Patent ID: 8821497

Claim:
A method of immobilizing a mandible and a maxilla in occlusion, comprising: (a) providing at least two members, each said member comprising a shaft having a diameter, a proximal end, and a distal end, a base affixed to said distal end, said base having a diameter which is larger than said diameter of said shaft, and each said member further comprising a connective structure located at said proximal end, each said proximal end of each said member further comprising a removable pointed component; (b) inserting one said member through a first interdental space within said mandible; (c) inserting another said member through a first interdental space within said maxilla; (d) removing each said removable pointed component; (e) attaching a connective structure to the proximal end of each said shaft; (f) placing said mandible and said maxilla in occlusion; and (g) using said connective structures to interconnect said members, thereby immobilizing said mandible and said maxilla in occlusion.