Patent ID: 8001973

Claim:
A method for treating a patient having obstructive sleep disordered breathing, the method comprising: selecting one of a plurality of appliances from a set of appliances, the set of appliances being adapted to displace a mandible of the patient by a plurality of predetermined geometries relative to a maxilla of the patient, the set of appliances comprising a first appliance being adapted to displace the mandible by a first predetermined geometry relative to the maxilla, at least a second appliance adapted to displace the mandible by a second predetermined geometry relative to the maxilla, and the first predetermined geometry is substantially different from the second predetermined geometry; inserting the selected appliance from the set of appliances into an oral cavity of the patient; maintaining the selected appliance in the oral cavity during a first time period associated with a first period of sleep; and repeating the selecting, inserting, and maintaining during a second time period associated with a second period of sleep for either the first appliance or the second appliance based upon if the first appliance or the second appliance was previously selected, inserted, and maintained; and a predetermined treatment plan that includes one or more provisions for wearing at least the first and the second appliances.