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7607439 Tongue retention system  
A tongue retaining system is disclosed herein generally having, in one variation, a two-part system. A covering can be sized to fit at least partially over or upon a tongue of a patient, where the...
7607438 Mouth guard  
A mouth guard having a tray with a trough dimensioned to receive at least the front two incisors. Impression material is disposed within the trough for creating a dental impression of the wearer's...
7571727 Molded foam mouthguard  
A mouthguard includes two sections, a vertical component and a horizontal component. The foam is molded into a configuration such that the vertical component curves around the anterior section of...
7506651 Reusable customizable breathing apparatus mouthpiece with bitewings  
A customizable and reusable mouthpiece for diving use having a passageway-forming front member extending from a proximal in-mouth end to a distal outside end and a U-shaped formable back member is...
7328698 Intraoral apparatus for enhancing airway patency  
An apparatus for selectively positioning intraoral anatomic features of a human patient to enhance upper airway stability for use alone or in combination with positive airway pressure as...
7137393 Breathing normalizer apparatus  
A breathing normalizer for partial insertion within the user's mouth for normalizing breathing patters, prevention of snoring, teeth grinding, and light forms of sleep apnea is disclosed. The...
7073506 Tongue stabilizing device  
A one piece tongue stabilizing device formed of a resiliently flexible material and comprises a body having a hollow interior within which the end of a user's tongue fits and is held by negative...
7007697 Respiration assisting and snore reducing apparatus  
A respiration assisting apparatus is provided, including a first anchor structure for fitting between the teeth and the cheek of a first side of a user mouth to retain the apparatus in operational...
6955172 Systems and methods for moving and/or restraining the tongue in the oral cavity  
Systems and related methods treat snoring and other sleep related disorders by stabilizing the position of a tongue in an oral cavity. The systems and methods employ an operative element sized and...
6837246 Tongue-airway appliance  
An intra-oral appliance in the form of a tongue-airway functional appliance which restores/encourages training of the tongue, which encourages patients to breathe through the nose, and which can...
6675804 Snore and teeth grinding prevention and treatment  
An apparatus adapted for partial insertion within the user's mouth for preventing snoring, teeth grinding, and light forms of sleep apnea is disclosed. The apparatus includes a multi-lobed tongue...
6536424 Anatomical mouthpiece with retaining wings and method of use  
A mouthpiece includes a wall having an anterior section and a plurality of posterior sections. Retaining wings are coupled to the anterior section. The retaining wings conform to the anatomy of the...
6514176 Apparatus for enhancing isometric exercises and methods of using same  
The present invention relates to an apparatus for enhancing isometric exercises and methods of using same. In particular, the apparatus for enhancing isometric exercises includes a substantially...
6494209 Method and apparatus for treatment of snoring, hypopnea and apnea  
A one-piece oral device for treatment of obstructive sleep disorders such as snoring hypopnea and apnea comprising a mouthpiece portion that fits within the anterior part of the oral cavity of a...
6491037 Temperature indicating mouth guard  
A mouth guard is provided for protection from physical injury and for monitoring body temperature of the wearer. The mouth guard comprises an element comprising a color-changing component. The...
6471621 Method of treatment of groups of muscles in an orofacial region by using an inflatable rubber balloon as logopedic aid  
A method of treatment of groups of muscles in orofacial region, of the respiratory system, and of retaining and support system of a body of a patient and including providing a logopedic aid having...
6467484 Device for preventing stertorous breathing or snoring and for preventing abrasion of the teeth during sleep  
Device for prevention of sterotorous breathing or snoring and adapted to be fixed in a person's upper part of the mouth and being characterized in comprising a non-rigid and flexible transverse...
6422243 Taste bud shield and method of using same  
A taste bud shield for preventing contact between food stuff and taste buds on a tongue including a form fitting protective sheath extending the apex to the root of the tongue completely covering...
6295988 Tongue lift and lip seal mouthpiece  
An oral device for holding the tongue pressed against the roof of the mouth, thereby promoting suction closing the lips and encouraging breathing through the nose. The device has a U-shaped channel...
6244865 Tongue positioning device with optional filter  
A tongue positioning device is disclosed for positioning the tongue within a user's mouth. The device includes a tongue positioning mouthpiece that includes a mouthpiece body with a center hole...
6129084 Intra-oral appliance for the prevention of snoring  
An intra-oral appliance is disclosed for repositioning the user's mandible anterior to the user's maxillary teeth thus opening the user's oral and pharyngeal passageway and preventing snoring and...
6053168 Lip seal oral device  
An oral device for holding the tongue pressed against the roof of the mouth, thereby promoting suction closing the lips and encouraging breathing through the nose. The device has upper and lower...
5988170 Snoring prevention apparatus  
A snoring prevention apparatus for depressing a person's tongue during sleep is provided which includes a base plate, a tongue depressing member, an opening through which air may flow and a...
5938436 Oral prosthesis  
The invention provides an oral prosthesis in the form of a dental plate wh fits against the inside of a user's teeth. The plate when fitted projects from the teeth toward the user's tongue. The...
5779470 Tongue thrust oral habit retrainer  
The invention relates to a tongue thrust habit oral corrective device designed to be retained by the posterior teeth and to train the tongue to avoid thrusting against the front teeth during...
5752822 Apparatus for relieving upper airway disorders and related problems  
An apparatus for relieving upper airway disorders and related problems is shown and described. A tongue positioning extension is provided on a dental orthotic, the extension being positioned under...
5727565 Kissing shield  
A kissing shield comprised of a thin, flexible membrane and a frame or holder. The membrane is closed on three sides, a fourth side remaining open so that the membrane can be stretched over the...
5666973 Device to reduce or prevent night clenching and grinding of teeth and snoring  
A device is provided to prevent or reduce night clenching and grinding of teeth, as well as to impede snoring. The device is adapted to be placed into a mouth cavity of a patient and includes a...
5649540 Tongue positioning device for medical procedures  
A tongue positioning apparatus comprising a shield attached to a tongue receptacle for moving the user's tongue forward to provide access to the user's oropharynx during a medical procedure and a...
5590643 Mandibular protracting oral intubating airway  
A mandibular protracting oral intubating airway has a rigid main body with a mouthpiece portion at the forward end. The mouthpiece portion has an annular front flange and a bite portion extending a...
5553627 Tongue depressor  
An improved tongue depressor (10) that has a flat elongated blade (12) having a first end (14) and a second end (16). To the first end (14) is integrally attached a first tongue-contact section...
5469866 Packaging for a consumer product  
A mouthguard that has an integral tethering strap is packaged by forming a loop at the distal end of the strap and then folding the strap back over the front of the U-shaped mouthguard body so as...
5465734 Adjustable tongue positioning device and method  
An apparatus is provided for positioning a user's tongue to bring the tongue forward, to decrease obstructions in the user's airway and reduce snoring. The apparatus comprises a tongue sleeve which...
5452727 Orofacial myographic measurement apparatus  
A myographic measurement apparatus for direct strength measurement of the orofacial muscles, in particular, the lip and tongue muscles. The apparatus includes a pressure-sensitive probe that is...
5373859 Tongue positioning device  
A device is provided to retain the tongue in a normal or extended position without undue discomfort for an extended period of time by holding the tongue securely in a housing by means of vacuum...
5082007 Multi-laminar mouthguards  
A mouthguard that possesses a number of unique features including: a two part main body in which the two parts are exactly identical so that they can be fabricated by the same mold; the main body...
5052410 Device for controlling eating and smoking habits  
Apparatus for reducing the craving for food and tobacco smoke including a flexible resilient member having a central portion with an intermediate portion inclined upwardly received between the...
5052409 Oral appliance for tongue thrust correction  
An oral appliance for tongue thrust correction includes a pair of thin wire filament loops pivotally coupled together for limited pivotal movement about an axis. One loop forms a palatal portion...
4976275 Method of breaking a nail biting habit  
A method for breaking a nail biting habit includes preventing a patient from moving his tongue into a position to contact the fingernail or fingertip when such fingernail or fingertip is placed in...
4718662 Tongue positioning and exercising device  
A device having an outer marginal area for clenched retention between the upper and lower teeth. Tongue supporting members extend inwardly and upwardly from the marginal area to properly position...
4676240 Tongue locking device to minimize effects of sleep apnea and to reduce snoring  
A device is provided for positioning within the mouth of a user to hold the tip of the tongue forward of the teeth so as to increase pharyngeal airflow passageway and provide oral airflow...
4608974 Tongue therapy device  
A tongue therapy device is disclosed for training the tongue to assume its proper posture on the palate and to prevent tongue thrust during swallowing. The device includes an element, such as a...
4593686 Monitor for an anti-apnea device  
A monitor system is provided for a device used in the treatment of sleep apnea. The device engages the user's tongue in a socket. The tongue is thereby held in a forward position, increasing the...
4304227 Device for treatment of snoring, bruxism or for avoidance of sleep apnea  
A device is provided for positioning within the mouth of a user for preventing snoring and nocturnal tooth grinding. The device is an integrally molded body. The device provides dental engaging...
4198967 Tongue holder  
A tongue holding device incorporating an upper and lower clamp arms each terminating at the distal end thereof in an upper and lower clamp for contacting, grasping and holding the tongue of an...
4196724 Tongue locking device  
A suction producing formation is elastically contracted to apply suction upon release, to a tongue receiving receptacle inserted into the mouth of a patient. The tongue tip is thereby wedgingly...
4169473 Anti-snoring and anti-bruxism device  
A device is provided for positioning within the mouth of a user for preventing snoring and nocturnal tooth grinding. The device is an integrally molded body providing an externally located...
3884226 Apparatus for correcting tongue thrust  
An apparatus including connected double upper retainers, a palatal retainer resting on the upper palate and a lingual retainer position adjacent to or resting on the dorsum of the tongue, both of...
3871370 Tongue-thrust correction appliance  
A tongue-thrust correction appliance positionable in a patient's mouth is provided having an upper-jaw engaging structure including two laterally spaced elements, and a shelf-like plate which is...
3818906 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING EATING AND SMOKING HABITS  
Apparatus for reducing the craving for food and tobacco smoke including a flexible resilient member having a central portion received between the lower lip and teeth and a pair of outwardly...
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