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University College Dublin

Frank J Dillon

Eoin O'Cearbhaill

Kevin Krieger

An oral appliance () comprising a sensing arrangement () disposed in proximity to at least one part of a facial muscle complex of a user. A method of controlling the oral appliance () comprising sensing, with the sensing arrangement (), the at least one part of the facial muscle complex being brought towards the sensing arrangement; and in response to sensing the at least one part of the facial muscle complex being brought towards the sensing arrangement (), controlling the oral appliance () to perform an action. An external processing unit () is arranged to interact with the oral appliance () in response to the oral appliance () performing the action.

Oral appliance

A dental apparatus for perforating the cortical plate of human maxillary and mandibular bones comprises a solid metal needle moulded into a plastics shank, the shank being formed with means for cooperation with a dental contra-angle or straight handpiece into which the shank may be inserted. The shank has a collar at its front end, and a hollow protective cap is removably fitted over the exposed needle and engages the collar.

Dental cortical plate perforator

A dental apparatus for perforating the cortical plate of human maxillary and mandibular bones comprises a solid metal needle moulded into a plastic shank, the shank being formed with means for cooperation with a dental contra-angle or straight handpiece into which the shank may be inserted. The shank has a collar at its front end, and a hollow protective cap is removably fitted over the exposed needle and engages the collar.

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Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland

Frank J Dillon