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Is a mouth guard patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a mouth guard have been patented many times, but "a mouth guard" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 983 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “mouth guard” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 266 best keyword matches we examined, 80 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: BITE TECH INC (12), DENTEK ORAL CARE INC (6), SHOCK DOCTOR INC (4), AKERVALL TECH INC (3).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A63B (178), A61C (75), A61F (58), A61B (28).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a mouth guard
- The magnetic mouth guard WO-2025140766-A1 2025 · WAHBA NOUR ABDELMONEM MOHAMED EZZAT
oral appliance consisting of customized maxillary and mandibular repulsing -This is an intra gold plated N42 magnetic mouth guards designed for patients complaining of dental bruxism (teeth grinding or clenching) during the day or…
View on Google Patents - Mouth guard to prevent teeth grinding, jaw clenching and TMJ US-11564828-B2 2023 · ROTH KAREN
The new and improved mouth guard of the invention comprises a flexible mouth guard having a channel for one's teeth and an integral flexible bubble that protrudes from the upper or lower front teeth. The bubble is positioned a…
View on Google Patents - Flexible ball mouth guard for the prevention of teeth grinding, jaw clenching and TMJ US-2023285182-A1 2023 · ROTH KAREN Q
The new and improved mouth guard of the invention comprises a soft flexible mouth guard preferably of flexible polymer, rubber or plastic materials with a channel for one's teeth and a flexible ball filled with a flexible mate…
View on Google Patents - Pre-imprinted mouth guards, and systems and methods for retail selection of same US-2023238107-A1 2023 · GUARDLAB INC
Disclosed herein is mouth guard including a structural component having an arch portion including pre-formed tooth-receiving indentations; and a conforming component supported by the structural component and being displaceable bet…
View on Google Patents - Bite down mouth guard plate for strenuous activities US-2021146225-A1 2021 · MAZIARZ PEYTON T
A device for placing in the mouth designed to be gripped or clenched by the teeth during weight bearing or strenuous exercises. The device is a mouthguard apparatus comprised of a bite-down plate for placing in the mouth which is …
View on Google Patents - Dental mouth guard to prevent bruxism US-2020323678-A1 2020 · FALLON JAMES S
A oral appliance (i.e., a dental mouth guard) configured so as to fit in the mouth and over at least one (e.g., the upper) set of teeth of a user during sleep to prevent bruxism and the grinding together of the user's upper an…
View on Google Patents - Mouth guard US-10307658-B2 2019 · VECE NICHOLAS C
A mouth guard that can be customized in the field without needing to boil the mouth guard is disclosed. The mouth guard comprises a facial and lingual walls mounted on a thin flexible tray, such as a fabric mesh. Stops are positio…
View on Google Patents - Mouth guard for the prevention of jaw clenching and teeth grinding US-9681978-B1 2017 · ROTH KAREN Q
The invention provides mouth guards sized and configured to prevent jaw clenching and teeth grinding and methods of using the mouth guards. One embodiment provides a one-piece mouth guard made of a semi-rigid, springy, flexible po…
View on Google Patents - Adaptive mouth guard and method of use US-9616314-B2 2017 · AKERVALL TECH INC
A dental appliance is disclosed designed to protect a wearer's dentitions against injury from impacts suffered in sports or other activities that can cause chipping, fracturing, dislodging or evulsion of teeth. The appliance m…
View on Google Patents - Mouth guard for detecting and monitoring bite pressures US-8961437-B2 2015 · AL-TAWIL YOUHANNA
An intra-oral pressure monitoring system is provided. The system is beneficial for measuring or monitoring teeth clinching or grinding during sleep. The system includes a generally horseshoe-shaped, elastomeric mouth piece. The mo…
View on Google Patents - Dental bite construction for performance enhancing mouth guards US-8671947-B2 2014 · QUIGLESS KIRK C
An improved performance enhancing mouth guards having transverse pins embedded in the right and left posterior occlusal base portion of the mouth guard, is disclosed.
View on Google Patents - Method for rectifying deformations in a row of teeth with the aim of correcting the relationship between the rows of teeth in the event of temporomandibular impairments with the aid of individually produced orthodontic mouth guards WO-2014133478-A1 2014 · PUTS ROMAN YURIJOVYCH
The invention relates to medicine and, specifically, to orthodontic stomatology, and is intended for use in the treatment of patients with deformations in the rows of teeth of the jaws. Casts of the patient's teeth are taken a…
View on Google Patents - Mouth guard US-8186356-B2 2012 · PELERIN JOSEPH
A mouth guard for a human adult which minimizes or eliminates teeth grinding. The mouth guard includes a tray having an arcuate trough opening at each end and dimensioned to receive at least the bicuspids of the human adult. The t…
View on Google Patents - Method for using denture reline material in conjunction with sport mouth guards US-2003145863-A1 2003 · ULTRADENT PRODUCTS INC
Methods and kits for conforming protective mouth guards to the teeth of athletes to improve retention while providing added comfort and soft-tissue protection. One preferred method for conforming a protective mouth guard to fit se…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a mouth guard been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Health and fitness devices are dense with sensor and wearable patents; compare the sensing method, mounting, and what feedback is given.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.