Seeking a product for night time teeth grinding (bruxism) that was
sold directly to consumers before 1976.
Extensive periodical search already conducted
The Doctor's NightGuard does not qualify
Line ad for Mouth Peace found in July 15th issue of The New York Times
Additional ads; catalog images and descriptions; product examples with
packaging; testimonials from company insiders all welcome.
Product must have been sold prior to 1976 |
Request for Question Clarification by
crabcakes-ga
on
09 Sep 2005 12:09 PDT
Are you seeking to purchase this product, or are you interested in
articles, description, etc. only?
Regards, Crabcakes
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Clarification of Question by
needlesearcher-ga
on
09 Sep 2005 13:28 PDT
I'm not trying to purchase it, I'm looking for information, articles,
pictures, examples, any evidence that the product was sold prior to
1976.
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Request for Question Clarification by
crabcakes-ga
on
09 Sep 2005 14:04 PDT
Thank you for the additional information. Not to be a pest, but do you
KNOW there was a product? Do you have a particular kind of product in
mind? If so, do you know anything at all that might give me more clues
with which to work? Was it made of some kind of plastic, metal?
Thank you so much, Crabcakes
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Request for Question Clarification by
crabcakes-ga
on
09 Sep 2005 19:40 PDT
Hello again,
Am I on the right track here?:
?The most common treatment we found is the use of a rubber or acrylic splint.
(See Figures 3 and 4) This device dates back several decades at least.
The splint rests on the upper or lower teeth, preventing damage to the
teeth by not allowing contact, and in theory reducing the severity of
the symptoms listed previously. Although, studies have shown that this
splint merely protects teeth and does very little to alleviate
symptoms associated with bruxism.? Page 3
http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~bmedesgn/fall01/bruxism/TracyandMattmidsem.pdf
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
09 Sep 2005 20:39 PDT
needlesearcher-ga,
I've been looking into your question, along with crabcakes-ga.
Is this sort of thing -- dated 1969 -- of interest to you? It's a
small article about a dentist-made device to stop teeth-grinding. You
can see the image of the article by clicking on the link below, and
downloading the jpeg file:
https://s40.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0T8AWCXTVU4SC0FQ1UR6ZHZO34
Also, would it be useful to find pre-1976 patents for such a device?
If so, I'd be glad to search patent databases as well.
Let me know what you think.
pafalafa-ga
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Clarification of Question by
needlesearcher-ga
on
12 Sep 2005 06:51 PDT
Thank you for your help in running this down. I'll try to answer all
of your questions in one posting. The key here is that the product
must have been sold directly to consumers. There have been countless
products made and marketed by dentists to dentists. I can't use
those. Ideally I'm trying to find a plastic, acrylic or rubber mouth
piece worn at night to cushion the teeth. I know that there was at
least one such product sold under the brand name "Mouth Peace" and
advertised in a line ad in The New York Times on July 15, 1973. I've
tried to track the company and sent letters to the principals hoping
to verify that products were actually sold with no response.
Patent searches are a good start but unless the item was developed and
marketed directly to consumers, again, I can't use it.
Hope this helps.
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Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
13 Sep 2005 16:12 PDT
I now now why you choose the name needlesearcher!
The only thing I came across that is a pre-1976 direct to consumer
device is the Mouth Peace item that you are already aware of.
The Mouth Peace ad certainly offers direct sale to consumer, and for a mere $2.75.
Can you tell us a bit more WHY this item doesn't meet your needs. It
seems right on the money, as far as I can tell.
The better we understand the situation, the more likely we could find
something that works for you.
Thanks,
pafalafa-ga
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Clarification of Question by
needlesearcher-ga
on
14 Sep 2005 07:19 PDT
It's not that the Mouth Peace ad already found doesn't work for me
it's that I need more than one example of it. If they only ran that
one ad in The New York Times it doesn't give credence to the fact that
they had a real business.
Hope this helps.
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