Modified jaw thrust appliance

Abstract

A jaw thrust appliance is disclosed. The jaw thrust appliance includes an adjustable slidable bottom movably attached to the bottom portion of the inverted U-shaped base, and an ergonomic thumb piece disposed directly underneath the adjustable slidable bottom, the adjustable slidable bottom and the ergonomic thumb piece are attached together and move as a single unit when pushed horizontally. The inverted U-shaped base includes a flat elongated front facing, a padded back facing, a plurality of raised inverted U-shaped belt loops, and an indicia. The flat elongated front facing is adapted to be curved inward to accommodate the shape of a user's face. The jaw thrust appliance also includes an ergonomic thumb piece disposed directly underneath the adjustable slidable bottom.

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