Patent ID: 6231339
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A dental device sized and shaped so as to be inserted into a patient's mouth to position the mandible and the maxilla in centric relation, comprising:a centric bite assembly positionable within the patient's mouth, the centric bite assembly comprising a pliable bite portion having a first end, a second end, an upper surface and a lower surface defining a cavity, and a pliable material disposed within the cavity so that when the patient bites down on the pliable bite portion the upper and lower surfaces of the pliable bite portion are maintained a distance apart while permitting the upper and lower anterior teeth to move relative to each other while maintaining the patient's upper and lower posterior teeth spaced a distance apart; andan impression support assembly detachably connected to the centric bite assembly, the impression support assembly positionable within the patient's mouth between the posterior teeth configured to receive an impression making material.