CN213941033U - Tongue thorn and tongue thorn appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a ware is rescued to tongue thorn and tongue thorn provides a tongue thorn on the one hand for correct the position of placing of patient's tongue, it includes: the first spine protrudes towards the tongue side; and the second sharp thorn protrudes towards the lower part of the first sharp thorn. The tongue prick of the utility model can stimulate the tongue tip below the tongue prick to better help the patient to develop a good tongue habit.

Description

Tongue thorn and tongue thorn appliance

Technical Field

The present invention generally relates to a tongue prick for breaking bad tongue habits and a tongue prick appliance provided with such a tongue prick.

Background

In order to break the bad habits of tongue extension, tooth licking, finger sucking and primary tongue spitting, a dentist usually uses a tongue prick appliance for a patient.

However, the inventor of the present application has found that the existing tongue thorn design, although it enables the patient to avoid placing the tongue at the tip of the tongue thorn, does not enable the patient to avoid placing the tongue at the bottom of the tongue thorn, in which case the tongue still touches the teeth and is in an incorrect position, thereby affecting the correction effect.

Therefore, there is a need for a new tongue and tongue appliance provided with such a tongue.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An aspect of the utility model provides a tongue thorn for correct the position of placing of patient's tongue, it includes: the first spine protrudes towards the tongue side; and the second sharp thorn protrudes towards the lower part of the first sharp thorn.

In some embodiments, the tongue spine further comprises a base, the first and second prongs are integrally formed with the base, and the tongue spine is mounted and fixed to a shell-shaped dental device worn on the lower teeth through the base.

In some embodiments, the tongue is adhesively securing the base to the shell-like dental instrument.

In some embodiments, the second spike is formed to protrude from a lower side of the first spike.

In some embodiments, the tongue spine further comprises a third spine protruding upward from the first spine.

In some embodiments, the third spike is formed to protrude from an upper side of the first spike.

In some embodiments, the tongue spine comprises a plurality of the first spine, the second spine, and the third spine.

Yet another aspect of the present invention provides a tongue spur appliance for wearing on a patient's mandibular teeth to correct the placement of the patient's tongue, comprising: a shell-shaped body forming a cavity for accommodating teeth; and a tongue spur provided on a lingual side of the anterior tooth region of the shell-shaped body, including: the first spine protrudes towards the tongue side; and the second sharp thorn protrudes towards the lower part of the first sharp thorn.

In some embodiments, the tongue further comprises a base, the first spike and the second spike are integrated with the base, and the tongue is fixed to the shell-shaped body through the base.

In some embodiments, the tongue is adhesively securing the base to the shell-like dental instrument.

In some embodiments, the second spike is formed to protrude from a lower side of the first spike.

In some embodiments, the tongue spine further comprises a third spine protruding upward from the first spine.

In some embodiments, the third spike is formed to protrude from an upper side of the first spike.

In some embodiments, the tongue spine includes a plurality of the first spike, the second spike, and the third spike.

In some embodiments, the tongue orthosis comprises a plurality of said tongues.

In some embodiments, the geometry of the cavity substantially matches the patient's teeth.

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The above and other features of the present application will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed description thereof. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only several exemplary embodiments in accordance with the disclosure and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and wherein like reference numerals refer to like parts, unless otherwise specified.

FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a tongue correction device in one embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 schematically illustrates the tongue of the tongue orthosis of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3A schematically illustrates a tongue spine in yet another embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3B schematically illustrates a tongue spine in yet another embodiment of the present application; and

fig. 3C schematically illustrates a tongue prick in a further embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The following detailed description refers to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification. The exemplary embodiments mentioned in the description and the drawings are only for illustrative purposes and are not intended to limit the scope of the present application. Those skilled in the art, having benefit of this disclosure, will appreciate that many other embodiments can be devised which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present application. It should be understood that the aspects of the present application, as described and illustrated herein, may be arranged, substituted, combined, separated, and designed in a wide variety of different configurations, all of which are within the scope of the present application.

In order to solve the problems of the conventional tongue pricks, the inventors of the present application developed a new tongue prick and a tongue prick appliance provided with the same.

Referring to fig. 1, a tongue correction appliance 100 in one embodiment of the present application is schematically illustrated.

The tongue spur appliance 100 is an appliance worn on mandibular teeth, and includes a shell-shaped main body 101 and tongue spurs 103, the shell-shaped main body 101 is in an integral shell shape and forms a cavity for accommodating teeth, and the tongue spurs 103 are provided on the lingual side of the shell-shaped main body 101 corresponding to each of the 2-2 # teeth (i.e., 4 anterior teeth).

In one embodiment, the geometry of the tooth-receiving cavity of shell-like body 101 may substantially match the current layout of the patient's teeth. In yet another embodiment, the lingual appliance 100 can also function as an orthodontic appliance, with the geometry of the cavity of the shell 101 that receives the teeth substantially matching the target arrangement of the teeth of the patient for the corresponding orthodontic procedure.

It will be appreciated that, in the context of the present application, shell-like body 101 may house the entire dentition, or may cover only a portion of the dentition (e.g., only the teeth where the tongue is desired to be positioned).

Referring to FIG. 2, the tongue 103 of the tongue orthosis 100 of FIG. 1 is schematically illustrated.

In this embodiment, the tongue 103 is fixedly attached to the shell-like body 101 by means of gluing. It will be appreciated that, in addition to the fixation, the tongue 103 may be fixed by clamping, and the structure of the abutting portion between the tongue 103 and the shell-shaped body 101 may be slightly changed.

The tongue 103 has a base 1031, which is substantially disc-shaped, and the tongue 103 is fixedly mounted to the shell-shaped body 101 via the base 1031. It will be appreciated that the base 1031 may have other shapes than a circular disk, such as oval, rectangular, triangular, etc., as will be appreciated in light of the present application.

A first side of the base 1031 forms an adhesive surface for adhering to the shell-like main body 101, and a second side opposite to the first side forms a boss 1033. Wherein, two first spikes 1035 are formed at two sides of the top of the boss 1033 respectively in a protruding manner, so that the patient can avoid putting the tongue at the first spikes 1035.

The first side of the protrusion 1033 is protruded to form three second spikes 1037. in one embodiment, when the tongue 103 is mounted on the shell-shaped main body 101, the first spikes 1035 face the tongue side direction, and the second spikes 1037 face downward, the patient can avoid putting the tongue under the first spikes 1035.

The second side of the boss 1033 is protruded to form three third spines 1039. in one embodiment, when the tongue spine 103 is mounted on the shell-like main body 101, the third spines 1039 are upward, so that the patient can avoid putting the tongue close to the first spines 1035 above them. Usually, the correct tongue position is the tongue tip against the vicinity of the maxillary gum line, and therefore, the position above which the tongue tip abuts against the first spur 1035 is also an incorrect tongue position.

It will be appreciated in light of the present disclosure that the third prong 1039 need not be provided if it is desired to avoid the tongue tip being positioned just in front of and below the first prong 1031.

Under the teaching of this application, can understand, the quantity of first spine, second spine and third spine can set up according to specific needs and size, for example, can set up 1 ~ 3 first spines, 1 ~ 3 second spines, 0 ~ 3 third spine.

Referring to fig. 3A, a tongue 103A in another embodiment of the present application is schematically shown. Unlike the tongue prick 103 shown in fig. 2, the number of the second prick 1037a and the third prick 1039a is reduced to 2 respectively.

Referring to fig. 3B, a tongue 103B in another embodiment of the present application is schematically shown. Unlike the tongue 103 shown in fig. 2, the number of the first, second and third spikes 1035b, 1037b and 1039b is reduced to 1.

Referring to fig. 3C, a tongue 103C in another embodiment of the present application is schematically shown. Unlike the tongue 103 shown in fig. 2, the tongue 103c has no projection, the first spine 1035c protrudes directly from the base, and the second spines 1037c and 1039c protrude outward from the side of the first spine 1035 c.

Although the first, second and third spikes in the above embodiments are triangular in geometry, they may be any other shape capable of stimulating the tongue, such as a pointed cone.

In one embodiment, the tongue spur appliance can be obtained by pressing a film on the tooth model by a hot-pressing film forming process to form a shell-shaped main body, and then installing the tongue spur on the shell-shaped main body. In yet another embodiment, the tongue correction device can be integrally manufactured by using 3D printing technology.

It will be appreciated that the location and number of tongue spines is not limited to the embodiment shown in fig. 1, and may be configured as desired for a particular situation, given the benefit of this disclosure.

It will be appreciated in the light of the present application that the shell-like body of the device may be of other shapes than the shell-like body of figure 1 which conforms to the patient's teeth, for example, the cavity in which the teeth are received may be a smooth through slot.

While various aspects and embodiments of the disclosure are disclosed herein, other aspects and embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification. The various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to be limiting. The scope and spirit of the application are to be determined only by the claims appended hereto.

Likewise, the various diagrams may illustrate an exemplary architecture or other configuration of the disclosed methods and systems that is useful for understanding the features and functionality that may be included in the disclosed methods and systems. The claimed subject matter is not limited to the exemplary architectures or configurations shown, but rather, the desired features can be implemented using a variety of alternative architectures and configurations. In addition, to the extent that flow diagrams, functional descriptions, and method claims do not follow, the order in which the blocks are presented should not be limited to the various embodiments which perform the recited functions in the same order, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

Unless otherwise expressly stated, the terms and phrases used herein, and variations thereof, are to be construed as open-ended as opposed to limiting. In some instances, the presence of an extensible term or phrases such as "one or more," "at least," "but not limited to," or other similar terms should not be construed as intended or required to imply a narrowing in instances where such extensible terms may not be present.

Claims (16)

1. A tongue prick for correcting the placement of a patient's tongue, comprising:

the first spine protrudes towards the tongue side; and

the second spine protrudes towards the lower part of the first spine.

2. The tongue of claim 1, further comprising a base, wherein the first and second prongs are integrally formed with the base, and wherein the tongue is mounted to a shell-like dental device worn on a mandibular tooth via the base.

3. The tongue as claimed in claim 2, wherein said tongue adhesively secures said base to said shell-like dental instrument.

4. The tongue barb of claim 1, wherein said second barb is formed to protrude from the underside of said first barb.

5. The tongue barb of claim 1, further comprising a third barb projecting above said first barb.

6. The tongue barb of claim 5, wherein said third barb is formed projecting from the upper side of said first barb.

7. The tongue barb of claim 5, comprising a plurality of said first spikes, said second spikes, and said third spikes.

8. A tongue correction appliance for wearing on the teeth of the mandible of a patient to correct the placement of the tongue of the patient, comprising:

a shell-shaped body forming a cavity for accommodating teeth; and

a tongue burr provided on a tongue side of the shell-shaped main body anterior tooth region, the tongue burr including: the first spine protrudes towards the tongue side; and the second sharp thorn protrudes towards the lower part of the first sharp thorn.

9. The tongue orthosis of claim 8, wherein the tongue further comprises a base, the first spike and the second spike are integral with the base, and the tongue is fixed to the shell-shaped body by the base.

10. The tongue orthosis of claim 9, wherein the tongue is adhesively secured to the shell-like dental implement.

11. The tongue correction device of claim 8, wherein the second spur is formed protruding from the underside of the first spur.

12. The tongue correction device of claim 8, wherein the lingual side further comprises a third spike protruding upward from the first spike.

13. The tongue correction device of claim 12, wherein the third spike is formed to protrude from the upper side of the first spike.

14. The tongue orthosis of claim 13, wherein the tongue comprises a plurality of the first spike, the second spike, and the third spike.

15. The tongue correction device of claim 8, comprising a plurality of said tongues.

16. The tongue correction of claim 8, wherein the geometry of the cavity matches the patient's teeth.

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