Patent ID: 7775214
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: A61F,A63B

Abstract:
1. An interoccusal sports prophylaxis comprising a single arch shaped occlusal plate that defines an upper mandibular face for abuttingly receiving occlusal maxillary surfaces and an opposing lower mandibular face for abuttingly receiving occlusal mandibular surfaces and at least two selected zones of the occlusal plate that have passageways therethrough, a dentition encasement material covering the selected zones and extending through the passageways, the dentition encasement material conforming to the shape of the respective mandibular and maxillary tooth surfaces after the prophylaxis is fitted and when the prophylaxis is worn, whereby when the prophylaxis is worn the opposing respective mandibular and maxillary tooth surfaces aligned with the passageways in the selected zones bear against detention encasement material extending through the passageways of the occlusal plate and the dentention encasement material resisting relative lateral and longitudinal movement of the mandibular and maxillary jaws.