Patent ID: 7059332

Claim:
A oral-exercise method of correcting parafunctional behavior of the mandibular complex comprising: (a) engaging in a measurement phase by conducting a vertical measurement of an opening created by a person's mouth when said mouth is normally opened thereby defining a normal-open mouth position; (b) engaging in a stretching phase by stretching open at least one time said person's mouth beyond said normal-open mouth position thereby defining s stretched-open position; (c) engaging in an anti-occlusion phase by inserting an anti-occluding device between said person's upper and lower-teeth and retaining said anti-occluding device between said person's upper and lower teeth for a pre-determined period of time; (d) removing said anti-occluding device; (e) engaging in said stretching phase; and (f) engaging in a hold phase wherein said hold phase involves said person's teeth, tongue, lips, and roof of mouth and comprises placing the tongue on the roof of the mouth and keeping the tongue thereat thereby defining an N-position; opening and closing the mouth several times while maintaining the N-position thereby defining a series; after completion of said series, opening said mouth to the maximum extent while maintaining the N-position; closing said mouth until the lips touch but the teeth do not touch thereby defining a lips-touched position; and maintaining said lips-touched position for as long as possible.