Patent ID: 8689795
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: A61C,A61F

Abstract:
1. A TemporoMandibular Joint (TMJ) balancing apparatus comprising: a first base portion configured to receive incisor teeth, the first base portion having a first engagement portion and a second engagement portion; a second base portion configured to receive left molar teeth, the second base portion having a third engagement portion; and a third base portion and configured to receive right molar teeth, the third base portion having a fourth engagement portion, wherein the first base portion includes an upper part and a lower part to receive upper incisor teeth and lower incisor teeth, respectively, and has a height which tapers from a central region toward the left side and the right side of the first base portion, wherein a left side and a right side of the first base portion are detachably coupled to the second base portion and the third base portion, respectively, by engaging the first engagement portion of the first base portion with the third engagement portion of the second base portion and by engaging the second engagement portion of the first base portion with the fourth engagement portion of the third base portion, and wherein the first base portion is inclined inward and a starting point of the lower part of the first base portion is behind a starting point of the upper part of the first base portion.