PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mouthpiece for strengthening muscles around the oral cavity, which can partially select and strengthen the muscles around the oral cavity including chewing muscles, muscles of facial expression and muscles around the chinbone as needed basis and can adjust the muscle balance.SOLUTION: The mouthpiece for strengthening the muscles around the oral cavity including the chewing muscles, the muscles of facial expression and the muscles around the chinbone has an oral vestibule fence and a bite pad which are approximately in a horseshoe shape. A pad attaching part is arranged on the inner side of the oral vestibule fence. The bite pad has: an anterior teeth pad which is bit and supported by the anterior teeth a right molar pad which is bit and supported by the right molars and a left molar pad which is bit and supported by the left molars. Each of the pads is independently and detachably attached to the pad attaching part.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】咀嚼筋、表情筋および下顎骨周辺筋を含む口腔周辺筋を必要に応じて部分的に選択して強化し、筋力バランスを調整することができる口腔周辺筋強化用マウスピースを提供する。【解決手段】本発明に係るマウスピースは、咀嚼筋、表情筋および下顎骨周辺筋を含む口腔周辺筋を強化するためのマウスピースであって、略馬蹄形状の口腔前庭フェンスとバイトパッドとを有し、口腔前庭フェンスの内側にはパッド取付部が備えられ、バイトパッドは、前歯によって咬持される前歯パッドと、右臼歯によって咬持される右臼歯パッドと、左臼歯によって咬持される左臼歯パッドとを有するとともに、各々のパッドが独立してパッド取付部に着脱自在に取り付けられている。【選択図】 図1
