TW202145976A - Mandibular displacement adjusting apparatus for keeping breathing channel unimpeded and solving snoring and sleep apnea issues - Google Patents

Abstract

A mandibular displacement adjusting apparatus includes an upper dental braces member and a lower dental braces member. In which, the upper dental braces member and the lower dental braces member are provided with an upper teeth receiving space and a lower teeth receiving space, wherein the upper teeth receiving space and the lower teeth receiving space is made according to the teeth shapes and respectively fitted onto the maxillary arch and the mandibula arch. The side walls of the upper dental braces member and the lower dental braces member are corresponded to the upper molar area and the lower molar area and extended with a first positioning portion and a second positioning portion. After wearing the upper braces member and the lower braces member, the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion are forced to be engaged and keeping a movable space, such that when the human mandibula is moved forward and fastened, the human mandibula condyle will not feel uncomfortable due to fastening and the radix linguae may be prevented from collapse to block the breathing channel.

Description

Mandibular displacement adjustment device

The present invention relates to a mandibular displacement adjusting device, in particular to a mandible which can move forward and position the human body to keep the breathing passage unobstructed, and at the same time solve the problems of aborted breathing and snoring during sleep.

There are many people who snore and stop breathing when sleeping. This is mainly because the muscles will relax during sleep, and due to the relationship of gravity, as shown in Figure 1, the support of the oral cavity 101 inside the mouth 10 will be soft. The muscles of the jaw 102 and the base of the tongue 7 fall down, so that the breathing passage 8 is squeezed, so that the air cannot be kept unobstructed, so snoring will occur, and even severe cases will lead to apnea or panting, so it is also called It is sleep apnea, and sleep apnea may affect sleep quality, and may even induce high blood pressure, heart disease and other diseases.

In order to solve the above problems, there are many so-called anti-snoring devices or anti-snoring devices on the market. Most of the existing anti-snoring devices use upper and lower braces and a connecting mechanism to move the mandible forward. , to prevent the jaw from hanging down and blocking the breathing passage 8 .

However, the above-mentioned conventional products all use a fixing mechanism to keep the upper and lower braces fixed. Because the mandible is forced to move forward, and the mandible cannot be moved back, if it is worn for a long time, it will not move back. As a result, the mandibular condyle is extremely sore, so the user will not be able to adapt to wearing the device, so it will be very troublesome for the user with respiratory arrest symptoms.

In addition, most of the existing anti-snoring devices are customized specifications, which do not conform to the shape of the user's dentition, so that there is a gap between the mouthpiece and the teeth, so there is a situation of positional deviation or even falling off, which will cause anti-snoring and Avoid the ineffectiveness of breathing apnea.

In addition, since the existing anti-snoring device is worn around the two rows of teeth of the upper jaw and the lower jaw in the form of braces, since the braces have a certain thickness, if the mandible is moved forward, the thickness of the upper and lower braces themselves will increase the thickness of the upper and lower braces. The occlusion of the incisor area produces an obvious foreign body sensation. If the user wears the device while sleeping, it will also make it difficult to fall asleep easily.

In addition, there is currently another anti-snoring device, which is to set the connecting mechanism at the incisor area, that is, by pulling the upper and lower incisors to force the mandible to move forward, but this arrangement will cause the incisor area to be stressed It is too large, so under long-term wear, such a strong pull on the incisor area will cause the user to be extremely uncomfortable, so this is not a type of device that can be used for a long time.

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is equipped with a first positioning portion and a second positioning portion at the upper and lower teeth, respectively, and an extension and a hook portion are respectively extended from the upper and second positioning portions. After the hooks of the second positioning part are hooked together, the mandible can be moved forward to keep the breathing passage 8 unobstructed, and at the same time solve the problems of breathing interruption and snoring; in addition, because the upper and second positioning parts are not tightly matched , but the movable hook, therefore, has a full range of movement space, avoids the uncomfortable feeling at the joint (condyle) of the human mandible due to tightening, so the present invention should be an optimal solution.

The present invention is a mandibular displacement adjustment device, which comprises: an upper tooth set with an upper tooth accommodating space, the upper tooth accommodating space is formed according to the tooth shape, and is used to fit on the upper jaw dental arch of the human body , and a first positioning part is extended corresponding to the upper molar region at the side wall of the upper tooth set, the first positioning part has a first extension section, and the front end of the first extension section has a first hook part; The lower tooth set is provided with a lower tooth accommodating space, the lower tooth accommodating space is formed according to the shape of the teeth, and is used to fit on the lower jaw dental arch of the human body, the lower jaw dental arch is located on the lower jaw, and the lower dental brace A second positioning portion extends from the side wall of the piece corresponding to the lower molar region, the second positioning portion has a second extension, and the front end of the second extension has a second hook; After the tooth set and the lower tooth set, the first hook part is driven to engage with the second hook part, so that the mandible of the human body is moved forward and positioned, and the first extension section and the inner surrounding space of the first hook part are a whole The azimuth movement space is used for the second extension section and the second hook to move freely in the omnidirectional movement space, which relatively enables the mandible to move freely and avoids discomfort at the condyle of the mandible when wearing the mandible for a long time.

In a preferred embodiment, both the upper molar section and the lower molar section include first small molars, second small molars, first large molars, and second large molars, and the first positioning portion and the second The position of the positioning portion can correspond to any one of the first molars, the second molars, or a side between any two molars.

In a preferred example, the preferred positions of the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion correspond to one side of the periphery of the first molar.

In a preferred example, the position of the first positioning portion in the upper molar region is a preset position for the forward positioning of the mandible. Therefore, the position of the first positioning portion in the upper molar region is in accordance with the mandible. Advancing positioning The acceptable position is tailored to allow the mandible to be moved forward without discomfort.

In a preferred example, the upper teeth set or/and the lower teeth set are provided with an opening relative to the anterior tooth region of the human upper jaw dental arch or/and the human lower jaw dental arch, so as to expose the teeth of the anterior dental region noodle.

In a preferred embodiment, the thickness of the occlusal surface of the upper teeth set and the lower teeth set relative to the anterior tooth region of the upper and lower dental arches of the human body is thinner than 1 mm.

The mandibular displacement adjusting device according to claim 1, wherein the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion are C-shaped or L-shaped structures that can be movably engaged.

In a preferred example, when the second extending section of the second positioning portion moves backward in the horizontal direction, it will be blocked by the first extending section of the first positioning portion and cannot move backward, and the blocking position is the Preset position for mandibular forward positioning.

In a preferred example, when the human mouth is closed, the first hook portion of the first positioning portion and the second hook portion of the second positioning portion are engaged with each other, and when the mandible is displaced downward, the first hook portion of the first positioning portion is The second hook portion will be blocked by the first hook portion to maintain the closed state of the human mouth.

In a preferred example, an adjuster can be sleeved on the first extension section of the first positioning part or the second extension section of the second positioning part, and the thickness of the adjuster is used to finely adjust the front of the mandible. Move the bit position.

Other technical contents, features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings.

As shown in Figure 2, the human oral cavity has upper and lower dental arches, and the dentition of the upper and lower dental arches is as follows: 1. The maxillary dental arch system has the following dentition: (a) The anterior tooth area 31 includes the upper front incisors 311, the upper lateral incisors 312, and the upper canines 313; (b) The upper molar area 32 includes first molars 321, second molars 322, first molars 323, second molars 324 (and third molars). 2. The mandibular dental arch system has the following dentition: (a) The anterior tooth area 41 includes the lower front incisors 411, the lower lateral incisors 412, and the lower canines 413; (b) The lower molar area 42 includes the first premolar 421, the second premolar 422, the first major molar 423, the second major molar 424 (and the third major molar).

As shown in Figures 3A, 3B, 4A, and 4B, the mandibular displacement adjustment device of the present invention includes an upper tooth set 1 and a lower tooth set 2, because the upper teeth set 1 and the lower teeth set 2 respectively have an upper tooth The accommodating space 11 and the lower tooth accommodating space 21, and because the upper teeth set 1 and the lower teeth set 2 are made by 3D scanning the user's tooth shape, the upper and lower dental arches of the human body will The upper teeth accommodating space 11 is in close contact with the lower teeth accommodating space 21;

A first positioning portion 12 is disposed on the side wall of the upper dental set 1 corresponding to the upper molar region 32 . The first positioning portion 12 includes a first extending portion 121 extending toward the lower molar region 42 , and the front end of the first extending portion 121 A first hook portion 122 is formed by bending towards the front tooth region 41;

A second positioning portion 22 is disposed on the side wall of the lower tooth set 2 corresponding to the lower molar region 32 , and a second extending portion 221 extends from the second positioning portion 22 toward the upper molar region 32 . The front end of the second extending portion 221 A second hook portion 222 is bent and extended toward the condyle 51 of the mandible 5;

The first positioning portion 12 and the second positioning portion 22 are a C-shaped structure or an L-shaped structure that can be hooked movably. Therefore, when wearing the upper teeth set 1 and the lower teeth set 2 (mandible 5 ) After the condyle 51 is located at the original position A1), the user must control the mandible 5 to move down through the muscles of the mouth, and then move the mandible 5 forward to drive the lower tooth set 2 to move forward, and then close the mouth, As shown in FIG. 5, the second hook portion 222 will naturally hook back on the first hook portion 122 (the condyle 51 moves to the forward position A2, and the hooking state is shown in FIG. 6). , and in this embodiment, the first positioning portion 12 and the second positioning portion 22 are both disposed corresponding to one side of the periphery of the first molar. When the first hook portion 122 is engaged with the second hook portion 222 , the first extension section 121 is mainly used to block the second extension section 221 from moving backward, so as to position the mandible 5 at a predetermined front The displacement position can be customized for the user, a forward displacement position that the user can accept physiologically, will not cause discomfort due to too much displacement, and the displacement amount of the mandible 5 depends on the The first positioning portion 12 is disposed at the position of the upper molar area 32, and when the second extension section 221 is held by the first extension section 121, the mandible 5 can be prevented from moving back to the original position; in addition, the first hook The portion 122 mainly blocks the second hook portion 222 from moving downward, so that the mandible 5 cannot move downward, so as to prevent the user from opening his mouth during sleep; therefore, when the mandible 5 moves forward and cannot move downward When opening the mouth, the base of the tongue 7 and the supporting soft palate 102 can be pulled upwards, so as to keep the breathing passage 8 unobstructed during sleep, and avoid the occurrence of apnea and snoring.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the upper teeth set 1 or/and the lower teeth set 2 are provided with openings 13, 23 relative to the anterior teeth regions 31, 41 of the human upper jaw dental arch 3 and the human lower jaw dental arch 4, It is used to expose the tooth surfaces of the anterior tooth regions 31, 41, so that when the user's mandible 5 moves forward, the tooth surfaces of the anterior tooth regions 31, 41 can be in contact with each other, and will not be affected by the upper teeth set 1 or/and The thickness of the lower tooth set 2 is too thick, so that the mandible 5 is in a downward displacement position, which causes discomfort at the condyle 51 .

In addition, in order to avoid the user's occlusal discomfort caused by the thickness of the upper teeth set 1 or/and the lower teeth set 2, the upper teeth set and the lower teeth set can be positioned relative to the upper dental arch and the lower teeth of the human body. The thickness of the occlusal surface of the anterior teeth area of the arch is designed to be less than 1mm, so that the occlusion of the anterior teeth area can be as similar as possible to the occlusal habit before wearing the braces, so as to reduce the user's discomfort.

In addition, the first extending portion 121 of the first positioning portion 12 and the second extending portion 221 of the second positioning portion 22 extend obliquely at 35-55 degrees, and preferably extend at an angle of 45 degrees.

Please refer to Fig. 7, Fig. 9 and Fig. 10A-C, wherein, in order to prevent the position of the mandible 5 from being moved forward and unable to keep the breathing passage unobstructed during sleep, the first extension section 121 or the second extension section 121 can be used. An adjuster 6 (as shown in FIG. 9 ) is sleeved on the segment 221 as required, and the position of the mandible 5 can be controlled by the thickness of the adjuster 6 . As shown in Figures 10A-C, the adjusters 6, 6', 6" are elastic and have a hole 61, 61', 61", and the adjuster is designed by the holes 61, 61', 61". 6, 6', 6" are sleeved on the first extension section 121 or the second extension section 221, and the adjuster 6, 6', 6" can be designed with different thicknesses for users to choose The required rear adjusters 6, 6', 6" can be used to adjust the position of the mandible 5 moving forward by itself, so as to achieve the purpose of fine adjustment. The smooth flow, avoiding the termination of breathing during sleep and achieving the purpose of stopping snoring.

The mandibular displacement adjustment device provided by the present invention, when compared with other conventional technologies, has the following advantages: (1) When the human body is sleeping, the mandible 5 will move freely. If the mandible 5 is fixed, after a long time, the condyle A1 of the mandible 5 will definitely produce great discomfort, and the present invention will The first positioning portion 12 and the second positioning portion 22 are both C-shaped or L-shaped, so that the first extending section 121 of the first positioning portion 12 and the inner space of the first hook portion 122 form an omnidirectional movable space 9 , The second extending section 221 of the second positioning portion 22 and the second hook portion 222 can move freely in the omnidirectional movement space 9. Therefore, the mandible 5 can move freely in all directions when the user is sleeping, and the length of the mandible 5 can be freely moved. When worn for time, the condyle 51 of the mandible 5 will not cause any discomfort. (2) When the present invention moves and locates the mandible 5 forward, the tongue base 7 and the supporting soft palate 102 are pulled upward at the same time to keep the breathing passage 8 unobstructed, so as to solve the problems of breathing interruption and snoring caused by the user during sleep.

The present invention has been disclosed above through the above-mentioned embodiments, but it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with this technical field with ordinary knowledge can understand the aforementioned technical features and embodiments of the present invention without departing from the present invention. Within the spirit and scope, some changes and modifications can be made, so the scope of patent protection of the present invention shall be determined by the claims attached to this specification.

1: Upper teeth kit 11: Upper teeth accommodation space 12: The first positioning part 121: The first extension 122: The first hook 13: Opening 2: Lower Teeth Kit 21: Lower teeth accommodation space 22: Second positioning part 221: Second extension 222: Second hook 23: Opening 31: Anterior area 311: Upper front teeth 312: Upper lateral incisors 313: Upper Canine 32: Upper molar area 321: first molar 322: Second Minor molar 323: First molar 324: Second molar 41: Anterior area 411: Lower front teeth 412: Upper lateral incisors 413: Lower Canine 42: Lower molar area 421: Lower front teeth 422: Lower incisor 423: Lower Canine 424: Second molar 5: Mandible 51: Condyle 6,6',6": Adjuster 61, 61’, 61”: holes 7: tongue base 8: Breathing channel 9: All-round activity space 10: Mouth 101: Oral 102: Support soft jaw A1: Original position A2: Forward position

[Picture 1] is a schematic diagram of the muscles that are squeezed by the human respiratory passages. [Figure 2] is a schematic diagram of the dentition and mandible of the human skull. [Fig. 3A] is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the upper teeth set of the mandibular displacement adjusting device of the present invention. [Fig. 3B] is a schematic top view of the upper teeth set of the mandibular displacement adjusting device of the present invention. [Fig. 4A] is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the lower tooth set of the mandibular displacement adjusting device of the present invention. [FIG. 4B] is a schematic view of the structure of the lower teeth set of the mandibular displacement adjusting device of the present invention. [Fig. 5] is a schematic diagram of the skeleton in the wearing state of the mandibular displacement adjusting device of the present invention. [Fig. 6] is a schematic diagram of the connection between the upper teeth set and the lower teeth set of the mandibular displacement adjustment device of the present invention. [Fig. 7] is a schematic diagram of the state of the breathing passage after wearing the mandibular displacement adjusting device of the present invention. [Fig. 8] is a schematic view of the opening structure of the upper tooth set and the lower teeth set of the mandibular displacement adjusting device of the present invention. [Fig. 9] is a schematic diagram of the sleeve adjusting device of the mandibular displacement adjusting device of the present invention. [Fig. 10A-C] is a schematic diagram of the adjuster of the mandibular displacement adjusting device of the present invention.

1: Upper teeth kit

12: The first positioning part

121: The first extension

122: The first hook

2: Lower Teeth Kit

22: Second positioning part

221: Second extension

222: Second hook

5: Mandible

51: Condyle

A1: Original position

A2: Forward position

Claims (10)

A mandibular displacement adjustment device, comprising: An upper tooth set has an upper tooth accommodating space. The upper tooth accommodating space is formed according to the shape of the teeth and is used to fit on the upper jaw of the human body. The side wall of the upper tooth set corresponds to the upper molars. A first positioning portion extends from the area, the first positioning portion has a first extension section, and the front end of the first extension section has a first hook portion; The lower tooth set is provided with a lower tooth accommodating space, the lower tooth accommodating space is formed according to the shape of the teeth, and is used to fit on the lower jaw dental arch of the human body, the lower jaw dental arch is located on the lower jaw, and the lower dental brace A second positioning portion extends from the side wall of the piece corresponding to the lower molar region, the second positioning portion has a second extending section, and the front end of the second extending section has a second hook portion; After the upper tooth set and the lower tooth set are worn, the first hook part and the second hook part are driven to engage with each other, so that the mandible of the human body is moved forward and positioned, and the first extension section and the first hook part are The surrounding space is an all-round movement space for the second extension section and the second hook to move freely in the all-round movement space, which relatively enables the mandible to move freely and avoids wearing the condyle of the mandible for a long time. discomfort occurs. The mandibular displacement adjusting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the upper molar section and the lower molar section both include first small molars, second small molars, first large molars, and second large molars, and the first molars The positions of a positioning portion and the second positioning portion can correspond to any one of the first molars, the second molars, or a side between any two molars. The mandibular displacement adjusting device according to claim 2, wherein the preferred positions of the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion correspond to one side of the periphery of the first molar. The mandibular displacement adjusting device according to claim 3, wherein the position of the first positioning portion in the upper molar region is a preset position for the forward displacement positioning of the mandible, therefore, the first positioning portion is positioned at the upper molars The location of the zone is tailored to the acceptable position of the mandible advancement positioning, so that the mandible advancement positioning will not cause discomfort. The mandibular displacement adjusting device according to claim 1, wherein the upper teeth set or/and the lower teeth set are provided with an opening relative to the anterior teeth region of the human upper jaw dental arch or/and the human lower jaw dental arch, so as to be able to Expose the tooth surface of the anterior tooth area. The mandibular displacement adjusting device according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the upper teeth set and the lower teeth set relative to the occlusal surface of the anterior tooth region of the upper and lower dental arches of the human body is thinner than 1 mm. The mandibular displacement adjusting device according to claim 1, wherein the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion are C-shaped or L-shaped structures that can be movably engaged. The mandibular displacement adjusting device according to claim 1, wherein when the second extension of the second positioning portion moves backward in the horizontal direction, it will be blocked by the first extension of the first positioning portion and cannot be moved backward, And the blocking position is the preset position of the mandible moving forward. The mandibular displacement adjusting device according to claim 1, wherein when the mouth of the human body is closed, the first hook portion of the first positioning portion and the second hook portion of the second positioning portion are engaged with each other, and when the mandible bone is closed When moving downward, the second hook will be blocked by the first hook, so as to maintain the closed state of the human mouth. The mandibular displacement adjusting device according to claim 1, wherein an adjuster can be sleeved on the first extension of the first positioning portion or the second extension of the second positioning portion, and the thickness of the adjuster is determined by the thickness of the adjuster. Used to finely adjust the position of mandibular advancement positioning.

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