Patent ID: 8585401

Claim:
A method of fabricating a bio-facilitation mouthpiece for a user, the method comprising: identifying a user's maxillomandibular position of minimal nociceptive input; creating an impression of the user's upper and lower anterior teeth in the maxillomandibular position of minimal nociceptive input; and creating a bio-facilitation mouthpiece from the impression of the user's upper and lower anterior teeth in the maxillomandibular position of minimal nociceptive input, wherein the user's maxillomandibular position of minimal nociceptive input is maintained by the bio-facilitation mouthpiece when the user wears the bio-facilitation mouthpiece, and wherein identifying a user's unique maxillomandibular position of minimal nociceptive input includes inserting a first bite shim between the upper and lower anterior teeth of a user while conducting manual muscle testing such that the user's optimal vertical, lateral, and protrusive maxillomandibular position is recorded relative to the first bite shim, and wherein a second bite shim is disposed in contact with the first bite shim, and the first and second bite shims are inserted between the upper and lower anterior teeth of a user while conducting manual muscle testing such that the user's optimal vertical, lateral, and protrusive maxillomandibular position is recorded relative to the first and second bite shims.