CN218187004U

CN218187004U - Tooth cleaning device suitable for orthodontic person

Info

Publication number: CN218187004U
Application number: CN202220973197.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 曹伟
Original assignee: Suzhou New Me Medical Equipment Co ltd
Current assignee: Suzhou New Me Medical Equipment Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-04-25
Filing date: 2022-04-25
Publication date: 2023-01-03
Anticipated expiration: 2032-04-25

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model provides a tooth cleaning device suitable for just abnormal person. This tooth cleaning device main part is for the U type groove with dental arch shape assorted, U type inslot is provided with a plurality of cleaning brushes and sprays the mouth, the reasonable laminating of brush head of cleaning brush corresponds the just abnormal device on tooth flank of tooth and the tooth, a plurality of cleaning brush cooperation are sprayed the mouth and are carried out high-efficient cleanness to tooth and just abnormal device, can effectively avoid tooth and just abnormal device because of the clean condition that leads to the bacterial plaque to breed not in place, be difficult to the clear problem of tooth and just abnormal device during the improvement oral care to improve clean efficiency.

Description

Tooth cleaning device suitable for orthodontic person

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of oral medical appliances, in particular to a tooth cleaning device suitable for orthodontics.

Background

The irregular teeth may affect the chewing function and the overall beauty, may cause oral health problems such as tooth decay, periodontal disease, abnormal wear of teeth, and the like, and may seriously cause problems such as deformation of alveolar bone, jaw bone, or face. Therefore, more and more people perform orthodontics to the beauty and health of teeth. However, teeth after wearing the orthodontic device are difficult to clean, particularly food residues after eating are easy to block on the orthodontic device, and if the teeth cannot be brushed and cleaned immediately after eating, the tooth cleaning device is not attractive, and the problem that new oral diseases are caused due to bacteria breeding is also easy to cause.

The prior art tooth cleaning devices are generally used for cleaning normal teeth, and when teeth are corrected using brackets and archwires, cleaning of teeth becomes particularly difficult, and a practitioner often recommends a cleaning device such as a small toothbrush or interdental brush. These cleaning devices require manual cleaning of the teeth, brackets and archwire one by one, which is time consuming, laborious and difficult to clean.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of this, the utility model provides a tooth cleaning device suitable for just abnormal person, tooth cleaning device inside is equipped with a plurality of cleaning brushes, and the brush head of cleaning brush is rationally laminated and is corresponded the tooth flank of tooth and the just abnormal device on the tooth to a more labour saving and time saving, clean the clean mode of going on tooth and just abnormal device is provided.

An embodiment of the utility model provides a tooth cleaning device includes:

the U-shaped groove is matched with the shape of the upper dental arch or the lower dental arch;

the cleaning brushes are connected to the lingual side wall and/or the labial side wall of the U-shaped groove, and wrap and clean corresponding teeth and orthodontic devices on the teeth;

and the spraying openings are connected to the lingual side wall and/or the labial side wall of the U-shaped groove and respectively correspond to different teeth and orthodontic devices.

Further, the cleaning brush includes a facet bristle, a bracket bristle, and an archwire bristle.

Further, the bracket bristles wrap the side surfaces and the top surface of the bracket, and part of the bracket bristles extend into the grooves of the bracket.

Further, the tooth surface bristles are parallel or perpendicular to the tooth surface of the tooth and are arranged on the peripheral sides of the bracket bristles.

Further, the arch wire bristles are interposed between the arch wire and the teeth.

Further, the tooth cleaning device also comprises a driving device which is connected with the cleaning brush to drive the cleaning brush to move.

Further, the spraying openings are located around or between the bristles of the cleaning brush.

Further, the tooth cleaning device also comprises a storage box for storing liquid, and the storage box is connected with the spraying port through a water pipe.

Furthermore, a plurality of cleaning areas are arranged in the U-shaped groove, the cleaning areas correspond to the corresponding teeth, and the cleaning brush and the spraying port are arranged in the corresponding cleaning areas.

Further, the tooth cleaning device also comprises a control module, the control module is electrically connected with the driving device to control the driving device, and the control module is electrically connected with the storage box to control the storage box.

The embodiment of the utility model provides a tooth cleaning device. This tooth cleaning device with correspond dental arch shape assorted U type inslot be provided with correspond a plurality of clean regions of tooth and just abnormal device shape assorted, clean region including cleaning brush and spraying the mouth, the two cooperation carries out high-efficient cleanness to tooth and just abnormal device, can effectively avoid tooth and just abnormal instrument because of being difficult to clean and lead to the condition that the tooth bacterial plaque breeds, is difficult to the problem of cleanness to tooth and just abnormal instrument when improving oral care, improves cleaning efficiency.

Drawings

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tooth cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a driving device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a side view of a dental face bristle according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a side view of a channel bristle according to an embodiment of the present invention;

figure 5 is an elevational view of an archwire bristle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

figure 6 is a side view of an archwire bristle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

1-U-shaped groove; 2-a cleaning brush; 3-a spray opening; 4-tooth surface bristles; 5-bracket bristles; 6-arch wire brush hair; 7-a drive device; 8-bracket; 9-arch wire.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described below based on examples, but the present invention is not limited to only these examples. In the following detailed description of the present invention, certain specific details are set forth in detail. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. Well-known methods, procedures, components and circuits have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the present invention.

Further, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the drawings provided herein are for illustrative purposes and are not necessarily drawn to scale.

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, throughout the description, the words "comprise", "comprising", and the like are to be construed in an inclusive sense as opposed to an exclusive or exhaustive sense; that is, what is meant is "including, but not limited to".

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. In addition, in the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

Unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are intended to be inclusive and mean that, for example, they may be fixedly connected or detachably connected or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the utility model can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.

The technical solution of the present invention is further explained by the following embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a tooth-cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the tooth-cleaning device including: u type groove 1, a plurality of cleaning brush 2, a plurality of mouth 3 that sprays.

The U-shaped groove 1 is matched with the upper dental arch or the lower dental arch of a user in shape, so that the inner area of the U-shaped groove 1 can be better attached to the teeth of the user and an orthodontic device. The cleaning brush 2 and the spraying port 3 are arranged on the U-shaped groove 1 in a staggered mode and respectively correspond to different teeth. The cleaning brush 2 wraps and cleans corresponding teeth and orthodontic devices on the teeth, the spray opening 3 sprays water or cleaning liquid to the cleaning brush 2 and the corresponding teeth, and the cleaning brush 2 and the spray opening 3 are matched to work so as to clean the teeth and the orthodontic devices on the teeth.

In this embodiment, the cleaning brush 2 and the spraying port 3 are located on the lingual side wall and the labial side wall of the U-shaped groove 1 to clean the inner and outer surfaces of the teeth and the orthodontic devices on the teeth.

In some embodiments, the cleaning brush 2 and the spraying port 3 are located on the lingual side wall or the labial side wall of the U-shaped groove 1 at positions depending on whether orthodontic devices on the teeth of a patient are located on the lingual side or the labial side of the own teeth, so as to clean the tooth surface on which the orthodontic devices are mounted and the orthodontic devices.

In the present embodiment, the orthodontic device refers to a bracket 8 bonded to a tooth surface, an archwire 9 connected to the bracket 8, and the like.

In the present embodiment, the cleaning brush 2 includes a facet bristle 4, a bracket bristle 5, and an archwire bristle 6. Different bristles are arranged on the bristle plate according to a certain sequence according to requirements so as to meet various use occasions.

In this embodiment, the specific shape and size of the bristle plate are determined according to the size of the oral cavity and the arrangement of teeth of the user, and the bristle plate is a straight plate or a bent plate, and the length of the bristle plate can be from the length of a single tooth to the length of the whole dental arch. A plurality of grooves are formed in one side of the bristle plate, different cleaning brushes 2 can be inserted into the grooves, and the other side of the bristle plate is connected with the U-shaped groove 1.

In some embodiments, the cleaning brush 2 may have one or more of a tooth surface bristle 4, a bracket bristle 5, and an archwire bristle 6 mounted on the bristle plate selected according to the kind of orthodontic device worn by the patient.

Preferably, for a patient wearing the lingual orthodontic device, the cleaning brush 2 and the spray port 3 including the facial bristles 4, the bracket bristles 5 and the archwire bristles 6 may be installed at the lingual side wall of the U-shaped slot 1; the cleaning brush 2 comprising the tooth surface brush hair 4 and the spraying port 3 are arranged on the side wall of the lip side of the U-shaped groove 1. The tooth cleaning device can clean the teeth in a targeted mode, and the overall cost is reduced while the cleaning effect on the teeth and the orthodontic device is guaranteed.

Preferably, for a patient wearing the labial orthodontic device, the cleaning brush 2 and the spray opening 3 including the facial bristles 4, the bracket bristles 5 and the archwire bristles 6 may be installed at the labial side wall of the U-shaped slot 1; the cleaning brush 2 comprising the tooth surface brush hair 4 and the spraying port 3 are arranged on the side wall of the tongue side of the U-shaped groove 1. The tooth cleaning device can clean in a targeted manner, and the overall cost is reduced while the cleaning effect on the teeth and the orthodontic device is ensured.

Fig. 3 is a side view of a tooth brush 4 according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the tooth brush 4 is parallel or perpendicular to the tooth surface of the tooth, and is attached to the tooth surface of the corresponding tooth to wrap the tooth surface and clean the tooth surface by vibration or movement. The tooth surface brush hair 4 is arranged on the peripheral side of the bracket brush hair 5, so that the tooth surface on the peripheral side of the bracket 8 can be cleaned, and meanwhile, the tooth surface brush hair 4 can also be used for cleaning the surface of the bracket 8 to a certain extent.

Fig. 4 is a side view of a bracket bristle 5 according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the bracket bristle 5 wraps the side and top surfaces of the bracket 8, and a portion of the bracket bristle 5 extends into the groove of the bracket 8. Thereby cleaning the surface of the bracket 8 and the outer edge of the bracket 8 and the groove of the bracket 8 in all aspects.

Fig. 5 is a front view of an arch wire bristle 6 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 6 is a side view of an arch wire bristle 6 according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the arch wire bristle 6 is inserted under the arch wire 9, so that the arch wire 9 can be cleaned. Meanwhile, the arch wire brush hair 6 can clean the tooth surface part, the tooth gap and other positions which are jointed with the arch wire brush hair.

In this embodiment, the tooth-cleaning device further comprises a driving device 7, as shown in fig. 2, and the cleaning brush 2 is detachably connected to the driving device 7, so that the cleaning brush 2 can move under the control of the driving device 7 and clean teeth and orthodontic devices by means of the movement. The driving means 7 may be a vibration motor, a reciprocating motor, or the like.

In some embodiments, the driving device 7 is fixed outside the U-shaped groove 1, and drives all the cleaning brushes 2 to vibrate by driving the tooth cleaning device to vibrate integrally.

In some embodiments, the drive means 7 is located outside the mouth, the bristle plates of the plurality of cleaning brushes 2 are integrally connected by a connecting plate, the drive means 7 is connected to the connecting plate, and the drive means 7 transmits motion to each of the cleaning brushes 2 through the connecting plate.

In this embodiment, the spraying openings 3 are located around the bristles, and are arranged alternately with the bristles in a single cluster or located at the outer edge of the root of the whole bristle, and the spraying openings 3 can spray water or cleaning liquid to assist the cleaning brush 2 in cleaning teeth and orthodontic devices.

In this embodiment, the tooth-cleaning device further comprises a storage tank for storing liquid, which is located outside the oral cavity and is connected to the spray port 3 through a water pipe. One or more water pumps are arranged in the storage tank, the water pumps can pressurize liquid in the storage tank, and the spraying ports 3 are used for conveying the liquid through the storage tank pressurization and a water pipe so as to spray clean water or cleaning liquid.

In one embodiment, the U-shaped groove 1 is provided with a plurality of cleaning areas corresponding to orthodontic devices on corresponding teeth, and the cleaning brush 2 and the spray opening 3 are provided in the corresponding cleaning areas. It is a plurality of clean region can be for setting up the recess at U type groove 1 side, and it makes the patient when wearing this tooth cleaning device, can be smooth stretch into U type groove 1 with tooth and just abnormal device in, the patient of being convenient for wears. Since the cleaning areas are in one-to-one correspondence with the teeth, the cleaning accuracy of the cleaning brush 2 can be ensured. The cleaning area can be arranged in a corresponding shape according to requirements.

In this embodiment, the tooth cleaning device further comprises a control module electrically connected to the driving device 7 to control the driving device 7 to drive the cleaning brush 2 to move, so as to clean teeth and orthodontic devices; the control module is electrically connected with the storage tank to control the liquid in the storage tank to be sprayed out from the spraying port 3, so that the cleaning effect is realized. Specifically, after the patient wears the tooth cleaning device, the liquid in the storage tank is firstly controlled to be sprayed onto the cleaning brush 2 or the teeth through the spraying port 3, and then the driving device 7 is controlled to drive the cleaning brush 2 to vibrate or reciprocate, so that the teeth and the orthodontic device are cleaned.

The embodiment of the utility model discloses a tooth cleaning device. The tooth cleaning device is characterized in that a plurality of cleaning areas matched with the shapes of teeth and orthodontic devices are arranged in the U-shaped groove 1 matched with the corresponding dental arch shapes, and each cleaning area comprises the cleaning brush 2 and the spraying port 3. The cleaning brush 2 comprises the tooth surface bristles 4, the bracket bristles 5 and the arch wire bristles 6, and the cleaning brush 2 can be selected according to the requirements of users. The spray ports 3 may spray water or cleaning liquid. Cleaning brush 2 and the two cooperation of mouth 3 of spraying carry out high-efficient cleanness to tooth and just abnormal device, can effectively avoid tooth and just abnormal device because of being difficult to clean the condition that leads to the breeding of dental plaque, improve the problem that is difficult to clean tooth and just abnormal device during oral care, improve clean efficiency.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A tooth-cleaning device suitable for use by an orthodontist, the tooth-cleaning device comprising:

the U-shaped groove (1) is matched with the shape of the upper dental arch or the lower dental arch;

the cleaning brushes (2) are connected to the lingual side wall and/or the labial side wall of the U-shaped groove (1), and the cleaning brushes (2) wrap and clean corresponding teeth and orthodontic devices on the teeth;

the spraying openings (3) are connected to the side wall of the tongue side and/or the side wall of the lip side of the U-shaped groove (1) and respectively correspond to different teeth and orthodontic devices.

2. A tooth-cleaning device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said cleaning brush (2) comprises facial bristles (4), bracket bristles (5) and archwire bristles (6).

3. A tooth-cleaning device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the bracket bristles (5) wrap around the side faces as well as the top face of the bracket (8), part of the bracket bristles (5) projecting into the groove of the bracket (8).

4. A tooth-cleaning device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that said tooth-side bristles (4) are parallel or perpendicular to the tooth surfaces of the corresponding teeth and are arranged on the circumferential sides of said bracket bristles (5).

5. A tooth-cleaning device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that said archwire bristles (6) are interposed between the archwire (9) and the teeth.

6. A tooth-cleaning device as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it further comprises a drive device (7) connected to said cleaning brush (2) for driving said cleaning brush (2) in motion.

7. A tooth-cleaning device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said spray opening (3) is located around or between the bristles of said cleaning brush (2).

8. A tooth-cleaning device as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that it further comprises a storage tank for storing liquid, said storage tank being connected to said spray opening (3) by a water pipe.

9. A tooth-cleaning device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that a plurality of cleaning zones are provided in said U-shaped groove (1), said cleaning zones corresponding to the respective teeth, said cleaning brush (2) and said spraying opening (3) being provided in the corresponding cleaning zones.

10. A tooth-cleaning device as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that it further comprises a control module electrically connected to said driving means (7) for controlling said driving means (7), said control module being electrically connected to said storage box for controlling said storage box.