Patent ID: 8375954

Claim:
A restraining device comprising: an elastic element adapted to be inserted into two respective inter-proximal spaces (IPSs) of an upper jaw and a lower jaw to reduce and/or limit a mouth opening and/or slow down a rate of chewing, wherein the device is adapted to be anchored in the upper jaw and the lower jaw; wherein the elastic element is selected from among the following forms: A. one open continuous element, wherein the inter-dental part and the slow-down chewing part are one unit with one stopper connected to each side; B. one open continuous element wherein each part of the elastic element has a different thickness; wherein the slow-down chewing part is connected on both sides to the inter-dental part; and wherein each inter-dental part is connected to a stopper; C. an elastic element as claimed in possibility B wherein the angle is 90° between the inter-dental part and the slow-down chewing part; D. an elastic element as claimed in possibility C wherein four stoppers are present; and E. one closed continuous element.