DENTAL DEVICE
Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods for a dental device that is configured to be worn on a user's finger, and inserted into the mouth of a patient. The dental device may be comprised of rigid and/or semi-rigid materials, wherein when dental device is inserted between an upper set and lower set of the patient's teeth, the dental device may maintain the patient's mouth in an open position.
1 . A dental device comprising:
a housing with an open first end and a closed second end, the housing being comprised of rigid materials that are safe to be inserted into a mouth of a patient, wherein an outer surface of the closed second end is rounded;
a hollow opening extending from the open first end towards the closed second end, the hollow opening being configured to receive a finger of a user;
tapered sidewalls within the hollow opening configured to secure the dental device to the finger of a user, wherein a circumference of the housing decreases from the open first end towards the closed second end; and
projections on the outer surface of the housing, the projections being configured to secure the housing between an upper set of teeth and a lower set of teeth when the dental device is inserted into the mouth of the patient.
2 . The dental device of claim 1 , wherein the projections are bumps on the outer surface of the housing.
3 . The dental device of claim 1 , wherein the projections are ridges, wherein channels are formed between the ridges.
4 . The dental device of claim 3 , wherein widths of the channels decrease in size from the open first end to the closed second end.
5 . The dental device of claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the housing is linear, and a bottom surface of the housing includes a concave curve.
6 . The dental device of claim 1 , wherein the tapered sidewalls are positioned on an interior surface of the dental device.
7 . The dental device of claim 1 , wherein closed second end does not include projections.