EP1641408A1 - Orthodontische vorrichtung - Google Patents
Orthodontische vorrichtungInfo
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- EP1641408A1 EP1641408A1 EP04740608A EP04740608A EP1641408A1 EP 1641408 A1 EP1641408 A1 EP 1641408A1 EP 04740608 A EP04740608 A EP 04740608A EP 04740608 A EP04740608 A EP 04740608A EP 1641408 A1 EP1641408 A1 EP 1641408A1
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- cover element
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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Definitions
- the invention relates to an orthodontic device with a base body, which has a base surface for fixing the device to a tooth and which is provided with a slot which is defined by a base surface and two side surfaces which are arranged on both sides of the base surface and are arranged essentially parallel to one another and which extends straight through the base body on a side opposite the base surface in the longitudinal direction of the base body and serves to receive an orthodontic arch wire, and with a cover element for at least partially covering the open side of the slot opposite the base surface.
- Such devices are used in orthodontics as special embodiments of so-called buccal tubes or brackets.
- Buccal tubes are orthodontic fastening elements that serve in the posterior region to transmit the forces generated by arch wires, for example, to the teeth.
- the buccal tubes are usually welded onto orthodontic bands, ie thin-walled metal rings, which are then pressed onto the tooth crowns and cemented there.
- buccal tubes can also be glued directly onto the teeth.
- Buccal tubes of this type are also used for the so-called first molars, which are understood to mean the posterior molars in the upper and lower jaw in adolescents who are usually under twelve years of age.
- the buccal tubes are used to hold an orthodontic arch wire, which usually runs in the lower or upper jaw from the first molar on the left side of the jaw to the first molar on the right side of the jaw.
- Brackets are orthodontic fasteners that are used in the upper and lower jaw from the incisors up to and including the premolars and are used to transfer the forces generated by arch wires to the teeth.
- the brackets are usually fixed to the teeth using an adhesive.
- the arch wires are inserted in brackets, while the bottom wires are inserted in buccal tubes.
- arch wires are inserted into the slots of the brackets or into the openings of buccal tubes. If an arch wire arranged in a bracket is twisted out of its rest position due to a malposition of a tooth, it exerts a force or a moment on the bracket or buccal tube and thus on the tooth by means of its elastic spring properties.
- the buccal tubes are also attached to the second molars behind the first molars.
- the opening of the buccal tubes arranged on the first molars is in the form of a slit.
- a bracket is described in US Pat. No. 3,838,514, the slot of which is covered on the buccal side with a cover element, the cover element being fixed to the bracket by welding points or soldering points.
- This bracket can therefore also function as a buccal tube.
- brackets designed in this way are relatively cost-intensive since the bracket is to be connected to the cover element in a separate manufacturing step, for example by welding or soldering. In addition, with this connection technique, the effort with which the cover element can be detached from the bracket can only be determined inaccurately beforehand.
- a bracket is described in US Pat. No. 5,913,680, the slot of which can be closed by means of a plate-shaped spring element. For this purpose, a side edge of the spring element engages in a groove made in a side surface of the slot, while the side of the spring element opposite this side edge engages wing elements of the bracket.
- the spring element can be removed from the bracket with an acceptable amount of force, the spring element must be made correspondingly thin, which is why the spring element has sharp-edged edge regions which increase the risk of injury to the wearer of the bracket.
- a convertible buccal tube which is made of sintered metal and is formed in one piece.
- the buccal tube has a base for attachment to a tooth and is penetrated by an elongated slot for receiving an arch wire.
- the buccal opening of the slot is covered by a cover plate which extends across the side of the slot facing the cheek.
- the cover plate is connected to the buccal tube adjacent to the opposite side surfaces of the slot by elongated webs to form a whole, the webs extending over the entire length of the slot and having a smaller thickness than the cover plate.
- the cover plate To open the slot, the cover plate must be sheared off the buccal tube along the two webs. Then the buccal tube can be used as a normal bracket.
- the invention is therefore based on the object of creating an orthodontic device of the type mentioned at the outset which is convertible for its wearer. ger has a higher level of security and which is easier to handle when converting without special instruments.
- the orthodontic device according to the invention has an increased level of safety for its wearer and is easier to handle for the treating orthodontist, since when the covering element is removed from the base body there are no undefined breakpoints and / or burrs which could impede the insertion of an arch wire into the open slot , Nevertheless, the arch wire is held securely in the slot.
- the device according to the invention can thus be converted into a device with a bracket function in a very simple manner by removing the covering element from the base body in the longitudinal direction of the slot.
- the conversion can be undone by inserting the cover element again.
- the conversion process can be repeated practically any number of times.
- the forces that must be applied when converting the device act essentially parallel to the base surface, so that the risk of the device being accidentally torn off the tooth is minimized.
- the devices according to the invention can be converted with precisely specifiable forces, so that the risk for the patient is reduced again.
- the device according to the invention is formed in two pieces, which is why it is possible to use injection molds which are more cost-effective because they are more simply shaped.
- the device according to the invention can be used both as a buccal tube and as a convertible buccal tube or as a bracket on teeth other than the molars, into which an arch wire can be ligated by means of the covering element.
- the form-fitting guide is formed by two mutually opposite grooves which are made in the opposite side surfaces of the slot. If the device according to the invention is to be used as a convertible buccal tube or as a buccal tube, it is particularly advantageous if the grooves forming the positive-locking guide are aligned parallel to the bottom surface of the slot, since in this way the largest possible area of the bottom surface of the slot serves as a contact surface for the Arch wire to be inserted into the base body can serve.
- the grooves forming the form-fit guide preferably run at an acute angle to one another, so that the cover element can be wedged in the inserted position and can thus be secured in this position.
- the grooves can also be arranged at an acute angle to the bottom surface of the slot, so that when inserting the Deck elements with arch wire inserted, which can be fixed in the slot in the clamp.
- the slit is often rectangular in cross-section to its longitudinal direction, with the side surfaces defining the slit usually being flat. This ensures that the forces acting from a rectangular arch wire are transmitted to the base body of the device and from there to the tooth to be treated.
- the cover element of the device according to the invention can be held on the base body, for example, by non-positive connection and insertable, for example by friction.
- the cover element is secured in the fully inserted state by a clamp or press fit in the form-fitting guide on the base body.
- the cover element held on the base body can additionally be provided with a receptacle for a securing element with which the cover element can be secured to the device in the fully inserted state.
- the cover element can be fixed to the base body of the device, for example by means of a wire or a ligature, via the receptacle.
- the cover element can be provided with a latching element for securing the cover element to the base body in the fully inserted state.
- a latching of the cover element with the base body is achieved, for example, in that a latching element engages in a recess provided on the base body.
- the cover element can be provided with a recess into which the locking element can be lowered.
- the locking element can also be made of elastic material be made so that the locking element is deformed when the cover element is removed from the device and thus gives way to the obstacle.
- the cover element has a head piece for gripping and removing the cover element.
- the head piece can either be arranged at one end of the cover element or on the side of the cover element facing away from the slot, in order to remove the cover element from the device by hand, for example, or to push the cover element into the form-fitting guide by hand.
- the head piece can also be designed, for example, in the form of a hook or an eyelet.
- the cover element can be removed from the device by means of a dental instrument or inserted into the slot of the base body.
- the cover element has two spaced guide elements in the longitudinal direction, which engage in the form-fitting guide.
- the guide elements are preferably designed to be complementary to the grooves of the form-fitting guide. This ensures that the cover element is kept stable on both sides of the slot.
- one guide element or both guide elements are interrupted in the longitudinal direction and do not extend over the entire length of the cover element. This has the advantage that the cover element can be more easily guided into the quite narrow space to the adjacent bracket when inserted, since the cover element does not have to be completely inserted from the side due to the interruption of the guide elements, but first about half the length from the buccal side can be inserted into the slot and then moved to the end position by moving it sideways.
- the cover element is flat on the side facing the bottom surface. This ensures that an arch wire can come to rest on the bottom surface of the slot and on the cover element so as to transmit the forces emanating from the arch wire to the base body and from there to the tooth to be treated.
- the cover element can be provided on the side facing the bottom surface of the slot with a rib which projects into the slot.
- the cover element preferably has rounded edges on all sides.
- the cover element preferably has a veneer element.
- the veneer element is preferably held in a tooth color and can thus conceal a possibly aesthetically disadvantageous appearance of the base body.
- the cover element at its front end in the insertion direction comprises a projection which protrudes from the slot of the base body in the inserted state.
- This projection is preferably designed such that it can be deformed, in particular thermally deformable, when inserted.
- the projection Due to the deformation of the projection, it can be formed into a mechanical securing element which, in addition to the positive and positive connection between the covering element and the base body, prevents the covering element from element unintentionally detaches from its holder in the slot of the base body. This can be advantageous in a number of applications in which the device is exposed to special mechanical stresses.
- the projection can also be connected to the base body of the device after deformation, for example by laser welding, by gluing, etc.
- both the base body and the cover element consist of metal, in which case, for example, spot welding using a laser leads to a material connection between the cover element or its projection and the molded body.
- the projection is deformed in such a way that it is widened in the region of a notch or a slot in the projection. This prevents the cover element from being easily pulled out of the slot again.
- the expanded part then forms a mechanical securing element.
- the widened part can also additionally be connected to the base body by adhesive bonding, spot welding, etc., this connection in turn, as already mentioned, simply, e.g. by means of an instrument, can be released or canceled again.
- the device according to the invention can be designed both as a bracket and as a buccal tube.
- the base surface of the base body has a shape adapted to the corresponding tooth.
- the base surface has a surface area curved in one or in several directions.
- the base body of the device according to the invention can be made, for example, from metal, ceramic, plastic and / or reinforced plastic.
- the cover element can also be made of metal, ceramic, plastic and / or reinforced plastic, the material for the cover element being able to be selected from an aesthetic point of view regardless of the material from which the base body of the device is made.
- the cover element is particularly preferably made of metal and / or plastic. In these cases, it is particularly easy to implement a mechanical securing element as described above.
- Figure 1 is a diagrammatic representation of a first embodiment of an orthodontic device according to the invention
- Figure 2 is a diagrammatic representation of the first embodiment of the device according to the invention in disassembled form
- Figure 3 is a diagrammatic representation of a second embodiment of the device according to the invention.
- Figure 4 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the device according to the invention.
- Figure 5 is a diagrammatic representation of the third embodiment of the device according to the invention in disassembled form
- Figure 6 is a diagrammatic representation of a fourth embodiment of the device according to the invention.
- Figure 7 is a diagrammatic representation of the fourth embodiment of the device according to the invention in disassembled form
- Figure 8 is a diagrammatic representation of a fifth embodiment of the device according to the invention.
- Figure 9 is a diagrammatic representation of the fifth embodiment of the device according to the invention in disassembled form
- Figure 10 is a perspective view of a sixth embodiment of the device according to the invention.
- FIG. 11 a diagrammatic representation of the sixth embodiment of the device according to the invention.
- Figure 12 is a perspective side view of a seventh embodiment of the device according to the invention.
- Figure 13 is a perspective perspective view of the seventh embodiment.
- the device according to the invention is designed as a bracket with a base body which has two pairs of bracket wings spaced apart from one another.
- a base body suitable for a bracket can also have, for example, only one pair of bracket wings or no bracket wings at all or can be trapezoidal.
- FIGS. 6 and 7, Another alternative is shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, in which, in the actual sense, there are no bracket wings at all for hanging ligatures.
- the device 100 is designed as a bracket with a base body 115, which has a curved surface 120 on its underside as a base surface for fixing the device 100 to a tooth.
- the base body 115 forms two mutually spaced and parallel aligned bracket wing pairs 125.
- the base body 115 is penetrated in the longitudinal direction by an elongated rectangular slot 130, the slot 130 being defined by a bottom surface 135 and by two side surfaces 140 arranged on both sides of the bottom surface 135 and spaced apart and parallel to one another.
- the two mutually opposite side surfaces 140 of the slot 130 each have a semicircular groove 145, these grooves 145 lying opposite one another, aligned parallel to one another and together forming a form-fitting guide in which a slide 155 as a cover element is detachably and insertably held.
- the slider 155 is pin-shaped and provided with two mutually parallel guide ribs 160 as guide elements which engage in the form-fitting guide formed by the grooves 145.
- the pin-shaped slide 155 has a triangular head 165 at one end and is provided with a receptacle 170 running transversely to the guide ribs 160 for a securing element or as a force application point for a conventional treatment instrument for removal (not shown) with which the slide 155 can be fixed or removed, for example, by means of a ligature or a wire as a securing element on the base body 115.
- the slider 155 of the orthodontic device 100 can be removed from the base body 115 by moving the slider 155 in the longitudinal direction of the slot 130, so that the base body 115 and the slider 155 are separate from one another, as shown in FIG.
- the slot 130 of the base body 115 is covered again in the longitudinal direction.
- FIG. 3 of the drawing shows the device, designated as a whole by reference number 200, according to a second embodiment.
- the slider 255 of the device 200 has an annular head piece 265, through which the slider 255 can be removed from the base body 215, for example by means of a hook-shaped medical instrument.
- FIGS. 4 and 5 of the drawing show the device, designated as a whole by reference number 300, according to a third embodiment.
- the slide 355 of the device 300 has a recess 375 on the sides provided with the guide ribs 360 and a movable latching element 380 projecting beyond the guide ribs 360, the latching element 380 comes into contact with a surface against one of the bracket wing pairs 325 of the base body 315 and thus secures the slide 355 against displacement on the base body 315.
- FIGS. 6 and 7 of the drawing show the device, designated as a whole by reference numeral 400, according to a fourth embodiment.
- the slider 455 of the device 400 shown has an approximately I-shaped profile transverse to its longitudinal direction.
- the slide 455 is provided on both sides with two guide ribs 460 interrupted in the longitudinal direction and with a head piece 465, which has a bulge 490 pointing on both sides of the slot 430 in the direction of the guide ribs 460.
- the guide ribs 460 of the slide 455 are inserted into the form-fitting guide formed by the grooves 445, the bulges 490 engaging in the space between the bracket guide pairs 425 of the base body 415 and thus securing the slide 455 on the base body 415 (FIG. 6).
- it has a grip element 466, which can be easily removed, for example broken off, after the slide 455 has been inserted into the grooves 445.
- the bulges 490 In order to release this locking of the slide 455, the bulges 490 must be guided over one of the bracket guides 425.
- the bulge 490, the head piece 465 or the slide 455 as a whole is therefore preferably made of an elastic material such as a plastic. Due to the gaps 461 between the guide rib sections created by the interruption of the guide ribs 460, the cover element 455 can be inserted into the slot 430 on the buccal side and brought into its end position with a small sliding movement in the longitudinal direction of the slot. This is particularly advantageous if the orthodontic device 400 according to the invention is to be fixed on the patient's adjacent teeth at short intervals from other such devices. The displacement path for the cover element is thus considerably shortened compared to the exemplary embodiment in FIGS. 4 and 5.
- the grip element 466 which previously served as a holder, can be broken off or snapped off, so that only the actual slide 455 remains in the slot 430 of the bracket.
- the slider 455 then remains inserted in the slot 430 during a treatment period and replaces previously common ligatures.
- the slider 455 can be removed from the slot when replacing the arch wire and then replaced with a new cover element.
- brackets of FIGS. 6 and 7 lack the otherwise usual bracket wings.
- FIGS. 8 and 9 of the drawing show the device, designated as a whole by reference number 500, according to a fifth embodiment.
- the slider 555 of the device 500 is T-shaped and has a curved cover 595 as a veneer element, on the inner surface of which a projection 590 is provided.
- the guide ribs 560 of the slide 555 engage in the form-fitting guide formed by the grooves 545, the cover 595 completely covering the bracket wings 525 from the side of the base body 515 facing away from the curved surface 520 and the space between them.
- the cover 595 is preferably held in a tooth color in order to conceal any aesthetically disadvantageous appearance of the base body 515.
- the projection 590 arranged on the inner surface of the cover 595 engages in the space between the two pairs of bracket wings 525 and thus locks the slide 555 with the base body 515.
- the projection 590 which locks the slide 555 on the base body 515, must be guided past one of the bracket wings 525.
- the slide 555 or the cover 595 or at least the projection 590 is made of elastic material.
- the device according to the invention is designed as a buccal tube with a base body which has two through bores aligned parallel to one another.
- a configuration of the base body is, however, not absolutely necessary, since it is essential for its suitability as a buccal tube that it has a slot closed on the buccal side for receiving the end region of an arch wire. Therefore, the base body can, for example, also be cube-shaped or trapezoidal and be provided with one or more through holes or also have no through hole.
- FIGS. 10 and 11 of the drawing the orthodontic device according to the invention, designated as a whole by reference number 600, is shown in FIG. ner sixth embodiment shown.
- the device 600 is designed as a buccal tube.
- the base body 615 has on its underside two mutually adjacent curved surfaces 620 for fastening the device 600 to a tooth.
- the base body 615 is provided with two through bores 697, 698 aligned parallel to one another, between which a rectangular slot 630 is arranged for receiving an arch wire.
- the slot 630 is defined by two mutually parallel side surfaces 640 and by a bottom surface 635 perpendicular thereto, the bottom surface 635 being angled with respect to the longitudinal direction of the through bores 697, 698.
- a semicircular, elongated groove 645 is provided on each of the two side surfaces 640 of the slot 630, the grooves 645 being aligned parallel to one another and to the bottom surface 635 and together forming a form-fitting guide for receiving a slide 655.
- the slider 655 has a plate-like design and is largely surrounded on both sides by a guide rib 660.
- the slot 630 of the device 600 is covered by the slider 655 by inserting the guide ribs 660 of the slider 655 into the form-fitting guide formed from the grooves 645, the slider 655 in the form-fitting guide with the base body 615 through which in a longitudinal direction of the slider 655 reinforcing guide ribs 660 is held in the press fit.
- FIGS. 12 and 13 show a seventh embodiment of the device according to the invention, which is designated overall by reference numeral 700.
- the device 700 is designed as a bracket and has a base body 710 a base 720 and a slot 730 introduced in the longitudinal direction opposite the base surface 720, in which a cover element 735 can be inserted.
- the basic design of the slot 730 and the corresponding design of the cover element 735 to achieve a form-fit guidance are also implemented here in a manner analogous to the previously discussed embodiments.
- the cover element 735 has a handle part 755, on which this can be easily inserted into the slot 730 of the base body 710.
- the device 700 After the device 700 is designed as a bracket, it has binding wings 725, via which an arch wire (not shown here) can later be fixed when the device 700 is used as a pure bracket.
- the cover element 735 carries a projection 740, which initially protrudes straight ahead in the non-inserted state and, after the cover element 735 has reached its end position in the inserted state in the base body 710, shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 Way can be bent up (alternatively, if necessary, down).
- the projection 740 forms a mechanical securing element against inadvertent triggering and pulling out or sliding out of the covering element 735, which can be provided in addition or as an alternative to the securing measures already described in some of the above embodiments.
- the projection 740 can have a notch 750, which then alternatively to bending the projection 740 upwards or downwards or also additionally deforming the projection in the sense of widening in horizontal direction can be made.
- the projection 740 can also be designed such that it can be connected to the base body 710 in a form-fitting manner, for example by spot welding or gluing, this connection then having to be released, for example using an instrument, before the cover element 735 can be removed again.
- This additional securing measure which can only be removed by an instrument, may be desired in some special applications in which, due to the particular stress on the device 700, an unintentional removal of the cover element 735 would otherwise have to be expected during use.
- the base body 710 of the seventh embodiment has a hook 760 on the rear side of the base body 710 in the figures, which can be used as an anchor point for other further correction devices which are used together with the archwire and the brackets.
- the checkmark 760 can be present on the base body 710 in addition or as an alternative to a binding wing 725.
- the cover element 735 further preferably has a stop 765, which defines the insertion depth of the cover element 736 in the direction of the slot 730.
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