KR102096597B1 - Oral appliance for snoring and sleep apnea - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention causes the position of the tongue to change by moving the deviated mandible to the front-rear center position or the left-right center position, such as forward or backward or edge-to-edge position, to expand the airway or to be affected by the central position of the mandible. On the oral cavity device that simultaneously prevents snoring and sleep apnea by inducing airway expansion by correcting the cervical vertebrae in the form of straight neck and turtle neck by normalizing the unbalanced structure of the axis (second cervical spine) As an upper outer guard surrounding the upper tooth surface, an upper inner guard surrounding the inner surface of the upper tooth, and an upper body composed of a first seating plate on which the bottom surface of the upper tooth is seated, and a lower portion surrounding the outer surface of the lower tooth An outer guard, a lower inner guard surrounding the inner surface of the lower tooth, and a lower body composed of a second seating plate, and a position-variable texture The upper body and the lower body are coupled to a position in which the other body is advanced or retracted based on any one of the upper body and the lower body as the protrusion is selectively inserted into the plurality of through holes. , It is intended to provide an oral device having an effect of preventing snoring and sleep apnea symptoms by correcting the cervical spine in a normal C-shape even when the cervical spine is formed in a straight or inverted C-shape.

Description

Oral appliance for snoring and sleep apnea

The present invention relates to an oral device for the treatment of snoring sleep apnea of the intraoral insertion method.

Snoring is caused by a variety of causes of respiratory airflow during sleep, narrowing the airway through the narrowed airway (relatively lighter back from the mouth ceiling) and palatal water (also known as suspension water in the shape of a stretch under the center of the uvula or mouth) It is a breathing noise caused by vibrations in the surrounding structures. Furthermore, sleep apnea is a frequent occurrence of breathing stoppage during sleep, which can cause sleep disorders such as severe snoring and daytime sleepiness. In addition, hypoxia caused during sleep due to sleep apnea can cause various cardiovascular complications.

Snoring treatment methods can be roughly divided into non-surgical and surgical methods.

Non-surgical treatment methods include sleeping sideways, reducing risk factors through weight loss, abstinence, smoking cessation, medications, preventing tongue sagging behind the neck through intraoral devices, and constant positive pressure There is a method to prevent collapse of the soft tissue of the pharynx by supplying it to the airways.

Surgical treatment methods vary depending on the cause of snoring, such as nasal surgery (non-sparing curvature and correcting for inferior carpal thickening), pharyngeal surgery (oropharyngeal plastic surgery to excise the mucous membranes of the tonsils and oropharynx, radiofrequency warm palate), There are dichotomy and head and neck skeletal surgery (preliminary hysterectomy and hyoid osteotomy, bilateral maxillary advancement).

The surgical treatment method has the effect that the snoring is treated once with one operation, but after the period of surgery, the snoring may recur due to incision and the remaining uvula grow, or in the case of oropharyngeal plastic surgery Compared to causing severe pain, the effect of preventing snoring has a slight problem.

In addition, the surgical treatment method does not support medical insurance, so there is a significant cost burden, so even those who suffer from snoring have a difficult problem to choose.

In addition, the conventional snoring prevention device is effective in preventing snoring itself, but causes tooth pain or gum disease caused by malocclusion such as an open bite, and thus there is a problem that wear is almost impossible.

Therefore, there is a need for a technique capable of preventing snoring without resorting to surgery, which requires considerable cost.

Looking at the prior art developed with this problem awareness, there is a 'snoring and sleep apnea treatment apparatus' disclosed in Patent No. 10-1271576 (registration date: 2013. 05. 30) shown in FIG.

The prior art includes a maxillary mounting member 10 and a mandibular mounting member 20 worn in the wearer's mouth, and the mandibular mounting member 20 is moved to the mandibular anterior induction wire member 30 made of a shape memory alloy. While maintaining the position of the mandibular mounting member 20 moved to the brace member 40, it minimizes side-effect problems on the jaw joint, increases the wearer's convenience and has good adaptability when wearing, and improves the treatment success rate It relates to a sleep and apnea treatment apparatus.

However, since the mandibular anterior wire member 30 and the brace member 40 are small instruments, a precise manufacturing process is required, and also, a process of assembling the mandibular mounting member 20 and the maxillary mounting member 10 after manufacturing is required. There is a problem in that it is difficult to purchase and use it without consumers' burden due to the high price due to the cost of manufacturing the precise parts through the various steps.

Therefore, it is possible to manufacture only a minimal process, and it is manufactured without the need for a separate precise member to be combined, so that the manufacturing cost can be significantly reduced, and the operation process is extremely simple. It is a situation that is urgently requested.

Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1271576 (Registration date: 2013. 05. 30)

Accordingly, the present invention is to improve the problems of the prior art, and can be manufactured to require only a minimal process, and is manufactured without the need for a separate precise member to be combined, thereby significantly reducing the manufacturing cost, and also the mandibular deviation. The axis of the axis (second cervical spine) affected by the central position of the mandible or the expansion of the airway by inducing a change in the position of the tongue by moving the front or rear center position or the left and right center position, such as forward or backward or edge to edge position It is intended to provide an oral device for the treatment of snoring sleep apnea equipped with means to expand the airway by correcting the cervical vertebrae in the form of a straight neck or turtle neck by normalizing the unbalanced structure.

The oral device according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a long formed curved plate, the upper outer guard surrounding the outer surface of the upper tooth, and a long formed curved plate, the upper inner guard surrounding the inner surface of the upper tooth, and the upper portion As a plate connecting the outer guard and the upper inner guard lower portion, the upper body composed of a first seating plate on which the bottom surface of the upper tooth is seated, and the lower outer guard surrounding the outer surface of the lower tooth as a long curved plate, formed long A lower body composed of a lower inner guard surrounding the inner surface of the lower tooth as a curved plate, and a second seating plate contacting the upper surface of the lower tooth as a plate connecting the lower outer guard and the upper lower inner guard, and the first A plurality of through-holes on either side of the seating plate or the second seating plate, either one of the above Arranged at regular intervals along the longitudinal direction of the seating plate, one or more protrusions on each side of the other of the first seating plate or the second seating plate are arranged along the lengthwise direction of the other seating plate. Consisting of a position-variable coupling portion, the projections are selectively inserted into the plurality of through holes, so that the upper body and the lower body are moved forward or backward based on one of the upper body and the lower body. Combined into position.

Here, preferably, each of the plurality of through-holes is a horizontal long hole formed long in the left and right directions of the teeth, and the plurality of horizontal long holes are arranged parallel to each other, and the one or more protrusions are plate-shaped plate-shaped protrusions formed long in the left-right direction And one or more plate-like protrusions are arranged parallel to each other.

In this case, the number of horizontal long holes is formed more than the number of plate-like protrusions.

In addition, the position-variable coupling portion preferably further includes an auxiliary through hole installed spaced apart from the plurality of horizontal long holes, and an auxiliary protrusion inserted into the auxiliary through hole.

At this time, the auxiliary through-hole is a vertical elongated hole formed in the vertical direction of the horizontal elongated hole, and as the auxiliary protrusion is inserted into the vertical elongated hole, the horizontal displacement of the upper body and the lower body can be prevented.

Alternatively, the auxiliary through-holes are a plurality of circular through-holes arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal elongate hole, and the auxiliary protrusions are selectively inserted into a circular through-hole corresponding to a plate-like protrusion being selectively inserted into the horizontal elongate hole. By being inserted, the horizontal displacement of the upper body and the lower body is prevented, and the combination of the horizontal long hole and the plate-like protrusion can be reinforced more firmly.

On the other hand, at some points of the upper or lower outer guide and the upper or lower inner guide, a cut groove in which the width is rapidly reduced may be formed, preferably by cutting a portion of the width of the outer guide and the inner guide. Here, one of the cut grooves may be formed at the center of the upper or lower outer guide.

In addition, the incision grooves are preferably formed one by one symmetrically left and right at a point spaced a predetermined distance from the center of the upper or lower inner guide.

The oral device according to the present invention can be manufactured to require only a minimal process, and is manufactured without the need for a separate precise member to be combined, thereby significantly reducing the manufacturing cost, and also advancing or reversing the mandibular mandibular or edge to edge. By moving the position to the center of the anteroposterior center or to the center of the left and right, such as the position, the tongue may be changed to expand the airway or normalize the unbalanced structure of the axis (second cervical spine) affected by the mandibular central position. It has the effect of expanding the airway by correcting the turtle neck-shaped cervical vertebrae to a normal C-shape.

1 is a perspective view and a side view showing a prior art,
Figure 2a is a human skull side view,
Figure 2b is a photograph of a state in which the oral model is unfolded,
Figure 3a is a photograph showing before and after the airway expansion treatment in the case of secondary malocclusion,
Figure 3b is a photograph showing before and after treatment with a date or turtle neck,
4 is a perspective view of an oral device according to the invention,
Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view of Figure 4,
6 is an exploded perspective view of the uneven piece and the uneven groove in FIG. 4,
7A to 7C are side views showing different bonding states of the oral device according to the present invention;

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4 and 5, the upper body 10 contacting the upper tooth A and the lower body 20 contacting the lower tooth B are combined with each other. At this time, the relative engagement position of the upper tooth (A) and the lower tooth (B) can be selected to any one of a plurality of locations along the front-rear direction of the upper body 10 and the lower body 20 by providing a position-variable coupling portion.

The upper body 10 and the lower body 20 are coupled to the upper teeth A and the lower teeth B, respectively, but when the upper body 10 and the lower body 20 are viewed relative to the upper body 10 As the lower body 20 is protruded or retracted from the upper body 10, the relative positions of the entire upper jaw to which the upper tooth A is attached and the lower jaw to which the lower tooth B is attached are changed as well as the teeth themselves. You can.

The bonding relationship between the maxilla and the mandible is shown in the side view of the skull of the person shown in FIG. 2A. Looking at the human skull, the jaw moves using the joint protrusion of the mandible as a kind of rotational axis. At this time, the part that forms the moving jaw is called the mandible, and the fixed part except the mandible is called the maxilla. Alternatively, the lower jaw is referred to as the lower jaw and the upper jaw as the upper jaw.

Here, as the relative positions of the upper body 10 and the lower body 20 are changed, the relative position between the entire maxilla and the entire mandible is changed, so that the airway is expanded to suppress snoring.

For reference, the interlocking state of the molars is the phenomenon in which one or several teeth are located in an unstable position in the normal or front teeth area, and is called the first level malocclusion, and the phenomenon that the upper jaw is protruding forward rather than the lower jaw shows the appearance of the cuddly tooth. It is called Class 2 malocclusion, and the phenomenon called a spatula is called Class 3 malocclusion because it seems that the lower jaw protrudes more than the upper jaw.

In the case of Class 2 malocclusion, the mandibular airway narrows as the mandible moves backwards, so snoring and sleep apnea are the most common.

In addition, in the case of Class 3 malocclusion, the protruding jaw also has a large number of straight neck or turtle neck patients, and most of them have snoring and sleep apnea disorders.

At this time, in the case of the second-class malocclusion, when the mandible is moved forward as shown in FIG. 3A, the airways are expanded, and thus snoring and sleep apnea can be treated.

Also, in addition to the typical second-class malocclusion, in the case of straight neck or turtle neck patients, as shown in Fig. 3b, by pulling the mandible forward, the cervical spine (seven between the spine and the head) The shape of the bone) is corrected to a normal C-shape, and at the same time, the airway is expanded, so that snoring and sleep apnea can be treated. For reference, FIG. 3B shows a picture of an enlarged airway by correcting the cervical vertebrae to a normal C-shape when having a straight neck shape.

That is, in the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the mandible is pulled to the maxillary position, and the cervical vertebrae in a normal C-shape even in the case of a snoring and sleep apnea symptoms due to typical secondary malocclusion and a straight or turtle neck. The aim is to enable treatment of snoring and sleep apnea symptoms by correcting.

Hereinafter, the characteristics of each component and the organic coupling relationship between components for realizing the above object will be described in more detail.

The upper body 10 and the lower body 20 shown in FIG. 4 are basically manufactured to fit the shapes of the upper teeth A and lower teeth B shown in FIG. 2B.

The upper body 10 is an elongated curved plate, an upper outer guard 11 surrounding the outer surface of the upper tooth A, and an elongated curved plate, an upper inner guard 13 surrounding the inner surface of the upper tooth, and , As a plate connecting the upper outer guard 11 and the lower portion of the upper inner guard 13, it is composed of a first seating plate 15 on which the bottom surface of the upper tooth A is seated.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the first seating plate 15 has the smallest center, and gradually increases in width toward both ends. This change in size of the width is manufactured to correspond to the size of the bottom surface of the upper tooth (A) shown in Figure 2b. That is, the thickness of the middle incisor 2 at the center of the upper tooth A is the smallest, and the thickness of the second molar 8 at the innermost side of the upper tooth A is the largest.

And the first and second premolar (5,6) and the lower teeth of the upper teeth (A) commonly referred to as molars when contacting the upper teeth (A) and lower teeth (B) due to the operation such as biting it The thickness of the first seat plate 15 in consideration of the fact that the first and second premolar teeth 5 and 6 meet first, and the central incisors 2 and the lateral incisors 3 are not in contact unless artificially touching them. The center is formed thickest and may be gradually thinner toward both ends.

The upper body 10 may be made of an elastic material such as ceramic or resin harmless to the human body. In addition, the upper body 10 is inserted into the upper body 10 so as not to strain the upper body 10, the upper outer guard 11 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 to bend the left and right more flexibly ) And an incision groove may be formed at the center positions of the upper inner guard 13.

The incision groove formed in the upper outer guard 11 may be formed such that the center of the upper outer guard 11 is cut off by a predetermined area and separated to form a letter V. Thus, the cutout groove formed in the upper outer guard 11 will be referred to as the upper outer cutout groove 112.

Since the upper outer cutout groove 112 is formed, the upper outer guard 11 with the upper outer cutout groove 112 as a center can be easily bent, so the upper teeth (A) may be due to the rigid shape of the upper body 10. ) Can be prevented from being applied.

An incision groove may also be formed in the upper inner guard 13. However, since the upper inner guard 13 has a shape similar to an arc corresponding to a kind of inner concentric circle with respect to the upper outer guard 11, the length of the upper inner guard 13 is shorter than the length of the upper outer guard 11, The curvature is greater. Therefore, in the case of the upper inner guard 13, if only one incision groove is formed in the center, such as the upper outer cut groove 112, it may be difficult to flex as much as the upper outer guard 11. Therefore, an incision groove may be formed in the upper inner guard 13 symmetrically left and right at two points spaced apart from the center of the upper inner guard 13. In this way, the incision grooves are formed in two places, so that the upper inner guard 13 can be flexibly flexed like the upper outer guard 11. At this time, two cutout grooves formed in the upper inner guard 13 will be referred to as an upper inner cutout groove 132. In addition, the upper inner guard 13 portion remaining between the two upper inner cut grooves 132 will be referred to as an upper inner central guard 134.

The lower body 20 is a curved plate that is formed to be elongated as shown in FIG. 5, the lower outer guard 21 surrounding the outer surface of the lower tooth B, and the inner side of the lower tooth B as the elongated curved plate. The lower inner guard 23 surrounding the surface, and the lower outer guard 21 and the lower inner guard 23, the plate connecting the upper portion of the lower tooth (B) is composed of a second seating plate 25 in contact with the upper surface .

Here, the second seat plate 25 is formed to correspond to the shape of the lower tooth B, like the first seat plate 15. Therefore, the central portion where the middle incisor (2) and the lateral incisor (3) of the lower tooth (B) is located has a small width and contacts the first and second molars (7,8) from the first and second premolar (5,6). As it goes to the area where it becomes, the width gradually increases.

And the second seat plate 25, like the first seat plate 15, the thickness of the central portion is the thickest and the thickness gradually decreases toward both ends to correspond to the order in which the lower teeth B contact.

The shapes of the lower outer guard 21 and the lower inner guard 23 are also formed similarly to the shapes of the upper outer guard 11 and the upper inner guard 13. In addition, in the lower outer guard 21 and the lower inner guard 23, as in the upper body 10, the incision grooves are formed to flexibly bend to reduce the strain on the teeth as much as possible while providing a comfortable fit.

Although not shown in detail here, the lower outer cutout groove 212 formed in the lower outer guard 21 may be formed in the center of the lower outer guard 21 similarly to the upper outer cutout groove 112. In addition, the lower inner cut groove (not shown) formed in the lower inner guard 23 may be formed in the center of the lower inner guard 23 like the lower outer cut groove 212, but is preferably lower for more flexible bending. It may be formed one by one symmetrically left and right at a point spaced apart by a predetermined distance from the center of the inner guard (23).

On the other hand, the position variable coupling portion 30, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, when the upper body 10 and the lower body 20 is coupled, based on the head of the person, the upper or lower body 10, For any one of 20), the other one protrudes more forward or is selectively coupled to a more retracted position, so that the position can be fixed. When the upper body 10 is coupled to the rear of the lower body 20, when the front and rear positions of the upper body 10 and the lower body 20 are the same, the upper body 10 is in front of the lower body 20 Three bonding examples in the case of being combined are shown in order in FIGS. 7A to 7C.

The position-variable coupling portion 30 is not separately prepared and coupled from the outside of the upper body 10 and the lower body 20, but is a component formed in a part of the upper body 10 and the lower body 20. In more detail, the position-variable coupling portion 30 is formed on either the bottom of the first seating plate 15 or the upper surface of the second seating plate 25 and the first seating plate 15 or the second seating. It is formed as a through hole through which the protrusion formed on the other one of the plates 25 except for any one on which the protrusion is formed is inserted.

In particular, the projection is formed of a plate-like projection 33 in order to prevent the lower body 20 from being pushed against the upper body 10 or the upper body 10 against the lower body 20 more firmly. . At this time, the through hole is formed in a long hole so that the plate-like protrusion 33 can be inserted. Here, the through hole formed as a long hole will be referred to as a horizontal long hole 31. In this case, the meaning of 'horizontal' in the horizontal long hole 31 refers to the 'horizontal' direction in the case where the front and rear directions of the two heads are called 'vertical' and the left and right directions of the two heads are 'horizontal'. Therefore, the longitudinal direction of the horizontal long hole 31 is directed to the left and right directions of the head. In addition, the longitudinal direction of the plate-like projection 33 is also directed to the left and right directions corresponding to the shape of the horizontal long hole 31.

Thus, when the horizontal long hole 31 and the plate-like protrusion 33 are formed long in the left and right directions, when the plate-like protrusion 33 is inserted into the horizontal long hole 31, the rest of the upper body 10 or the lower body 20 is rested. The phenomenon that one is pushed in the front-rear direction can be effectively suppressed.

However, the relative positions of the upper body 10 and the lower body 20 should be adjustable and selectable. This oral cavity device according to the present invention not only a second-class malocclusion, but also a man who has an inverted C-shaped cervical structure, such as a straight neck or a turtle neck, accumulates the mandibular position that most directly affects the cervical vertebrae This is because it should be possible to treat snoring and sleep apnea symptoms by expanding the airway by correcting a straight neck or inverted curve or a distorted cervical vertebrae structure into a normal C-shape by moving it to the front and rear center position where the 2 cervical spines are aligned.

As described above, a plurality of horizontal long holes 31 and plate-like protrusions 33 are provided in order to enable the combination of the upper body 10 and the lower body 20 while variously changing the relative positions of the upper body 10 and the lower body 20. It is formed of. In this case, the plurality of horizontal long holes 31 are formed in parallel with each other in the longitudinal direction, and a plurality of plate-like protrusions 33 are also arranged in parallel with each other in the horizontal direction to correspond to the horizontal long holes 31.

In addition, as shown in Figure 5, the number of horizontal long holes 31 should be greater than the number of plate-like protrusions 33. This is because in order for the plate-like protrusion 33 to be selectively coupled to the horizontal long hole 31, a horizontal long hole 31 remaining after all of the plate-like protrusions 33 are inserted among the plurality of horizontal long holes 31 is required. 5A and 5B show that five horizontal long holes 31 are formed and three plate-like protrusions 33 are formed, but this is only one example, and for more fine adjustment, the horizontal long holes 31 have more numbers. It may be formed in a more densely arranged form.

And the horizontal long hole 31 and the plate-like protrusions 33 can be easily combined, and also the upper body 10 and the lower body 20 can be easily manufactured, the left and right lengths of the horizontal long hole 31 are plate-like It can be made larger than the left and right length of the projection (33). Therefore, in this case, the left and right widths of the horizontal long hole 31 can be more afforded than the plate-like protrusions 33, so that the upper body 10 and the lower body 20 can swing from side to side.

In order to prevent this phenomenon and at the same time, the positions of the upper body 10 and the lower body 20 can be maintained more robustly without swinging from side to side, as shown in FIG. 4, the auxiliary protrusion 35 and the auxiliary through hole 37 may be formed. For reference, in FIG. 5, the auxiliary protrusion 35 is formed on the bottom surface of the first seating plate 15, and the auxiliary through hole 37 is shown to be formed on the second seating plate 25, but the auxiliary protrusion 35 is The second seating plate 25 may be formed on the upper surface, and the auxiliary through hole 37 may be formed on the first seating plate 15.

The auxiliary protrusions 35 and the auxiliary through holes 37 should have the same size in the left and right directions so that the upper body 10 and the lower body 20 do not deviate from each other in the left and right directions. In addition, the auxiliary protrusion 35 and the auxiliary through hole 37, the combination of the plate-like protrusion 33 and the horizontal long hole 31 is able to select multiple positions in the front-rear direction of the upper body 10 and the lower body 20 It must be formed so that it can respond to.

The auxiliary protrusion 35 and the circular auxiliary through hole 37 of FIG. 5 not only prevent the upper body 10 and the lower body 20 from shifting from side to side, but also the plate-like protrusion 33 and the horizontal long hole 31 ) Together with the upper body 10 and the lower body 20 also serves to reinforce the action of fixing non-slip in the front-rear direction in a state in which they are combined with each other.

In addition, in the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the uneven piece 17 is protruded downward from the center of the bottom surface of the first seating plate 15, and the uneven piece ( 17) is formed into the uneven groove 27 is inserted, the uneven piece 17 is increased in width from the top to the bottom, the uneven groove 27 is formed to correspond to the shape of the uneven piece 17, the uneven piece (17) The uneven groove (27) is horizontally slidingly inserted into the uneven piece (17) and the uneven groove (27).

The above-described plate-like protrusion 33, the horizontal long hole 31 into which the plate-like protrusion is inserted, the auxiliary protrusion 35, the auxiliary through hole 37 into which the auxiliary protrusion 35 is inserted, also the upper body 10 and the lower body ( 20) while preventing the back and forth from each other, while also acting to prevent the left and right from being shifted from each other, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, plate-like projections 33, horizontal holes 31, auxiliary projections 35, auxiliary The through holes 37 are formed near both ends of the upper and lower bodies 10 and 20, and the upper and lower portions are provided in that the material of the upper and lower bodies 10 and 20 is a material capable of elastic deformation to some extent. If there is no means to combine the central parts of the bodies 10 and 20 with each other, the central parts of the upper and lower bodies 10 and 20 may be shifted from side to side, so that the upper teeth (A) and lower parts are located at the exact position necessary to prevent snoring. Problems in which the teeth B deviate from each other may occur.

Therefore, in the present invention, the uneven groove 27 and the uneven piece 17 are provided, but when the upper body 10 and the lower body 20 swing from side to side, the uneven piece 17 is pulled out of the uneven groove 27. In order to prevent the outgoing phenomenon, the uneven piece 17 has a trapezoidal main uneven piece 171 whose width increases from top to bottom, and a wing piece extending horizontally from the bottom of the main uneven piece 171 ( 172), and the uneven groove 27 is made in the shape of the lower light cooperative to correspond to the shape of the uneven piece 17.

Particularly, in this case, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the bottom surface of the uneven piece 171 assembled to the uneven groove 27 so that the upper end of the lower tooth is prevented from being exposed by being formed as the uneven groove 27 is formed. The uneven piece 171, the front end and the rear end of the bottom surface are protruded to form a stop protrusion 173 in which the upper end of the lower tooth does not slide too forward or backward, and the groove shape between the front end and the rear end stop protrusion 173 is concave upward. By being formed, the top of the lower teeth is protected without being exposed.

That is, the bottom surface of the main uneven piece 171 forms a part of the second seat plate 25 shown in FIG. 5 when the main uneven piece 171 is coupled to the uneven groove 27, thereby forming the uneven groove 27 Due to this, it fills the disconnection section of the disconnected second seat plate 25 to protect the upper end of the lower teeth.

Therefore, the main uneven piece 171 and the uneven groove 27 are formed to maintain the precise alignment of the upper body 10 and the lower body 20 so that there is no stress on the teeth and also protects the upper and lower teeth. Can be maintained.

The present invention described above is not limited by the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the present invention without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be obvious to those who have the knowledge of.

A: Upper teeth B: Lower teeth
2: Middle incisor 3: Lateral incisor
4: Canine 5: First premolar
6: 2nd premolar 7: 1st molar
8 second molar 10 upper body
11: Upper outer guard 13: Upper inner guard
15: first seating plate 17: irregularities
20: lower body 21: lower outer guard
23: lower inner guard 25: second seating plate
27: uneven groove 30: variable position coupling
31: horizontal hole 33: plate projection
35: auxiliary protrusion 37: auxiliary through hole
38: vertical long hole 112: upper outer incision groove
132: upper medial incision groove 134: upper medial center guard
171: Main irregularities 172: Wings
173: stop projection 212: lower outer incision groove
271: upper uneven groove 272: lower uneven groove

Claims (9)

An upper outer guard that surrounds the outer surface of the upper tooth as a curved plate that is formed long, an upper inner guard that surrounds the inner surface of the upper tooth as a long formed curved plate, and an upper portion as a plate connecting the upper outer guard and the lower lower portion of the upper inner guard. It is composed of a first seating plate on which the bottom surface of the tooth is seated, and an upper body made of soft soft silicone material;
As a long formed curved plate, a lower outer guard surrounding the outer surface of the lower tooth, and as a long formed curved plate, a lower inner guard surrounding the inner surface of the lower tooth, and a lower outer guard and a lower inner guard plate as a plate connecting the upper portion. It consists of a second seating plate to which the upper surface of the tooth contacts, the lower body made of a soft soft silicone material; And,
At least two or more through-holes are arranged at regular intervals along the length direction of the one seating plate on each of both sides of the seating plate of the first seating plate or the second seating plate,
The first seating plate or the second seating plate of the other one of the rest of the seating plate at least one or more projections are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the rest of the seating plate; variable position coupling portion consisting of; By selectively inserting at least one protrusion into two or more through-holes, the upper body and the lower body are combined to a position in which the other body is advanced or reversed based on one of the upper body and the lower body,
In the center of the bottom surface of the first seating plate, an uneven piece protrudes downward, and an uneven groove into which an uneven piece is inserted is formed on the upper surface of the second seating plate.
The concave-convex piece becomes wider from the top to the bottom, and the concave-convex groove is formed to correspond to the shape of the concave-convex piece, so that the concave-convex piece and the concave-convex groove are combined by horizontally sliding the concave-convex piece into the concave-convex groove,
When the uneven piece is coupled to the uneven groove, the bottom surface of the uneven piece and the bottom surface of the second seat plate are arranged side by side so that the bottom surface of the uneven piece forms part of the second seat plate, so that the top of the lower teeth is not exposed and contacts the bottom surface of the uneven piece. Oral device, characterized in that the upper portion of the lower teeth are protected while being seated. According to claim 1,
Each of the at least two or more through-holes is a horizontal long hole formed long in the left-right direction of the teeth, and arranged parallel to each other,
The at least one protrusion is a plate-shaped protrusion formed elongated in the left and right directions, the oral cavity device, characterized in that arranged in parallel to each other. According to claim 2,
The number of the at least two or more through holes is more than the number of the at least one or more protrusions. According to claim 3,
The position-variable coupling portion is an auxiliary protrusion formed on the bottom surface of both ends of the first seating plate or the upper surface of both ends of the second seating plate, and is formed in a cross-sectional shape of the auxiliary protrusion on the first seating plate or the second seating plate to assist the insertion of the auxiliary protrusion. Oral device, characterized in that it further comprises a through hole. According to claim 1,
Oral device, characterized in that a part of the width of the outer guide and the inner guide is cut at a certain point of the upper or lower outer guide and the upper or lower inner guide, so that a cut groove in which the width is rapidly reduced is formed. The method of claim 5,
The incision groove is an oral device, characterized in that one is formed in the center of the upper or lower outer guide. The method of claim 5,
The incision groove is an oral device characterized in that it is formed symmetrically one by one at a point spaced a certain distance from the center of the upper or lower inner guide. delete According to claim 1,
The uneven piece is composed of a main uneven piece having a trapezoidal shape that increases in width from top to bottom, and a wing piece extending in a horizontal direction from the bottom of the main uneven piece, wherein the bottom surface of the uneven piece is between the front end and the rear end of the bottom of the uneven piece. It is formed in a concave shape to the top so that the upper end of the lower teeth in contact with the seat,
The uneven groove is an oral device, characterized in that formed in the shape of a lower light negotiation to correspond to the shape of the uneven piece.

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