ES2455066A1 - Apparatus for orthodontics - Google Patents
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Aparato para ortodoncia Orthodontic appliance
El objeto de la presente patente de invención es presentar un nuevo aparato para ortodoncia. The object of the present invention patent is to present a new apparatus for orthodontics.
Teniendo especial aplicación en el sector odontológico y de ortodoncia, donde se requiera de un aparato para el movimiento y colocación de los dientes de una forma estéticamente más atractiva. Having special application in the dental and orthodontic sector, where an apparatus is required for the movement and placement of teeth in an aesthetically more attractive way.
Hasta el momento, se relatan en el actual estado de la técnica diversos tipos de aparatos de ortodoncia, con características técnicas especificas. So far, various types of orthodontic appliances, with specific technical characteristics, are reported in the current state of the art.
En unos casos se describen fundas hechas a medida de material plástico que se colocan sobre los dientes y que tienen la característica de ser transparentes, estas fundas engloban la totalidad de las piezas dentales hasta la encía y en algunos casos sirven para mantener fijas las piezas dentales después de un tratamiento de ortodoncia In some cases, custom-made covers of plastic material are described that are placed on the teeth and that have the characteristic of being transparent, these covers include all the dental pieces until the gum and in some cases they serve to keep the dental pieces fixed after orthodontic treatment
o en otros casos mediante una pluralidad de aparatos se consigue la regulación incremental de la posición de los dientes (patentes europeas EP2263598 y EP2295004) or in other cases by means of a plurality of apparatuses the incremental regulation of the position of the teeth is achieved (European patents EP2263598 and EP2295004)
En otros casos se usan una variedad de aparatos dentales como braquets, arcos de alambre, ligaduras y juntas tóricas. Muchos de estos casos el aparato incluye una parte interna en el paladar que puede incorporar diferentes dispositivos para modificar la fuerza y dirección sobre una o varias piezas dentales para conseguir su movimiento progresivo. In other cases, a variety of dental appliances such as braces, wire arches, ligatures and O-rings are used. Many of these cases the apparatus includes an internal part in the palate that can incorporate different devices to modify the force and direction on one or several dental pieces to achieve its progressive movement.
Lo que la invención propone es combinar estas fundas de sujeción a medida de material plástico transparente junto con los diferentes mecanismos de presión o de sujeción colocados en la parte interna del aparato situada en el paladar o en el exterior. What the invention proposes is to combine these tailored sheaths of transparent plastic material together with the different pressure or clamping mechanisms placed in the internal part of the apparatus located on the palate or outside.
Para evitar los inconvenientes estéticos de los braquets o los diferentes alambres de los aparatos convencionales se presenta esta nueva invención en la que se combina el uso de fundas a medida de material transparente para fijarse a los dientes al tiempo que sujetan las piezas dentales y los diferentes mecanismos de presión situados en la parte interior del aparato situada en el paladar o en la parte exterior con gomas u otros dispositivos transparentes o del mismo color de los dientes o similar. In order to avoid the aesthetic inconveniences of the braces or the different wires of the conventional devices, this new invention is presented in which the use of tailored covers of transparent material is combined to be fixed to the teeth while holding the dental pieces and the different pressure mechanisms located on the inside of the device located on the palate or on the outside with gums or other transparent devices or the same color as the teeth or similar.
La parte exterior plástica transparente de policarbonato o cualquier material plástico similar sirve para sujetar el aparato a los dientes y para sujetar ciertas piezas dentales que van a ser objeto de presión gradual por los diferentes elementos convencionales. The transparent plastic outer part of polycarbonate or any similar plastic material is used to hold the device to the teeth and to hold certain dental pieces that will be subject to gradual pressure by the different conventional elements.
Son los tornillos, gomas, alambres barras o resortes los que ejercen la presión sobre las piezas dentales produciendo el movimiento gradual de las mismas. It is the screws, rubbers, wire rods or springs that exert pressure on the dental pieces producing their gradual movement.
De esta forma se evita necesidad de la realización de la pluralidad de aparatos para el movimiento incremental de los dientes ya que el aparato dispone de los estos diferentes mecanismos necesarios para producir este movimiento con un solo aparato o con un número reducido de aparatos. This avoids the need to carry out the plurality of devices for the incremental movement of the teeth since the device has these different mechanisms necessary to produce this movement with a single device or with a small number of devices.
Para complementar la descripción que se está realizando, y con objeto de ayudar a una mejor comprensión de las características del invento, se acompaña a la presente memoria descriptiva, como parte integrante de la misma, una serie de figuras en las cuales, con carácter ilustrativo y no limitativo, se ha representado lo siguiente: To complement the description that is being made, and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, a series of figures are attached as an integral part thereof, with an illustrative character and not limiting, the following has been represented:
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- Figura 1: Se representa una vista plana del aparato (1) junto con una vista de la dentadura con la parte transparente (2) del aparato para los casos en los que se requiere una expansión simétrica. Figure 1: A flat view of the apparatus (1) is shown together with a view of the denture with the transparent part (2) of the apparatus for cases where symmetric expansion is required.
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- Figura 2: Se representa una vista plana del aparato (1) junto con una vista de la dentadura con la parte transparente (2) del aparato para los casos en los que se requiere una expansión asimétrica. Figure 2: A flat view of the apparatus (1) is shown together with a view of the denture with the transparent part (2) of the apparatus for cases where asymmetric expansion is required.
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- Figura 3: Se representa una vista plana del aparato (1) junto con una vista de la dentadura con la parte transparente (2) del aparato para los casos en los que se requiere una protrusión. Figure 3: A flat view of the apparatus (1) is shown together with a view of the denture with the transparent part (2) of the apparatus for cases where a protrusion is required.
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- Figura 5: Se representa una vista plana del aparato junto con una vista de la dentadura con la parte transparente (2) del aparato para los casos en los que se requiere una expansión con alambre (8). Figure 5: A flat view of the apparatus is shown along with a view of the denture with the transparent part (2) of the apparatus for cases in which an expansion with wire (8) is required.
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- Figura 6: Se representa una vista plana del aparato (1) para los casos en los que se requiere una protrusión con resortes (7) y expansión con tornillos (3). Figure 6: A flat view of the apparatus (1) is shown for cases where a protrusion with springs (7) and expansion with screws (3) is required.
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- Figura 7: Consiste en una fotografía de un molde dental que tiene colocado el aparato (1). Figure 7: It consists of a photograph of a dental mold that has the device (1) in place.
Como es posible observar en las figuras adjuntas, el aparato para ortodoncia que incluya una parte de sujeción de los dientes (2) hecha de policarbonato o cualquier otro material plástico transparente junto con el aparato (1) que incluye diversos mecanismos para el movimiento de los dientes y que se puede presentar de los formas y diseños siguientes dependiendo de la finalidad de los mismos. As it is possible to observe in the attached figures, the orthodontic apparatus that includes a tooth holding part (2) made of polycarbonate or any other transparent plastic material together with the apparatus (1) that includes various mechanisms for the movement of the teeth. teeth and that can be presented in the following forms and designs depending on their purpose.
Para los casos en los que se requiera una expansión simétrica del paladar, el aparato de ortodoncia For cases where a symmetrical expansion of the palate is required, the orthodontic appliance
(1) cuenta con una parte interna que se adapta al paladar y que incluye un corte transversal en su parte media y que dispone de un elemento de presión consistente en un tornillo de regulación gradual (3) que va a ejercer la fuerza hacia los laterales donde los dientes estén fijados por la funda transparente (2) a medida todo ello tal y como se representa en la figura 1. (1) it has an internal part that adapts to the palate and that includes a transversal cut in its middle part and that has a pressure element consisting of a gradual adjustment screw (3) that will exert the force towards the sides where the teeth are fixed by the transparent cover (2) to measure all this as it is represented in figure 1.
Cuando lo que se quiere es una expansión asimétrica, el aparato de ortodoncia (1) cuenta con un corte en el lateral y que dispone de un elemento de presión consistente en un tornillo de regulación gradual (3) que va a ejercer la fuerza hacia el lateral solo sobre algunas piezas dentales que están fijados por la funda transparente (2) a medida todo ello tal y como se representa en la figura 2. When what is wanted is an asymmetric expansion, the orthodontic apparatus (1) has a cut on the side and has a pressure element consisting of a gradual adjustment screw (3) that will exert the force towards the lateral only on some dental pieces that are fixed by the transparent cover (2) to measure all this as it is represented in figure 2.
En la figura 3 se puede ver una realización de la invención en la que es necesaria una protrusión y el aparato (1) cuenta con un corte en el que se incorpora un tornillo (3) sagital que va a ejercer presión frontal sobre ciertas piezas dentales que se retienen mediante una goma o cadeneta (4), del mismo color o similar a los dientes, fijada por sus extremos a otras piezas dentales que no se van a mover por medio de unos botones (7), también del mismo color que los dientes o transparentes. En este caso el aparato esta fijado a la boca mediante las fundas a medida (2) de policarbonato transparentes. In figure 3 an embodiment of the invention can be seen in which a protrusion is necessary and the apparatus (1) has a cut in which a sagittal screw (3) is incorporated that will exert frontal pressure on certain dental pieces which are retained by means of a rubber or chain (4), of the same color or similar to the teeth, fixed at their ends to other dental pieces that will not be moved by means of buttons (7), also of the same color as the teeth or transparent In this case, the device is fixed to the mouth by means of the custom made transparent polycarbonate covers (2).
Otra realización de la invención cuando se requiere una retrusión incisiva, tal y como se aprecia en la figura 4, consiste en que el aparato carece de una parte interna adaptada al paladar pero cuenta con las fundas de policarbonato (2) a medida transparentes que se fijan a las piezas dentales de los laterales y en su parte interior una barra o alambre (5) de sujeción y refuerzo. En la parte frontal se ejerce presión hacia el interior mediante una goma o cadeneta (4), del mismo color o similar a los dientes, fijada por sus extremos a otras piezas dentales que no se van a mover por medio de unos botones (7), también del mismo color que los dientes Another embodiment of the invention when an incisive retrusion is required, as can be seen in Figure 4, consists in that the apparatus lacks an internal part adapted to the palate but has the transparent polycarbonate covers (2) that are transparent. they fix to the dental pieces of the sides and in their inner part a bar or wire (5) of subjection and reinforcement. In the front part, pressure is exerted inwards by means of a rubber or chain (4), of the same color or similar to the teeth, fixed at its ends to other dental pieces that will not be moved by means of buttons (7) , also the same color as the teeth
o transparentes. or transparent
Si lo que se quiere es una extrusión, se puede usar, tal y como se aprecia en la figura 5, un aparato que carece de su zona interna adaptada al paladar pero con las fundas de policarbonato (2) a medida transparentes que se fijan a las piezas dentales de los laterales y en su parte interior una barra de expansión (8) que ejerce la fuerza hacia los laterales al tiempo que da consistencia al aparato. If what is wanted is an extrusion, it can be used, as can be seen in figure 5, an apparatus that lacks its internal area adapted to the palate but with the transparent polycarbonate covers (2) as they are fixed to the dental pieces on the sides and in its inner part an expansion bar (8) that exerts the force towards the sides while giving consistency to the apparatus.
En otros casos más complejos el aparato (1), además de las fundas a medida de policarbonato (2) transparentes, cuenta con una zona adaptada al paladar que tiene un corte en “Y” con dos tornillos (3) que las unen y que pueden ejercer presión junto con un resorte (6) que ejerce una presión selectiva sobre los incisivos todo ello tal y como se ve en la figura 6. In other more complex cases the device (1), in addition to the transparent polycarbonate covers (2), has an area adapted to the palate that has a “Y” cut with two screws (3) that join them and that they can exert pressure together with a spring (6) that exerts a selective pressure on the incisors all as seen in figure 6.
Las diferentes variantes de realización de la invención son múltiples y dependientes de propósito del aparato pero en todas ellas se comparte la característica común de combinar las fundas transparentes (2) de sujeción a medida de policarbonato u otro material plástico con otros mecanismos de presión del aparato que ejercen su fuerza sobre las piezas dentales que se quieren mover y siempre buscando que las partes del aparato visibles desde el exterior sean lo menos visbles. The different variants of embodiment of the invention are multiple and dependent on the purpose of the apparatus but in all of them the common characteristic of combining the transparent covers (2) of polycarbonate or other plastic material with other pressure mechanisms of the apparatus is shared. that exert their force on the dental pieces that they want to move and always looking for the parts of the device visible from the outside to be the least visible.
Una vez descrita suficientemente la naturaleza de la presente invención, así como unas formas de llevarla a la práctica, solamente queda por añadir que dicha invención puede sufrir ciertas variaciones en forma y materiales, siempre y cuando dichas alteraciones no varíen sustancialmente las características que se reivindican a continuación. Once the nature of the present invention has been sufficiently described, as well as ways of putting it into practice, it only remains to be added that said invention may suffer certain variations in form and materials, as long as said alterations do not substantially vary the characteristics claimed then.
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- Aparato para ortodoncia (1) caracterizado por que incorpora unos elementos de sujeción de los dientes consistentes en fundas hechas a medida con un material plástico transparente (2) y unos mecanismos convencionales de presión sobre las piezas dentales tales como tornillos (3), gomas (4), resortes (6) o alambres o barras de sujeción (5) o de expansión (8). Apparatus for orthodontics (1) characterized by incorporating teeth clamping elements consisting of covers made to measure with a transparent plastic material (2) and conventional pressure mechanisms on dental parts such as screws (3), rubber ( 4), springs (6) or wires or tie rods (5) or expansion bars (8).
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- Aparato para ortodoncia de acuerdo con la reivindicación primera caracterizado por que incorpora una parte interna del aparato (1) un elemento de presión que consiste en un tornillo (3) para ejercer una presión simétrica hacia los laterales. Apparatus for orthodontics according to the first claim characterized in that an internal part of the apparatus (1) incorporates a pressure element consisting of a screw (3) to exert a symmetrical pressure towards the sides.
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- Aparato para ortodoncia según la reivindicación primera caracterizado por que incluye en la parte interna del aparato (1) un elemento de presión que consiste en un tornillo (3) situado para ejercer una presión lateral asimétrica. Apparatus for orthodontics according to the first claim characterized in that it includes in the internal part of the apparatus (1) a pressure element consisting of a screw (3) located to exert an asymmetric lateral pressure.
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- Aparato para ortodoncia según la reivindicación primera caracterizado por que incorpora en la parte interior del aparato (1) un elemento de presión que consiste en un tornillo (3), colocado para ejercer presión frontal, junto con una goma (4) de sujeción, del mismo color o similar a los dientes, fijada exteriormente por unos botones (7) adheridos a los dientes, también del mismo o similar color de los dientes. Apparatus for orthodontics according to the first claim characterized in that it incorporates in the interior part of the apparatus (1) a pressure element consisting of a screw (3), placed to exert frontal pressure, together with a clamping rubber (4), of the same color or similar to the teeth, fixed externally by buttons (7) attached to the teeth, also of the same or similar color of the teeth.
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- Aparato para ortodoncia de acuerdo con la reivindicación primera caracterizado por que además de los elementos de fijación transparentes (2) incorpora en su parte interna un alambre de sujeción (5) junto con una banda o goma (4) de sujeción, del mismo color o similar a los dientes, fijada exteriormente en su extremos por unos botones (7) adheridos a los dientes, también del mismo o similar color de los dientes o transparentes. Apparatus for orthodontics according to the first claim characterized in that in addition to the transparent fixing elements (2) it incorporates in its internal part a clamping wire (5) together with a clamping band or rubber (4), of the same color or similar to the teeth, fixed externally at its ends by buttons (7) attached to the teeth, also of the same or similar color of the teeth or transparent.
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- Aparato para ortodoncia de acuerdo con la reivindicación primera caracterizado por que además de los elementos de fijación transparentes (2) incorpora en su parte interna un alambre o barra de expansión (8). Apparatus for orthodontics according to the first claim characterized in that in addition to the transparent fixing elements (2) it incorporates in its internal part a wire or expansion bar (8).
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- Aparato para ortodoncia de acuerdo con la reivindicación primera caracterizado por que además de los elementos de fijación transparentes (2) incorpora en la parte interior del aparato (1) unos elementos de presión que consisten en tornillos (3), colocados para ejercer presión frontal y lateral y otro elemento de presión consistente en un resorte (6). Orthodontic apparatus according to the first claim characterized in that in addition to the transparent fixing elements (2) it incorporates in the interior part of the apparatus (1) some pressure elements consisting of screws (3), placed to exert frontal pressure and side and other pressure element consisting of a spring (6).
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- Elementos de sujeción que consisten en fundas a medida de material plástico transparente. Fasteners consisting of custom covers made of transparent plastic material.
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- Unos mecanismos convencionales que ejercen presión sobre las piezas dentales, como tornillos, gomas, resortes, alambres o barras de sujeción o expansión. Conventional mechanisms that exert pressure on dental parts, such as screws, rubber, springs, wires or tie bars or expansion bars.
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