A method of forming oral orthotic systems (100, 200, 300, 300', 400, 500) to position a mandible of a patient, comprising: providing an upper dental member adapted to be placed in connection with upper dentition of the patient; providing a lower dental member adapted to be placed in connection with lower dentition of the patient; providing a plurality of posterior mounting structures, each of the posterior mounting structures being adapted to be attached to one of the upper dental member or the lower dental member at a posterior, buccal position thereon, each of the posterior mounting structures comprising an extending member, each of the extending members comprising a plurality of positions at which one of a plurality of connectors is removably attachable to the extending member; providing a plurality of different types of mechanisms (120, 270, 320, 340, 360, 320', 340', 360', 420, 510, 530, 710, 720), wherein at least one of the plurality of different types of mechanisms (120, 270, 320, 340, 360, 320', 340', 360', 420, 510, 530, 710, 720) is adapted to push the mandible of the patient forward and at least one of the plurality of different types of mechanisms (120, 270, 320, 340, 360, 320', 340', 360', 420, 510, 530, 710, 720) is adapted to pull the mandible forward; wherein said oral orthotic system is adapted to apply force to the mandible of the patient via a selected one of a plurality of different types of mechanisms (120, 270, 320, 340, 360, 320', 340', 360', 420, 510, 530, 710, 720) via attachment of a component of the selected one of the plurality of different types of mechanisms (120, 270, 320, 340, 360, 320', 340', 360', 420, 510, 530, 710, 720) to one of the posterior mounting structures attached to the upper dental member and attachment of another component of the selected one of the plurality of different types of mechanisms (120, 270, 320, 340, 360, 320', 340', 360', 420, 510, 530, 710, 720) to another of the posterior mounting structures attached to the lower dental member. providing an upper dental member adapted to be placed in connection with upper dentition of the patient; providing a lower dental member adapted to be placed in connection with lower dentition of the patient; providing a plurality of posterior mounting structures, each of the posterior mounting structures being adapted to be attached to one of the upper dental member or the lower dental member at a posterior, buccal position thereon, each of the posterior mounting structures comprising an extending member, each of the extending members comprising a plurality of positions at which one of a plurality of connectors is removably attachable to the extending member; providing a plurality of different types of mechanisms (120, 270, 320, 340, 360, 320', 340', 360', 420, 510, 530, 710, 720), wherein at least one of the plurality of different types of mechanisms (120, 270, 320, 340, 360, 320', 340', 360', 420, 510, 530, 710, 720) is adapted to push the mandible of the patient forward and at least one of the plurality of different types of mechanisms (120, 270, 320, 340, 360, 320', 340', 360', 420, 510, 530, 710, 720) is adapted to pull the mandible forward; wherein said oral orthotic system is adapted to apply force to the mandible of the patient via a selected one of a plurality of different types of mechanisms (120, 270, 320, 340, 360, 320', 340', 360', 420, 510, 530, 710, 720) via attachment of a component of the selected one of the plurality of different types of mechanisms (120, 270, 320, 340, 360, 320', 340', 360', 420, 510, 530, 710, 720) to one of the posterior mounting structures attached to the upper dental member and attachment of another component of the selected one of the plurality of different types of mechanisms (120, 270, 320, 340, 360, 320', 340', 360', 420, 510, 530, 710, 720) to another of the posterior mounting structures attached to the lower dental member.