A removable dental appliance (10) having a base (12) adapted for locatinginside of an arch of teeth of a wearer and an arch wire (14) coupled to thebase, wherein an outer surface of the base (20) is contoured for contact withinner surfaces of the teeth (17), and wherein when in use the arch wire (14)extends around an outer periphery of a set of the wearer's teeth such that nointerconnection between the arch wire and the base exists intermediate the setof teeth.
