A method and system for preventing head injury by providing parallel alignment of a jaw are disclosed. A method of preventing a head injury comprises providing a dental appliance having a left body, a right body and a lingual bar engaging the left body and the right body; placing the dental applianc
A method and system for preventing head injury by providing parallel alignment of a jaw are disclosed. A method of preventing a head injury comprises providing a dental appliance having a left body, a right body and a lingual bar engaging the left body and the right body; placing the dental appliance over a plurality of teeth of a lower jaw so the lower jaw and a upper jaw are approximately parallel; and absorbing a force applied to the lower jaw, wherein the dental appliance absorbs the force applied to the lower jaw while preventing a condyle of a mandible from transferring the force to a temporal bone.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of preventing a head injury in a person comprising: providing a dental appliance having a left body, a right body and a non-adjustable rigid lingual bar, wherein a portion of the rigid lingual bar is embedded within a material comprising the left body and a portion o
What is claimed is: 1. A method of preventing a head injury in a person comprising: providing a dental appliance having a left body, a right body and a non-adjustable rigid lingual bar, wherein a portion of the rigid lingual bar is embedded within a material comprising the left body and a portion of the rigid lingual bar is embedded within a material comprising the right body, wherein the left body, the right body and the non-adjustable rigid lingual bar are each sized, shaped and dimensioned for the person, wherein the dental appliance is custom manufactured for the person based on a model of teeth of an upper jaw and a lower jaw of the person taken when an articular disc of a temporomandibular joint of the person is superior to a condyle of the temporomandibular joint to position the upper jaw approximately parallel to the lower jaw; placing the dental appliance in a mouth of the person over a plurality of teeth of the lower jaw, wherein the person has an unparallel jaw alignment, wherein placement of the dental appliance over the lower jaw positions the articular disc of the temporomandibular joint superior to the condyle of the temporomandibular joint, and places the lower jaw approximately parallel to the upper jaw, wherein the rigid lingual bar follows a contour on a posterior surface of a lower set of teeth of the lower jaw; and absorbing a force applied to the lower jaw, wherein the dental appliance absorbs the force applied to the lower jaw while preventing the condyle from transferring the force to a temporal bone. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein placement of the dental appliance over the lower jaw positions the condyle in a position downward and slightly forward and approximately in a center of a glenoid fossa. 3. The method of claim 1 further comprising wherein placement of the dental appliance over the lower jaw lines up a midline of the mouth. 4. The method of claim 1 further comprising wherein placement of the dental appliance over the lower jaw positions the condyle approximately equidistant from both posterior and interior in a glenoid fossa. 5. The method of claim 1 wherein placement of the dental appliance over the lower jaw holds the condyle in a concentric position in a glenoid fossa. 6. A method of preventing a concussion in a person comprising: providing a dental appliance having a left body, a right body and a non-adjustable rigid lingual bar, wherein a portion of the rigid lingual bar is embedded within a material comprising the left body and a portion of the rigid lingual bar is embedded within a material comprising the right body, wherein the left body, the right body and the non-adjustable rigid lingual bar are each sized, shaped and dimensioned for the person, and wherein the dental appliance is custom manufactured for the person based on a model of teeth of an upper jaw and a lower jaw of the person taken when an articular disc of a temporomandibular joint of the person is superior to a condyle of the temporomandibular joint to position the upper jaw approximately parallel to the lower jaw; and placing the dental appliance in a mouth of the person over a portion of a lower set of teeth, wherein the person has an unparallel jaw alignment, wherein placement of the dental appliance over the lower set of teeth positions the articular disc of the temporomandibular joint of the person superior to the condyle of the temporomandibular joint, wherein the rigid lingual bar follows a contour on a posterior surface of the lower set of teeth; wherein the dental appliance positions the upper jaw and the lower jaw in an approximately parallel position to absorb a force applied to a jaw. 7. The method of claim 6 wherein the dental appliance prevents the condyle of the lower jaw from transferring the force to a temporal bone. 8. The method of claim 6 wherein placement of the dental appliance over the lower set of teeth places the condyle of the lower jaw in a physiological position to withstand the force. 9. The method of claim 6 wherein placement of the dental appliance over the lower set of teeth positions the condyle underneath a cartilage in the jaw. 10. The method of claim 6 wherein placement of the dental appliance over the lower set of teeth positions the condyle in a position downward and slightly forward and approximately in a center of a glenoid fossa. 11. The method of claim 6 wherein placement of the dental appliance over the lower jaw lines up a midline of the mouth. 12. The method of claim 6 wherein placement of the dental appliance over the lower set of teeth positions the condyle approximately equidistant from both posterior and interior in a glenoid fossa. 13. The method of claim 6 wherein placement of the dental appliance over the lower set of teeth holds the condyle in a concentric position in a glenoid fossa. 14. A method of manufacturing a dental appliance to prevent head injury in a person comprising: making a model of teeth of an upper jaw and a lower jaw of a mouth of the person having an unparallel jaw alignment, wherein the model is taken when an articular disc of a temporomandibular joint of the person is superior to a condyle of the temporomandibular joint to position the upper jaw approximately parallel to the lower jaw; forming a left body to fit over a plurality of teeth of a left side of the lower jaw, wherein the left body is sized, shaped and dimensioned to fit over the plurality of teeth; forming a right body to fit over a plurality of teeth of a right side of the lower jaw, wherein the right body is sized, shaped and dimensioned to fit over the plurality of teeth; and embedding at least a portion of a non-adjustable lingual bar into the left body and into the right body, the lingual bar sized, shaped and dimensioned to follow a contour on a posterior surface of a lower set of teeth of the lower jaw wherein the dental appliance covers a plurality of teeth of the lower jaw to place a mandible and a maxilla in an approximately parallel alignment. 15. A dental appliance for preventing head injury in a person having an unparallel jaw alignment comprising: a left body sized, shaped and dimensioned for the person; a right body sized, shaped and dimensioned for the person; and a non-adjustable rigid lingual bar sized, shaped and dimensioned for the person, wherein the rigid lingual bar spans from the left body to the right body to engage the left body to the right body, wherein a portion of the rigid lingual bar is embedded within a material comprising the left body and a portion of the rigid lingual bar is embedded within a material comprising the right body, wherein the dental appliance is custom manufactured for the person based on a model of teeth of an upper jaw and a lower jaw of the person taken when an articular disc of a temporomandibular joint of the person is superior to a condyle of the temporomandibular joint to position the upper jaw approximately parallel to the lower jaw, and wherein the dental appliance covers a portion of a lower set of teeth while positioning the articular disc of the temporomandibular joint superior to the condyle of the temporomandibular joint and while placing the upper jaw approximately parallel to the lower jaw. 16. The dental appliance of claim 15 further comprising a left ball clasp extending through at least a portion of the left body and a right ball clasp extending through at least a portion of the right body. 17. The dental appliance of claim 15 further comprising a mesh material within the left body and the right body. 18. The dental appliance of claim 15 further comprising indentations on a top portion of the left body and a top portion of the right body for the cusps tips of an upper set of teeth above the left body and the right body. 19. The dental appliance of claim 15 wherein the rigid lingual bar is shaped to follow a contour on a posterior surface of the lower set of teeth. 20. The dental appliance of claim 15 wherein the dental appliance places the condyle of the upper jaw in a physiological position to absorb a force applied to a jaw.
Hennig, Don B.; VanElverdinghe, Jeffry L.; Curtin, Joseph P., Intra-extra oral shock-sensing and indicating systems and other shock-sensing and indicating systems.
Hennig, Don B.; VanElverdinghe, Jeffry L.; Curtin, Joseph P., Intra-extra oral shock-sensing and indicating systems and other shock-sensing and indicating systems.
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