Patent ID: 8091555

Claim:
A mouth guard, comprising: a moldable base member having first and second biting surfaces for positioning between occlusal surfaces of a user's upper and lower teeth; the moldable base member having an anterior portion, a posterior portion, a labial-buccal side and a lingual side; the moldable base member having a moldable flange extending in one of a superior or inferior direction from the moldable base member, and the moldable flange extending from one of the labial-buccal side or the lingual side of the moldable base member; the moldable flange shaped to form a barrier between the teeth and the soft oral tissue of a user, and wherein the moldable flange comprises a frenal notch structured to conform to at least one frenum in the user's mouth; and a handle at the front of the mouth guard, the handle structured to protrude from the mouth of the user a distance sufficient for a caretaker to adjust a position of the mouth guard without placing fingers into the mouth of the user, wherein the handle further comprises visual markings structured to allow for proper alignment and positioning of the mouth guard in the user's mouth.