TWM598134U - Dental occlusion sleeve structure - Google Patents

Abstract

A dental occlusal sleeve structure used in an oral cavity. The oral cavity includes an upper row of teeth, a lower row of teeth, a tongue and an upper jaw. The upper and lower teeth define a lingual side. The dental occlusal sleeve The structure includes a partition site and a tongue abutment site. The upper side of the partition site defines an upper tooth corresponding region, and the lower side defines a lower tooth corresponding region. The upper tooth corresponding region is adjacent to the periphery of the upper row of teeth. The tooth corresponding area is adjacently arranged on the periphery of the lower row of teeth, and the outer edge of the tongue abutting part connects the side edge of the partition part close to the tongue.

Description

Dental bite sleeve structure

This creation is about an occlusal sleeve structure, especially a dental occlusal structure that can induce occlusion, correct muscle function, nasal breathing training, assist sleep, and reduce snoring.

Many people have problems with snoring, mouth breathing or interrupted sleep; most people think that snoring and mouth breathing should not be cared about, and ignore that sleep apnea occurs when snoring is actually the original culprit leading to sleep apnea syndrome! Sleep apnea syndrome is when airflow cannot enter the lungs due to obstruction of the airways during sleep, resulting in hypoxia and elevated carbon dioxide, and finally a brief wake-up, often accompanied by choking in the throat or breathing hard, causing the airways to reopen. The patient may wake up and take a few deep breaths or take a few deep breaths, and then fall asleep, and then another apnea may follow. This cycle is repeated throughout the night and sleeps at night. Intermittently. If snoring or mouth breathing is accompanied by obstructive sleep apnea, long-term hypoxia will damage the vascular endothelium and cause vascular stenosis, which can easily lead to high blood pressure, fatigue, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, Symptoms such as disorders of the autonomic nervous system and disorders of blood glucose metabolism can easily cause damage to the heart, kidneys and other tissues and increase sudden death Probability. In addition, many people have the problem of mouth breathing or low tongue position. Due to mouth breathing, it is easy to cause respiratory tract hypersensitivity, low tongue position, tongue hypertrophy, adenoid and tonsil enlargement, and then cause abnormal tongue function, swallowing disorder, Periodontal diseases include abnormal tooth alignment, bone growth deformities, and bent nasal diaphragm, which can also affect sleep quality and physical health.

There are many reasons for snoring. The most common reason is that the muscles that originally fixed and stretched the throat during sleep were relaxed, which caused the muscles in the mouth to recede and the tongue was too low, causing the airway to become narrow; the airway became narrow. The wind speed of the inhaled air becomes stronger, causing the loose soft palate, uvula, tongue and tonsils to vibrate, and then make a sound. In addition, in addition to colds and allergies, the causes of mouth breathing are mostly related to the structure of the nose and mouth such as sinus polyps and tongue frenulum (Ankyloglossia, also known as Tongue-tie).

In view of the above symptoms, how to adopt sustainable, non-surgical, and non-invasive methods to allow patients to adjust and correct themselves to gradually improve their sleep status and reduce the symptoms of snoring and mouth breathing. This is a common practice in this field. The goal of intellectuals.

The main purpose of this creation is to correct, adjust, and assist sleep through a non-invasive and non-surgery method.

Another purpose of this creation is to allow patients with severe snoring and mouth breathing symptoms to improve the symptoms of snoring and mouth breathing caused by low tongue position and eliminate the sound and frequency of snoring by means of gradual adjustment and correction.

Another purpose of this creation is that patients with poor sleep quality can correct their sleep at home and gradually improve their sleep quality.

In order to solve the above and other problems, the present invention provides a dental occlusal sleeve structure, which is used in an oral cavity. The oral cavity includes an upper row of teeth, a lower row of teeth, a tongue and an upper jaw. The upper row of teeth and the lower row of teeth The tooth is defined with a lingual side. The dental occlusal sleeve structure includes a compartment and a tongue abutment. The upper part of the compartment defines an upper tooth corresponding area, and the lower part defines a lower tooth corresponding area. The upper tooth corresponding area is adjacent to On the periphery of the upper row of teeth, the lower tooth corresponding area is adjacent to the periphery of the lower row of teeth, and the outer edge of the tongue abutting part connects the side of the partition part close to the tongue.

In the dental occlusal sleeve structure as described above, the tongue abutting part is close to one end of the tongue, and its position is higher than the corresponding area of the upper teeth or the partition part.

In the dental occlusal sleeve structure as described above, the tongue-abutting part includes an extended connecting part, and the tongue-abutting part abuts against the compartment part through the connecting part; in a further embodiment, the connecting part and The upper row of teeth or the upper jaw part maintain a distance (S).

In the dental occlusal sleeve structure as described above, the tongue-abutting part includes an extended connecting part, and the tongue-abutting part abuts against the partition part through the connecting part; in a further embodiment, the connecting part abuts Connect to the upper jaw or the lingual side of the upper row of teeth.

In the above-mentioned dental occlusal sleeve structure, the height of the abutting part is gradually reduced in a direction away from the partition part.

In the dental occlusal sleeve structure as described above, the tongue abutting part has a concave arc surface structure.

In the above-mentioned dental occlusal sleeve structure, the tongue abutting part is provided with a sublingual abutting groove, and the sublingual abutting groove is located in the middle of the tongue abutting part.

In this way, the dental occlusal sleeve structure described in this creation can make sleep quality poor Of patients at home, through non-invasive and non-surgery methods, self-correction and adjustment of sleep, and gradually improve the quality of sleep, and can allow patients with severe snoring and oral breathing symptoms to improve snoring by gradually adjusting and correcting And mouth breathing symptoms caused by low tongue position, eliminate the sound and frequency of snoring. It really has the advantage of promotion in family health therapy.

In order to have a better understanding of the features and technical content of this creation, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of this creation. However, the attached drawings are only for reference and explanation, and are not used to limit this creation. In order to further understand the features and technical content of this creation, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of this creation. However, the attached drawings are only for reference and explanation, and are not used to limit this creation.

S: Spacing

LS: Lingual

1: Dental bite sleeve structure

11: Corresponding area of upper teeth

12: Corresponding area of lower teeth

14: The tongue area

141: Under the tongue

15: Separate parts

16: connection part

91: upper row of teeth

92: lower teeth

93: Tongue

94: Upper jaw

Figure 1 shows a three-dimensional view of the structure of the original dental occlusion sleeve.

Figure 2 shows the top view of the structure of the original dental bite sleeve.

Figure 3 shows the front view of the structure of the dental occlusal sleeve.

Figure 4 shows the rear view of the original dental occlusal sleeve structure.

Figure 5 shows a cross-sectional view of the structure of the original dental occlusion sleeve.

Figures 6A to 6C show the usage status diagram of the original dental occlusal sleeve structure.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the usage status of another embodiment of the creative dental occlusal sleeve structure.

Figure 8 shows a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the created dental occlusal sleeve structure.

Figure 9A shows a perspective view of another embodiment of the created dental occlusal sleeve structure.

Fig. 9B shows a top view of another embodiment of the created dental occlusal sleeve structure.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 5 at the same time. The dental occlusal sleeve structure 1 of the present creation includes a partition part 15, a connecting part 16 and a tongue abutment part 14. The upper part of the partition part 15 defines an upper tooth corresponding area 11. A lower tooth corresponding area 12 is defined below, and the outer edge of the tongue abutment part 14 is connected to the side of the partition part 15 through the connecting part 16; as shown in Figures 1 and 5, the tongue abutment part 14 is on the right Extends out of the connecting part 16, so the tongue-abutting part 14 abuts against the partition part 15 through the connecting part 16, and the height of the tongue-abutting part 14 gradually decreases in the direction away from the partition part 15 ; That is, the height of the abutting tongue portion 14, the lower the height to the left. Therefore, from the cross-sectional view of FIG. 5, the abutment portion 14 is generally in a "upper right and lower left" configuration. As shown in Figure 2, if the dental bite sleeve structure 1 is used in the mouth of a patient, a lingual side (LS) will be defined in the direction corresponding to the patient’s tongue, and the tongue abutting part 14 and the connecting part 16 are both provided In the lingual LS direction of the upper teeth corresponding area 11 or the lower teeth corresponding area 12.

The dental occlusal sleeve structure 1 of this invention is used for sleep aid or to correct sleep snoring symptoms. When in use, the dental bite sleeve structure 1 can be placed in a human oral cavity. Please refer to Figure 6A~Figure 6C at the same time. Figures 6A~6C depict the use status diagram of this creative dental occlusion sleeve structure. As shown in Figures 6A to 6C, the oral cavity of a general patient includes an upper row of teeth 91, a lower row of teeth 92, a tongue 93 and an upper jaw portion 94. The upper row of teeth 91 and the lower row of teeth 92 are facing the The direction of the tongue 93 defines the lingual LS direction. Wherein, the upper tooth corresponding area 11 of the dental occlusal sleeve structure 1 is adjacent to the periphery of the upper row of teeth 91, and the lower tooth corresponding area 12 of the dental occlusal sleeve structure 1 is adjacent to Set at the periphery of the lower row of teeth 92, the tongue abutting part 14 is connected to the side of the partition part 15 close to the tongue 93 (that is, in the LS direction of the tongue). In addition, in this embodiment, the tongue abutment part 14 is close to one end of the tongue 93 (that is, the leftmost end of the tongue abutment part 14 ), and its position is higher than the partition part 15.

As shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 6C, the connecting part 16 is kept at a distance S from the upper row of teeth 91 or the upper jaw portion 94, so that when the patient puts on the dental bite sleeve structure 1, it will not be The connecting part 16 resists and bears the sensitive upper jaw part 94 in the oral cavity, and feels uncomfortable, which affects the patient's willingness to wear it continuously for a long time. In other embodiments, the connecting portion 16 may also directly abut the upper jaw 94 or the upper row of teeth 91 in the lingual LS direction, that is, the distance S is zero. In this way, the structure in which the spacing S is zero can have a better fixing effect and less easy to loosen and shake technical effect.

Please compare Figure 6A with Figure 6B. When the patient wears the dental occlusal sleeve structure 1 of this creation, the patient can use the upper row of teeth 91 and the lower row of teeth 92 to bite, and the tongue 93 in the oral cavity can be placed on Above the tongue portion 14; by increasing the height position of the tongue 93, the muscles of the throat are relaxed, thereby opening the airway to reduce or eliminate mouth breathing caused by snoring and low tongue position. The dental occlusal sleeve structure 1 is slowly adjusted and corrected to improve the patient's snoring symptoms and eliminate the sound and frequency of snoring; for patients with poor sleep quality, they can correct themselves at home after simple training Adjust sleep and gradually improve the quality of sleep.

There are other embodiments of this creation. Please refer to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the usage status of another embodiment of the creative dental occlusal sleeve structure. As shown in FIG. 7, the tongue abutting part 14 is close to one end of the tongue 93 (that is, the leftmost end of the tongue abutting part 14 ), and its position is higher than the corresponding area 11 of the upper teeth. In this way, the patient’s tongue 93 will be pushed to a higher position to force the patient to move the throat, The airways are more open and open.

Please refer to FIG. 8. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the created dental occlusal sleeve structure. As shown in FIG. 8, the abutting tongue portion 14 has a concave arc surface structure. That is, the curve and contour of the upper edge of the tongue portion 14 can match the curve and contour of the lower edge of the tongue 93, so when the tongue 93 is placed on the tongue portion 14, it can effectively eliminate or reduce disease. The uncomfortable feeling increases the willingness of the patient to wear the dental bite sleeve structure 1.

Please refer to FIGS. 9A and 9B. FIG. 9A shows a perspective view of another embodiment of the creative dental occlusal sleeve structure, and FIG. 9B shows a top view of another embodiment of the creative dental occlusal sleeve structure. As shown in Figures 9A and 9B, the tongue abutting portion 14 is provided with a sublingual abutting groove 141, the sublingual abutting groove 141 is located in the middle of the tongue abutting portion 14, and it can be a slit or U Shaped groove. The sublingual bracket 141 is used to accommodate the tongue tie (Ankyloglossia, also known as Tongue-tie) below the human tongue 93. In this way, when the patient puts the tongue 93 on the tongue portion 14, It can reduce the patient's discomfort and increase their willingness to use.

In this way, the dental occlusal sleeve structure 1 described in this creation can allow patients with poor sleep quality to correct and adjust their sleep at home through a non-invasive and non-surgery method, gradually improve the quality of sleep, and also allow For patients with severe snoring and mouth breathing symptoms, gradually adjust and correct them to improve mouth breathing symptoms caused by snoring and a low tongue position, and eliminate the sound and frequency of snoring. It really has the advantage of promotion in family health therapy.

This creation is illustrated above with examples, but they are not used to limit the scope of patent rights claimed by this creation. The scope of its patent protection shall be determined by the attached scope of patent application and its equivalent fields. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the field, without departing from the spirit or scope of this patent, makes changes or modifications that are equivalent changes or designs completed under the spirit of this creation, and should Included in the scope of the following patent applications.

S: Spacing

11: Corresponding area of upper teeth

12: Corresponding area of lower teeth

14: The tongue area

15: Separate parts

16: connection part

91: upper row of teeth

92: lower teeth

93: Tongue

94: Upper jaw

Claims (8)

A dental bite sleeve structure (1) is used in an oral cavity. The oral cavity includes an upper row of teeth (91), a lower row of teeth (92), a tongue (93) and an upper jaw (94). The row of teeth (91) and the lower row of teeth (92) define a lingual side (LS). The dental occlusal sleeve structure (1) includes: A compartment (15) with an upper tooth corresponding area (11) defined above and a lower tooth corresponding area (12) defined below. The upper tooth corresponding area (11) is adjacent to the upper teeth (91) On the periphery, the lower tooth corresponding area (12) is adjacent to the periphery of the lower row of teeth (92); and A tongue abutting part (14), the outer edge of which is connected to the side of the partition part (15) close to the tongue. The dental occlusal sleeve structure (1) according to claim 1, wherein the tongue abutting part (14) is close to one end of the tongue (93), and its position is higher than the corresponding area (11) or the partition of the upper tooth Location (15). The dental occlusal sleeve structure (1) according to claim 1, wherein the tongue abutment part (14) includes an extended connection part (16), and the tongue abutment part (14) penetrates the connection part (16) Abut the compartment (15). The dental occlusal sleeve structure (1) according to claim 3, wherein the connecting part (16) is kept at a distance (S) from the upper teeth (91) or the upper jaw (94). The dental bite sleeve structure (1) according to claim 3, wherein the connecting part (16) abuts against the upper jaw (94) or the lingual side (LS) of the upper row of teeth (91). The dental occlusal sleeve structure (1) according to claim 1, wherein the height of the abutting portion (14) gradually decreases in a direction away from the partition portion (15). The dental occlusal sleeve structure (1) according to claim 1, wherein the abutment portion (14) has a concave arc surface structure. The dental occlusal sleeve structure (1) according to claim 1, wherein the tongue abutting part (14) is provided with a sublingual abutting bracket (141), and the sublingual abutting bracket (141) is located at the tongue abutting part ( 14) in the middle.

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