TWI726787B - Mandible adjustment device - Google Patents

Abstract

A mandibular adjustment device includes an upper tooth set and a lower tooth set, wherein the upper tooth set and the lower tooth set have an upper tooth accommodating space and a lower tooth accommodating space, the upper tooth accommodating space and the lower tooth The accommodating space is made according to the shape of the teeth and fits on the upper and lower dental arches of the human body. The sidewalls of the upper and lower teeth are extended to correspond to the upper and lower molars. There is a mucosal protective device and a positioning part. When the upper dental kit and the lower dental kit are worn, the positioning part is driven to combine with the mucosal protective device, and a movable displacement space is maintained, so that the mandible of the human body is moved forward and fixed It will not cause discomfort at the mandibular condyle due to fastening, and at the same time, it can prevent the posterior root of the tongue from collapsing, blocking the respiratory passage, and avoiding oral mucosal injury.

Description

Mandible adjustment device

The present invention relates to a mandibular adjustment device, in particular to a mandible adjustment device capable of positioning the mandible of the human body forward to keep the breathing passage unobstructed, while solving the problems of breathing interruption and snoring during sleep, and avoiding oral mucosal injury by a mucosal protective device.

There are many people who snore and stop breathing during sleep. This is mainly because the muscles relax during sleep, and due to the relationship of gravity, as shown in Figure 1, the support of the oral cavity 101 inside the mouth 10 will be soft. The muscles of the jaw 102 and the base of the tongue 7 fall down so that the breathing passage 8 is squeezed so that the air cannot be kept unblocked, so snoring will occur, and even severely, it will cause apnea or panting, so it is also called It is sleep apnea, and sleep apnea may affect the quality of sleep, and may even induce hypertension, heart disease and other symptoms.

In order to solve the above problems, there are many so-called anti-snoring devices or anti-snoring devices on the market. Most of the existing anti-snoring devices use upper and lower braces and combine with a connecting mechanism to move the mandible forward. , To prevent the jaw from drooping and blocking the breathing passage 8.

However, the above-mentioned conventional products all use a fixing mechanism to fix the upper and lower braces. Because the mandible is forced to move forward and fixed forcibly, the mandible cannot move back. However, if worn for a long time, it will As a result, the mandibular condyle is extremely sore, so the user will not be able to adapt to wearing this device, so it will be very troublesome for users with respiratory arrest symptoms.

In addition, since most of the existing anti-snoring devices are of customized specifications and do not match the shape of the user’s dentition, there is a gap between the braces and the teeth, so there is a situation of positional deviation or even falling off, which will cause snoring and anti-snoring. Avoid the ineffectiveness of respiratory cessation.

In addition, because the existing anti-snoring device is worn around the two rows of dentitions of the upper and lower jaws with braces, the braces will have a certain thickness. Once the mandible is moved forward, the thickness of the upper and lower braces will make The occlusion of the front teeth produces an obvious foreign body sensation. If the user wears this device while sleeping, it will also make it difficult to fall asleep easily.

In addition, there is currently another anti-snoring device, which is to install the connecting mechanism at the incisor area, that is, by pulling the upper and lower incisor pull buckles to force the mandible to move forward, but this setting will force the incisor area If it is too large, the incisor area will be extremely uncomfortable for the user after being worn for a long time. Therefore, this is not a type of device that can be used for a long time.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention is equipped with a mucosal protection device and a positioning part at the upper and lower braces, and a post and a hook part are extended from the upper and the positioning parts respectively, when the hook parts of the upper and the positioning parts correspond to each other. After the engagement, the mandible can be placed in the forward position to keep the breathing passage 8 unblocked, and at the same time solve the problem of breathing interruption and snoring; in addition, because the upper and positioning parts are not tightly matched, they are movably engaged. Therefore, it has A full range of movement space avoids discomfort at the joints (condyles) of the mandible caused by fastening. Therefore, the present invention should be an optimal solution.

The present invention is a mandibular adjustment device, which includes: an upper tooth set with an upper tooth accommodating space formed according to the tooth shape and used to fit on the upper jaw dental arch of the human body, A mucosal protective device extends from the side wall of the upper dental kit corresponding to the upper molar area. The mucosal protective device has an arc-shaped outer wall, and the mucosal protective device is provided with a penetration hole; the lower tooth set has a lower tooth accommodating space, which is formed according to the tooth shape for covering Fit on the dental arch of the lower jaw of the human body, the dental arch of the lower jaw is located on the lower jaw, and the side wall of the mandible set extends a positioning portion corresponding to the lower molar area, and the positioning portion extends toward the mucosal protective device. A bending section extends from the front end of the column toward a human condyle, and a bending angle is formed between the column and the bending section; wherein the aperture of the penetration hole of the mucosal protection device is larger than the positioning portion, when After wearing the upper dental kit and the lower dental kit, the bending section and the upright post are driven to pass through the penetration hole, so that when the upright post moves backward, it will be blocked by the wall of the penetration hole and cannot move backward. The fold section will be blocked by the top surface of the mucosal protection device, causing the lower teeth set to be unable to move down, so that the mandible of the human body is fixed at a set position, and the diameter of the penetration hole is larger than that of the upright, so that the upright is in the Free movement in the penetrating hole, relatively allowing the mandible to move freely, and avoiding discomfort at the condyle caused by long-time wearing.

In a preferred embodiment, the upper molar area and the lower molar area both include a first molar, a second molar, a first molar, and a second molar, and the mucosal protection device and the positioning The position of the part can correspond to the first molar, any molar of the second molar, or one side between any two molars.

In a preferred embodiment, the preferred positions of the mucosal protection device and the positioning portion correspond to one side of the periphery of the first molar.

In a preferred embodiment, the upper dental kit or/and the lower dental kit is provided with an opening relative to the anterior region of the human upper jaw dental arch or/and the human lower dental arch for exposing the anterior teeth region The tooth surface.

In a preferred embodiment, the thickness of the occlusal surface of the upper dental set and the lower dental set relative to the anterior region of the human upper dental arch and the human lower dental arch is less than 1 mm.

In a preferred embodiment, the angle between the post of the positioning portion and the bending section is 30 to 110 degrees, preferably close to 90 degrees.

In a preferred embodiment, an adjuster can be sleeved on the post of the positioning portion, and the thickness of the adjuster is used to fine-adjust the position of the mandible forward positioning.

As in a preferred embodiment, a positioning groove is provided on the top wall surface of the mucosal protection device near the condyle, one end of the positioning groove is connected with the inner wall surface of the penetration hole, and the other end is provided with a buckle groove, A buckle block is provided at the end of the bent section of the positioning portion; the positioning groove is used for positioning in combination with the bent section, and the buckle block is buckled in the buckle groove to increase the upper brace The stability of the combined parts and the lower teeth set.

In a preferred embodiment, the top wall surface of the mucosal protective device near the condyle is larger than the bending section, so that the bending section will not expose the arc-shaped outer wall surface of the mucosal protective device and avoid the bending The end of the segment is in contact with the oral mucosa.

1: Upper teeth kit

11: Upper tooth accommodation space

12: Mucosal protection device

121: Curved outer wall

122: penetration hole

123: Top wall

124: positioning slot

125: Buckle slot

13: opening

2: Lower teeth kit

21: Lower tooth accommodating space

22: Positioning Department

221: Column

222: bending section

223: buckle block

23: opening

31: Anterior area

311: Upper Front Teeth

312: upper front teeth

313: Upper Canine

32: Upper molar area

321: first molar

322: second molar

323: The first molar

324: The second largest molar

41: Anterior area

411: Lower Front Teeth

412: lower incisor

413: lower canine

42: Lower molar area

421: first molar

422: second molar

423: The first molar

424: The second largest molar

5: Mandible

51: Condyle

6,6’,6”: adjuster

61,61’,61”: Hole

7: The base of the tongue

8: Breathing channel

10: Mouth

101: Oral

1011: Oral mucosa

102: Support the soft jaw

A1: Original position

A2: The first forward position

A3: Second forward position

[Figure 1] A schematic diagram of the muscles squeezed into the human respiratory passages.

[Figure 2] A schematic diagram of the dentition and mandible of the human skull.

[Figure 3A] is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the upper dental kit of the mandible adjustment device of the present invention.

[Figure 3B] is a schematic diagram of the upper structure of the upper dental kit of the mandibular adjustment device of the present invention.

[Figure 4A] is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the dental kit under the mandibular adjustment device of the present invention.

[Figure 4B] is a schematic diagram of the upper structure of the lower jaw set of the mandibular adjustment device of the present invention.

[Figure 5A] is a schematic diagram of bone displacement in the wearing state of the mandibular adjustment device of the present invention.

[Figure 5B] is a schematic diagram of bone displacement in the wearing state of the mandibular adjustment device of the present invention.

[Figure 6A] is a schematic diagram of the connection between the upper tooth set and the lower tooth set of the mandibular adjustment device of the present invention.

[Figure 6B] is a schematic diagram of the implementation of the upper and lower teeth set on the oral mucosa of the mandibular adjustment device of the present invention.

[Figure 7] is a schematic diagram of the breathing channel state of the mandibular adjustment device of the present invention after being worn.

[Figure 8A] is a schematic view of the opening structure of the upper dental kit of the mandibular adjustment device of the present invention.

[Figure 8B] is a schematic diagram of the opening structure of the dental kit under the mandibular adjustment device of the present invention.

[Figure 9] is a schematic diagram of the sleeve adjuster of the mandibular adjustment device of the present invention.

[Figure 10A-C] is a schematic diagram of the adjuster of the mandibular adjustment device of the present invention.

[Figure 11] is another schematic diagram of the mucosal protection device of the mandibular adjustment device of the present invention.

Other technical content, features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment with reference to the drawings.

As shown in Figure 2, the human oral cavity has upper and lower dental arches, and the dentition of the upper and lower dental arches is as follows:

1. The dental arch of the upper mandible has the following dentitions: (a) the anterior area 31, which contains the upper orthodontic incisors 311, the upper incisors 312, and the upper canine teeth 313; (b) the upper molar area 32, which contains the first molars 321, the second molar 322, the first molar 323, the second molar 324 (and the third molar).

2. The dental arch of the mandible has the following dentitions: (a) Anterior teeth area 41, which includes lower front teeth 411, lower incisor teeth 412, and lower canine teeth 413; (b) Lower molar area 42, which includes the first small Molars 421, second molars 422, first molars Tooth 423, second molar 424 (and third molar).

As shown in Figures 3A, 3B, 4A, and 4B, the mandibular adjustment device of the present invention includes an upper dental set 1 and a lower dental set 2. Because the upper dental set 1 and the lower dental set 2 each have an upper dental volume The upper dental kit 1 and the lower dental kit 2 are made by 3D scanning the user’s teeth. Therefore, the upper and lower dental arches of the human body will match the upper and lower dental arches. The upper tooth accommodating space 11 is closely connected with the lower tooth accommodating space 21; a mucosal protective device 12 is provided on the side wall of the upper dental set 1 corresponding to the upper molar area 32, and the mucosal protective device 12 has an arc-shaped outer wall 121, The mucosal protective device 12 is provided with a penetration hole 122; the side wall of the lower dental kit 2 is provided with a positioning portion 22 corresponding to the lower molar area 32, and the positioning portion 22 extends a post 221 toward the upper molar area 32 The front end of the upright post 221 is bent toward the condyle 51 of the mandible 5 to extend a bending section 222. The upright post 221 and the bending section 222 have an angle between 30-110 degrees, and the angle is close to 90 degrees. It is best, and the positioning portion 22 is smaller than the hole diameter of the penetration hole 122 so that the upright 221 and the bending section 222 of the positioning portion 22 can pass through the penetration hole 122.

After wearing the upper dental kit 1 and the lower dental kit 2 (the condyle 51 of the mandible 5 is in the original position A1), as shown in Figure 5A, the user must control the lower jaw 5 to move down through the mouth muscles , Then move the mandible 5 forward, and drive the lower teeth set 2 to move forward (from the original position A1 to the first forward position A2); then close the mouth, as shown in Figure 5B, the upright 111 and The bending section 222 will penetrate through the penetration hole 122 of the mucosal protection device 12, so that the bending section 222 is located at the upper dental set 1. At this time, the mandible 5 will automatically move back by the muscles, and the moving stroke will The post 111 will be blocked by the inner wall surface of the penetration hole 122 near the condyle 51, and cannot move back to the original position A1, and the bending section 222 will be affected by the back movement. Moving toward the condyle 51 and being blocked by the top wall surface 123 of the mucosal protection device 12, the mandible 5 cannot move down and the mouth is maintained in a closed state (the condyle 51 moves to the second forward position A3, and The positioning mode is as shown in Fig. 6A), and in this embodiment, the mucosal protection device 12 and the positioning portion 22 are both arranged at one side corresponding to the periphery of the first molar. The position of the penetrating hole 122 close to the inner wall surface of the condyle 51 is the preset position of the mandible 5 for forward positioning. The position can be tailored to the user, taking a forward movement that is acceptable for the user's physiology. Position; and the size of the upright post 221 is much smaller than the penetration hole 122, so that the upright post 221 can be moved in all directions in the penetration hole 122, so that the mandible 5 can still be affected by the subconscious and move at will in the sleep state, Rather than being immobile. Moreover, the area of the top wall surface 123 of the mucosal protective device 12 is larger than that of the bent section 222, so that the bent section 222 will not expose the arc-shaped outer wall surface 121 of the mucosal protective device 12, and avoid the end of the bent section 222 and the oral mucosa. 1011 contact (as shown in Figure 6B).

In addition, the bending section 222 is blocked by the top wall surface 123 of the mucosal protective device 12, so that the mandible 5 cannot move downwards, so as to prevent the user from opening his mouth during sleep; therefore, when the mandible 5 is in front of When the position is shifted and the mouth cannot be moved down, the base of the tongue 7 and the supporting soft palate 102 can be pulled upward to keep the breathing passage 8 unblocked during sleep and avoid apnea and snoring.

In addition, as shown in Fig. 6B, the arc angle of the arc-shaped outer wall 121 can conform to the oral mucosa 1011. When the mandible 5 moves slightly, the arc-shaped outer wall 121 will not scratch the mucosa. In addition, the arc-shaped outer wall 121 disperses the pressure on the oral mucosa 1011 instead of holding it at a single point. Therefore, wearing for a long time will not cause discomfort to the oral mucosa 1011.

In addition, as shown in Figures 8A and 8B, the upper dental kit 1 or/and the lower dental kit 2 are provided with an opening 13 in the anterior regions 31, 41 of the human upper jaw dental arch 3 and the human lower dental arch 4, 23. It is used to expose the tooth surfaces of the anterior teeth area 31, 41, so that when the user's lower jaw 5 moves forward, the tooth surfaces of the anterior teeth area 31, 41 can contact each other, and it will not be caused by the upper teeth set 1 or / And the thickness of the lower teeth set 2 is too thick, resulting in the mandible 5 In the lower position, causing discomfort at the condyle 51.

In addition, in order to avoid the user’s bite discomfort due to the thickness of the upper dental kit 1 or/and the lower dental kit 2, the upper dental kit and the lower dental kit can be compared to the human upper dental arch and the human lower jaw. The thickness of the occlusal surface of the anterior teeth area of the arch is designed to be less than 1mm, so that the occlusion of the anterior teeth area can be as similar as possible to the occlusal habits before wearing the braces, so as to reduce the user's discomfort.

Please refer to Figure 7, Figure 9, and Figure 10A-C, in which, in order to avoid the position of the mandible 5 moved forward and unable to keep the breathing channel unblocked during sleep, an adjuster 6 can be set on the column 221 as required. (As shown in Fig. 9), by the thickness of the adjuster 6, the position where the mandible 5 moves forward can be controlled. Moreover, the overall size of the post 221 after the adjuster 6 is worn is still smaller than the penetration hole 122, so that the post 221 can still move in all directions in the penetration hole.

As shown in Figure 10A-C, the adjuster 6, 6', 6" is flexible and has a hole 61, 61', 61", which is adjusted by the design of the hole 61, 61', 61" The device 6, 6', 6" is sleeved on the first column 121 or the column 221, and the adjuster 6, 6', 6" can be designed to have different thicknesses for the user to choose the desired size. The adjuster 6, 6', 6” can be used to adjust the forward positioning position of the mandible 5 by itself to achieve the purpose of fine adjustment. At the same time, the breathing channel 8 is kept unblocked at the forward position acceptable to the user. Avoid stopping breathing during sleep and achieve the purpose of stopping snoring.

In addition, referring to Figure 11, the difference from the above-mentioned embodiments is that a positioning groove 124 is provided on the top wall surface 123 of the mucosal protection device 12 near the condyle 51, and one end of the positioning groove 124 is connected to the penetrating The inner wall surface of the hole 122 is connected, the other end is provided with a buckle groove 125, and the end of the bending section 222 of the positioning portion 22 is provided with a buckle block 223; the positioning groove 124 is used to combine with the bending section 222 Positioning, and the buckle block 223 will be buckled in the buckle groove 25 to increase the stability when the upper dental kit 1 and the lower dental kit 2 are combined. The other structures are the same as the above-mentioned embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

The advantages of the lower jaw adjustment device provided by the present invention when compared with other conventional techniques are as follows:

(1) When the human body sleeps, the mandible 5 will move freely. If the mandible 5 is fixed, after a long time, the condyle 51 of the mandible 5 will definitely produce a great sense of discomfort. The penetration hole 12 of the mucosal protective device 12 has a larger aperture than the positioning portion 22, so that the positioning portion 22 can move freely in all directions in the penetration hole 122. Therefore, the mandible 5 can move freely in all directions during sleep. When worn for a long time, the condyle 51 of the mandible 5 will not cause any discomfort.

(2) When the present invention positions the mandible 5 forward, the tongue base 7 and the supporting soft jaw 102 will be simultaneously pulled upward to keep the breathing passage 8 unblocked, so as to solve the problem of the user's breathing interruption and snoring during sleep.

(3) In the present invention, the mucosal protective device 12 is provided with an arc-shaped outer wall 121, so that when the mucosal protective device 12 is pressed against the oral mucosa 1011, the pressure is dispersed, and the oral mucosa 1011 will not be supported by a single point, which causes discomfort in the oral mucosa 1011.

The present invention has been disclosed above through the above-mentioned embodiments, but it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with this technical field with ordinary knowledge should understand the aforementioned technical features and embodiments of the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention. Within the spirit and scope, no changes and modifications can be made. Therefore, the patent protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to what is defined in the claims attached to this specification.

1: Upper teeth kit

11: Upper tooth accommodation space

12: Mucosal protection device

121: Curved outer wall

122: penetration hole

123: Top wall

2: Lower teeth kit

222: bending section

Claims (9)

A mandibular adjustment device includes: an upper tooth set with an upper tooth accommodating space formed according to the tooth shape for fitting on the dental arch of the upper jaw of the human body, and the upper tooth accommodating space A mucosal protective device extends from the side wall of the dental set corresponding to the upper molar area, the mucosal protective device has an arc-shaped outer wall, and the mucosal protective device is provided with a penetration hole; and the lower dental set has a lower dental volume The lower tooth accommodating space is formed according to the tooth shape and is used to fit the human mandibular dental arch. The lower dental arch is located on the lower jaw, and the side wall of the lower dental set corresponds to the lower molar area A positioning portion extends, the positioning portion extends a post toward the mucosal protection device, the front end of the post extends a bending section toward a human condyle, and a bending angle is formed between the post and the bending section; Wherein, the aperture of the penetration hole of the mucosal protection device is larger than the positioning part. When the upper dental kit and the lower dental kit are worn, the bending section and the upright post are driven to penetrate through the penetration hole, so that the When the post moves backward, it will be blocked by the wall surface of the penetrating hole and cannot move backward, and the bending section will be blocked by the top surface of the mucosal protection device. The position of the penetrating hole is larger than that of the upright post, so that the upright post can move freely in the penetrating hole, relatively allowing the mandible to move freely, and avoiding discomfort at the condyle caused by wearing for a long time. The lower jaw adjustment device according to claim 1, wherein the upper molar area and the lower molar area both include a first molar, a second molar, a first molar, and a second molar, and the mucosa protects The position of the device and the positioning part can correspond to the first molar, any molar of the second molar, or one side between any two molars. The mandibular adjustment device according to claim 2, wherein the mucosal protection device and the The preferred position of the positioning part corresponds to one side of the periphery of the first molar. The mandibular adjustment device according to claim 1, wherein the upper dental kit or/and the lower dental kit is provided with an opening relative to the anterior dental arch of the human upper dental arch or/and the human lower dental arch for exposing The tooth surface of the anterior tooth area. The mandibular adjustment device according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the occlusal surface of the upper dental set and the lower dental set relative to the anterior region of the human upper dental arch and the human lower dental arch is less than 1 mm. The lower jaw adjustment device according to claim 1, wherein the angle between the post of the positioning part and the bending section is 30 to 110 degrees, preferably close to 90 degrees. The lower jaw adjustment device according to claim 1, further comprising an adjuster, the adjuster is sleeved on the post of the positioning part, and the thickness of the adjuster is used to fine-adjust the position of the mandible forward positioning . The mandibular adjustment device according to claim 1, wherein a positioning groove is provided on the top wall surface of the mucosal protection device near the condyle, one end of the positioning groove is connected with the inner wall surface of the penetration hole, and the other end is provided with a Buckle groove, and a buckle block is provided at the end of the bending section of the positioning portion; the positioning groove is used for positioning in combination with the bending section, and the buckle block is buckled in the buckle groove to increase The stability of the upper tooth set and the lower tooth set when combined. The mandibular adjustment device according to claim 1, wherein the top wall surface of the mucosal protective device near the condyle is larger than the bending section, so that the bending section will not expose the arc-shaped outer wall surface of the mucosal protective device, Avoid contact between the end of the bent section and the oral mucosa.

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