Patent ID: 8133050
Filing Date: 2012-03-13
Classification: A61C,B33Y

Abstract:
1. A dental appliance adapted to be worn in a mouth of a user, the dental appliance comprising: a generally U-shaped base having a length defined between a first end and a second end and further wherein the generally U-shaped base has a top surface and a bottom surface wherein the generally U-shaped base is sized to receive one or more teeth of a user when the generally U-shaped base is worn in the mouth of the user; a first portion of the generally U-shaped base wherein the first portion has a first occlusal surface and at least two side walls adjacent to the first occlusal surface wherein the occlusal surface and the side walls adjacent to the first occlusal surface form a first interior shaped and sized to match a predicted shape and size of one or more teeth of the user which have not erupted wherein the first portion is constructed from a first material; and a second portion of the base wherein the second portion has a second occlusal surface and at least two side walls adjacent to the second occlusal surface wherein the occlusal surface and the side walls adjacent to the second occlusal surface form a second interior shaped and sized to match a shape and a size of one or more teeth of the user which have erupted wherein the predicted size of one or more teeth of the user which have not erupted is estimated from the size of one or more teeth of the user which have erupted into the mouth of the user wherein the second portion is constructed from a second material wherein the first material is softer than the second material wherein the first portion and the second portion are different distances from the first end.