| CPC A61F 5/566 (2013.01) [A61C 7/36 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
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1. A moldable oral appliance, comprising:
an upper tray assembly configured to be positioned on a user's upper dental arch;
a lower tray assembly configured to be positioned on the user's lower dental arch;
wherein the upper tray assembly includes an upper moldable component and an upper frame stacked in a vertical direction;
wherein the lower tray assembly includes a lower moldable component and a lower frame stacked in the vertical direction;
wherein the upper moldable component and the lower moldable component include a moldable material that is deformable when heated, and the upper frame and the lower frame do not deform when heated to a temperature required for deforming the upper moldable component and the lower moldable component;
wherein each of the upper moldable component and the lower moldable component has at least one preformed groove;
wherein the at least one preformed groove includes a first groove, the first groove having a front wall and a rear wall,
wherein the upper frame is U-shaped with two opposed posterior ends and the upper moldable component extends posteriorly beyond the two opposed posterior ends of the upper frame, and
wherein the lower frame is U-shaped with two opposed posterior ends and the lower moldable component extends posteriorly beyond the two opposed posterior ends of the lower frame.
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