Patent ID: 8826913

Claim:
A method comprising the steps of: (A) providing a patient having: a plurality of juxtaposed incisor teeth; a first canine tooth juxtaposed to a first end of the plurality of incisor teeth; and, a second canine tooth juxtaposed to a second end of the plurality of incisor teeth; (B) determining that the patient has bruxism; (C) fabricating a dental appliance for the patient to treat the bruxism, the dental appliance comprising: a body comprising a front wall, a back wall, and a top connecting the front wall to the back wall, the body defining: an incisor reception zone suitable to receive the plurality of juxtaposed incisor teeth; a first canine reception zone suitable to receive the first canine tooth; a second canine reception zone suitable to receive the second canine tooth; wherein the portion of the top of the body that defines the incisor reception zone has a first thickness Tl; wherein the portion of the top of the body that defines the first canine reception zone has a second thickness T 2 ; wherein the portion of the top of the body that defines the second canine reception zone has a third thickness T 3 ; and, wherein T 2 and T 3 are significantly greater than Tl; (D) wearing the dental appliance on the incisor teeth and the first and second canine teeth to treat the bruxism.