Prestige Consumer Healthcare has been granted a patent for a dental guard designed to treat bruxism in the human dental arch. The guard features an elastically deformable body with a unique U-shape configuration that conforms to different teeth sizes and shapes. GlobalData’s report on Prestige Consumer Healthcare gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Dental guard for bruxism treatment with u-shaped body
A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11911311B2) discloses a dental guard designed for the treatment of bruxism in the human dental arch. The dental guard is made of an elastically deformable body formed from a flexible resilient material, featuring a front band portion and a pair of molar portions that form a U-shape. The design includes a front side wall with a smooth inner surface and a longitudinal edge, along with an upper side wall that extends at an angle from the front side wall. The distance between the longitudinal edge of the front side wall at the distal ends of the molar portions is dimensionally stable and differs from the width of the human dental arch.
Furthermore, the dental guard includes specific adaptations for the placement and protection of teeth, such as a labial wall for the anterior teeth and a buccal wall for the posterior teeth. The guard is designed to absorb forces when the jaws are clenched, with the upper side wall featuring occlusal plates positioned between the occlusal surfaces of the upper and lower teeth. The method for protecting against the effects of bruxism involves providing the dental guard, placing it over the teeth, and conforming it to the teeth and surrounding tissue through dental pressure. The guard flexes and rotates to conform to differently sized and shaped teeth, providing a personalized fit for each user.
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