Title:
SEQUENTIAL SPORTS GUARD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/058255
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention provides protective repositioning appliances, accommodating mouth guards, and covering guards that protect an orthodontic patient against impact-induced injuries, as well as related systems and methods. A protective appliance can include teeth receiving cavities shaped to receive and reposition a patient's teeth and can include an occlusal portion having an impact-absorbing compliance. An accommodating mouth guard can include teeth receiving cavities shaped to accommodate a patient's teeth from a first arrangement to a second arrangement and can include an occlusal portion having an impact-absorbing compliance. A covering guard can include a guard segment that covers at least a portion of an appliance. The combination of a guard segment and an appliance can provide an occlusal compliance that absorbs impacts.
Inventors:
KUO ERIC (US)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2009/007374
Publication Date:
December 23, 2010
Filing Date:
November 06, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC (US)
KUO ERIC (US)
KUO ERIC (US)
International Classes:
A63B71/08; A61C7/08
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