Method and system for preventing head injury
CA 2573572 C · Owner: Maher, Gerald J. · Inventors: Maher, Gerald J.
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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 (75) having a left body (76) a right body (77) , and a lingual bar (80) engaging the left body (76) and the right body (77); placing the dental appliance (75) over a plurality of teeth of a lower jaw (50) so the lower jaw (50) and a upper jaw (68) are approximately parallel; and absorbing a force applied to the lower jaw (50) wherein the dental , appliance (75) absorbs the force applied to the lower jaw (50) while preventing a condyle (57) of a mandible from transferring the force to a temporal bone (53).
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- Filed July 14, 2005 and granted May 8, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 14, 2025.
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