Patent ID: 8201560

Claim:
A dental appliance comprising: a left posterior occlusal pad having a base with a smooth bottom surface and an outer sidewall including a plurality of open faced closed loops creating holes entirely through the outer sidewall, wherein an entire loop is adapted to directly engage posterior teeth of an upper jaw of a user, and wherein each of the plurality of loops forms an arch having an angle adapted to conform the plurality of loops to the buccal aspect of the posterior teeth to retain the dental appliance; a right posterior occlusal pad having a base with a smooth bottom surface and an outer sidewall including a plurality of open faced closed loops creating holes entirely through the outer sidewall, wherein an entire loop is adapted to directly engage posterior teeth of an upper jaw of the user, and wherein each of the plurality of loops forms an arch having an angle adapted to conform the plurality of loops to the buccal aspect of the posterior teeth to retain the dental appliance; and a support bridge between the left posterior occlusal pad and the right posterior occlusal pad adapted to lie along a palate of the user.