Patent ID: 8132542

Claim:
A device for application to surfaces for deterring oral habits, the device comprising: a flexible first layer of material comprising a solids-permeable membrane; a second layer of material carried together with the flexible first layer of material; at least one deterrent composition in contact with the solids-permeable membrane comprising particulate solids which are positioned between the solids-permeable membrane and the second layer of material, wherein at least a portion of the particulate solids are sized to pass through the solids-permeable membrane; a substantially impermeable third layer of material connected to the first layer of material between the first layer of material and the second layer of material; a layer of adhesive connecting the second layer of material to the third layer of material, wherein the second layer of material is removably connected to the layer of adhesive opposite the flexible first layer of material for exposing the layer of adhesive, whereby the device may be adhered to a surface using the layer of adhesive; wherein the third layer of material is adhered to the first layer of material and the at least one deterrent composition by a second layer of adhesive.