US Patent Issued to Mamta Ketan Shah on Nov. 4 for "Systems, methods, and devices for treating mouth and jaw disorders" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,527, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Mamta Ketan Shah (Fremont, Calif.).

"Systems, methods, and devices for treating mouth and jaw disorders" was invented by Mamta Ketan Shah (Fremont, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Maxillary and mandibular appliances can be mounted to a user's upper and lower jaws. The appliances can include a palatal pad, buccal tubes, hamular notch tubes, and an anterior deprogrammer. The various portions of the appliances can provoke beneficial reactions by muscles in the tongue and jaw area, massage the same muscles, or provide other beneficial effects. A mandibular appliance can include a front portion,...