an anterior substantially planar region, which is located substantially proximate a center of the first arch and comprises an exposed substantially horizontal surface; and a second arch adapted to receive at least some of the user's teeth including cuspids, the second arch comprising a single anterior bearing point, which is located substantially proximate a center of the second arch and comprises an exposed surface, the second arch being uncoupled from the first arch, the single anterior bearing point of the second arch contacting and applying a force substantially vertically against the exposed substantially horizontal surface of the anterior substantially planar region of the first arch when the user bites down with the oral appliance inserted in the user's mouth, this anterior bearing point being the only point of contact between the first and second arches.