US 12,011,386 B1
Magnetic anti-grinding dental device, system, and method
William G. DiSessa, Holly, MI (US); and Mingma Tendu Sherpa, Kathmandu (NP)
Filed by William G. DiSessa, Holly, MI (US); and Mingma Tendu Sherpa, Kathmandu (NP)
Filed on Mar. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/117,429.
Int. Cl. A61F 5/56 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/56 (2013.01) [A61F 2005/563 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dental appliance, comprising:
a first lower-tooth seat configured to accommodate at least one lower tooth and having a first lower magnet coupled thereto;
a second lower-tooth seat configured to accommodate at least one second lower tooth and having a second lower magnet coupled thereto;
a support structure coupling the first lower-tooth seat to the second lower-tooth seat;
a first upper-tooth seat configured to accommodate at least one upper tooth and having a first upper magnet coupled thereto, the first upper-tooth seat movably coupled by a first hinge to the first lower-tooth seat;
a second upper-tooth seat configured to accommodate at least one second upper tooth and having a second upper magnet coupled thereto, the second upper-tooth seat movably coupled by a second hinge to the second lower-tooth seat;
wherein a pole of the first lower magnet substantially faces a matching pole of the first upper magnet; and
wherein a pole of the second lower magnet substantially faces a matching pole of the second upper magnet.