Patent ID: 8277215
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A pre-shaped, non-customized dental treatment device suitable for placement over at least a portion of a person's dental arch for treatment of a person's teeth and/or gums, the dental treatment device comprising a moisture-resistant polymeric material having a generally horseshoe-shaped configuration so as to substantially correspond to the curvature of a person's dental arch, the dental treatment device further comprising: a front side wall configured to lie adjacent to labial tooth surfaces when the dental treatment device is placed over a person's dental arch; and a bottom wall, attached to and extending laterally from said front side wall, having a first surface configured to lie adjacent to occlusal tooth surfaces when the dental treatment device is placed over a person's dental arch, said bottom wall including a first continuous non-customized V-shaped or U-shaped indentation on a first side of the device and a second continuous non-customized V-shaped or U-shaped indentation on a second side of the device, each of said first and second continuous non-customized V-shaped or U-shaped indentations having a length so as to span across a plurality of molars without interruption, and wherein each continuous non-customized V-shaped or U-shaped indentation provides a continuous raised protrusion extending outwardly from the first surface and being spaced-apart relative to the front side wall so that the raised protrusion is configured to extend toward and fit into a plurality of depressions typically found along occlusal surfaces of a person's molars during use in order to improve fit between the dental treatment device and a person's dental arch, wherein said front side wall, said bottom wall, and said first and second non-customized V-shaped or U-shaped indentations are non-customized so as to be devoid of structures corresponding to the size and shape of a person's unique dentition so that the dental treatment device is designed to comfortably fit over a plurality of differently-sized dental arches corresponding to different people.