Protective athletic mouth guard

Abstract

A protective mouth guard is provided, comprising a U-shaped top segment molded to fit a user's maxillary teeth consisting of a right and left central incisor, a right and left lateral incisor, a right and left canine, a right and left first premolar, a right and left second premolar and a right and left first molar. A first bottom segment molded to fit the user's mandibular teeth consisting of a right first premolar, a right second premolar, and a right first molar. A second bottom segment molded to fit said user's mandibular teeth consisting of a left first premolar, a left second premolar, and a left first molar. The first segment joined to the first bottom segment via one or more connecting members and to the second bottom segment via the one or more connecting members such that the user's maxillary and mandibular teeth align to achieve a Centric Relation.

1 . A protective mouth guard comprising:
 a U-shaped top segment molded to fit a user's maxillary teeth consisting of a right central incisor, a left central incisor, a right lateral incisor, a left lateral incisor, a right canine, a left canine, a right first premolar, a left first premolar, a right second premolar, a left second premolar, a right first molar and a left first molar;   a first bottom segment molded to fit said user's mandibular teeth consisting of a right first premolar, a right second premolar, and a right first molar;   a second bottom segment molded to fit said user's mandibular teeth consisting of a left first premolar, a left second premolar, and a left first molar;   said U-shaped top segment fused to said first bottom segment via one or more connecting members and to said second bottom segment via said one or more connecting members such that said user's maxillary and mandibular teeth are capable of aligning to achieve a Centric Relation, wherein absent material between said U-shaped top segment, said first bottom segment, said second bottom segment and said one or more connecting members are capable of being employed as an air vent for said user.   
     
     
         2 . The protective mouth guard of  claim 1 , wherein said U-shaped top segment is molded to fit said user's maxillary teeth including one or more of a right second molar or a left second molar. 
     
     
         3 . The protective mouth guard of  claim 2 , wherein said U-shaped top segment is molded to fit said user's maxillary teeth including one or more of a right third molar or a left third molar. 
     
     
         4 . The protective mouth guard of  claim 1 , wherein said first bottom segment is molded to fit said user's mandibular teeth including one or more of a right central incisor, a right lateral incisor, a right canine, a right second molar or a right third molar. 
     
     
         5 . The protective mouth guard of  claim 1 , wherein said second bottom segment is molded to fit said user's mandibular teeth including one or more of a left central incisor, a left lateral incisor, a left canine, a left second molar or a left third molar. 
     
     
         6 . The protective mouth guard of  claim 1 , wherein said first bottom segment is molded to fit said user's mandibular teeth including one or more of a right central incisor, a right lateral incisor, a right canine, a right second molar or a right third molar and said second bottom segment are molded to fit said user's mandibular teeth including one or more of a left central incisor, a left lateral incisor, a left canine, a left second molar or a left third molar. 
     
     
         7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . The protective mouth guard of  claim 1 , wherein U-shaped top segment is composed of a Dual Laminate material. 
     
     
         9 . The protective mouth guard of  claim 1 , wherein said one or more connecting members are composed of a Dual Laminate material. 
     
     
         10 . (canceled)