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Granted Patent B2
US 11,369,510 · App. 16/277,663 · Granted Jun 28, 2022

Dental appliance

Inventor: Steven Wen-Ku Huang (San Marino, CA)
A61F5/566A63B71/085A61C7/08A61F2005/563
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,369,510
App. No.
16/277,663
Granted
Jun 28, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mouth guard includes a tray configured to encompass at least anterior teeth of a dental arch. The tray includes a pair of protrusions extending away from the tray, each protrusion configured to generally overlie a canine of the dental arch. The protrusions are configured to engage one or more anterior teeth of a dental arch, whereby damage to the at least anterior teeth of the dental arch is reduced or prevented.

Claims (10)

1. A mouth guard, comprising:

a tray configured to encompass at least anterior teeth of a maxillary arch; wherein the tray includes a single pair of protrusions extending away from the tray, each protrusion configured to generally overlie a portion of each of at least two anterior teeth of the maxillary arch; whereby the protrusions are configured to engage at least one tooth of a mandibular arch; and whereby damage to the at least anterior teeth of the maxillary arch is reduced or prevented.

2. The mouth guard of claim 1 , wherein the tray is configured to further encompass at least one posterior tooth of the maxillary arch.

3. The mouth guard of claim 1 , wherein each protrusion is sloped on at least a palate side of the maxillary arch.

4. The mouth guard of claim 1 , wherein each protrusion is sloped on at least a labial side of the maxillary arch.

5. A mouth guard, comprising:

a tray configured to encompass at least anterior teeth of a mandibular arch; wherein the tray includes a single pair of protrusions extending away from the tray, each protrusion configured to generally overlie a portion of each of at least two anterior teeth of the mandibular arch; whereby the protrusions are configured to engage at least one tooth a maxillary arch; and whereby damage to the at least anterior teeth of the mandibular arch is reduced or prevented.

6. The mouth guard of claim 5 , wherein the tray is configured to further encompass at least one posterior tooth of the mandibular arch.

7. The mouth guard of claim 5 , wherein each protrusion is sloped on at least a palate side of the mandibular arch.

8. The mouth guard of claim 5 , wherein each protrusion is sloped on at least a labial side of the mandibular arch.

Continuity (1)
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