{"number":"US12702780B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Dental appliance apparatus and respiration enhancement","english":"Dental appliance apparatus and respiration enhancement"},"abstract":{"original":"A dental appliance apparatus is disclosed herein. In various aspects, the dental appliance may include a body removably attachable to one or more teeth selected from premolars and molars, and a flange extending forth from lingual portions of the body to contact a tongue at one or more locations proximate the premolars and the molars in order to cause a contraction of the genioglossus that positions the tongue anteriorly and downward toward the mandible by stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve. The dental appliance may include a connector connected to the body.…","english":"A dental appliance apparatus is disclosed herein. In various aspects, the dental appliance may include a body removably attachable to one or more teeth selected from premolars and molars, and a flange extending forth from lingual portions of the body to contact a tongue at one or more locations proximate the premolars and the molars in order to cause a contraction of the genioglossus that positions the tongue anteriorly and downward toward the mandible by stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve. The dental appliance may include a connector connected to the body.…"},"applicants":["Dental Choice Holdings LLC"],"inventors":["Dena P. Garner"],"filingDate":"2024-09-30","publicationDate":"2026-08-11","grantDate":"2026-08-11","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12702780B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12702780B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12702780B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12702780B2"}}