JPWO2019150257A5

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Publication number: JPWO2019150257A5
Application number: JP2020541931A
Authority: JP
Publication date: 2022-02-14
Anticipated expiration: 2039-01-29

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上述の特許及び特許出願の全ては、本明細書により明示的に本明細書に組み込まれる。上述の発明は、明瞭性及び理解の目的のために、図及び実施例によって、ある程度詳細に説明されている。しかしながら、様々な代替案、修正案、及び等価物を使用することができ、上記の説明は、以下の特許請求の範囲及びそれらの等価物によって定義される、本発明の範囲を限定するものとして解釈されるべきではない。
なお、以上の各実施形態に加えて以下の態様について付記する。
（付記１）
結合面を有するベースと、
前記ベースから外向きに延在する本体であって、前記本体は、近心－遠心方向に延在するアーチワイヤスロットを含み、前記アーチワイヤスロットは、底壁と、前記ワイヤスロットに対して略垂直に方向付けられたチャネルとを有する、本体と、
前記本体に摺動可能に連結されたドアであって、前記アーチワイヤスロット内でアーチワイヤを結紮することができる開状態と、前記アーチワイヤスロット内にアーチワイヤを保持することができる閉状態との間で移動可能であるドアと、を備える歯科矯正装具であって、
前記ドアは、舌側面から延びた支柱を含み、前記支柱は前記チャネルに摺動可能に受け入れられており、前記支柱は第１のレールを含み、前記第１のレールは、０．０２５４ｍｍ～０．２００ｍｍの第１のレール高さｈ _１を有し、前記第１のレールは、前記支柱の近心側又は遠心側に沿って延びており、前記チャネルは第１の凹部を含み、前記第１のレールは前記第１の凹部に摺動可能に係合されている、歯科矯正装具。
（付記２）
前記第１のレール高さｈは、０．０５０８ｍｍ～０．１９９ｍｍ、０．０７６２ｍｍ～０．１９８ｍｍ、０．１０２ｍｍ～０．１９７ｍｍ、０．１２７ｍｍ～０．１９６ｍｍ、０．１３０ｍｍ～０．１９５ｍｍ、又は０．１４０ｍｍ～０．１９５ｍｍである、付記１に記載の歯科矯正装具。
（付記３）
前記第１の凹部は、０．０２５４ｍｍ～０．２００ｍｍ、０．０５０８ｍｍ～０．２００ｍｍ、０．０７６２ｍｍ～０．１９９ｍｍ、０．１０２ｍｍ～０．１９９ｍｍ、０．１１０ｍｍ～０．１９８ｍｍ、又は０．１２０ｍｍ～０．１９８ｍｍの第１の凹部深さｄを有する、付記１又は２に記載の歯科矯正装具。
（付記４）
前記装具は、セラミック材料を含む、付記１～３のいずれか一項に記載の歯科矯正装具。
（付記５）
前記セラミック材料は、微粒子多結晶性アルミナ材料、半透明ジルコニア材料、ＺｒＯ _２及びＡｌ _２Ｏ _３を含む着色セラミック材料、予備焼結多孔質ジルコニア、及びこれらの組み合わせからなる群から選択される、付記４に記載の歯科矯正装具。
（付記６）
前記装具は、唇側引張強度試験によって決定される平均引張強度値を有し、前記平均引張強度値は、類似しているが、０．２００超のレール高さｈ _ｓを有する装具の前記唇側引張強度試験によって決定される平均引張強度値よりも、少なくとも１％、少なくとも２％、少なくとも３％、少なくとも４％、少なくとも５％、少なくとも６％、少なくとも７％、少なくとも８％、少なくとも９％、少なくとも１０％、少なくとも１２％、少なくとも１４％、少なくとも１６％、少なくとも１８％、少なくとも２０％、少なくとも２５％、少なくとも３０％、少なくとも３５％、少なくとも４０％、少なくとも４５％、又は少なくとも５０％大きい、付記１～５のいずれか一項に記載の歯科矯正装具。
（付記７）
前記支柱は第２のレールを含み、前記第２のレールは、０．０２５４ｍｍ～０．２００ｍｍの第２のレール高さｈ _２を有し、前記第２のレールは、前記第１のレールの反対側で前記支柱の近心側又は遠心側に沿って延びており、
前記チャネルは第２の凹部を含み、前記第２のレールは、前記第２の凹部に摺動可能に係合されている、付記１～６のいずれか一項に記載の歯科矯正装具。
（付記８）
前記第２のレール高さｈ _２は、前記第１のレール高さｈ _１よりも小さい、付記７に記載の歯科矯正装具。
（付記９）
前記ドアは、共面の近心面及び遠心面を含む舌側面を有し、
前記底壁は、前記近心面及び前記遠心面と鋭角を形成し、
前記舌側面は、前記底壁に対して実質的に平行な平面接触面を含む前縁部領域を含む、付記１～８のいずれか一項に記載の歯科矯正装具。
（付記１０）
前記チャネルは、前記ドアの摺動方向に対して略垂直に方向付けられたラッチを更に備える、付記１～９のいずれか一項に記載の歯科矯正装具。
（付記１１）
前記ラッチは、前記チャネルを横切って近心－遠心方向に延び、かつ前記チャネルの底部からオフセットされたビームを備える、付記１０に記載の歯科矯正装具。
（付記１２）
前記ドアが前記開状態と前記閉状態との間で移動することを可能にするために、前記ビームは、前記チャネルの底部に向かう方向に撓み可能である、付記１１に記載の歯科矯正装具。
（付記１３）
前記ドアの前記舌側面は、前記ドアの咬合側－歯肉側高さの少なくとも一部を通って延びた少なくとも１つの溝を含み、前記閉状態において、前記溝の一部が前記底壁の上方に配置される、付記１～１２のいずれか一項に記載の歯科矯正装具。
（付記１４）
前記舌側面は、前記支柱の両側に２つの溝を含む、付記１３に記載の歯科矯正装具。
（付記１５）
前記本体は、顔面上に１つ以上のガイドレールを更に備える、付記１～１４のいずれか一項に記載の歯科矯正装具。
（付記１６）
各ガイドレールは、前記ドアの前記舌側面の溝内に受け入れられている、付記１５に記載の歯科矯正装具。
（付記１７）
前記歯科矯正装具はブラケットである、付記１～１６のいずれか一項に記載の歯科矯正装具。
All of the above patents and patent applications are expressly incorporated herein by this specification. The invention described above has been described in some detail by reference to figures and examples for the purposes of clarity and understanding. However, various alternatives, amendments, and equivalents can be used, and the above description is intended to limit the scope of the invention as defined by the following claims and their equivalents. Should not be interpreted.
In addition to each of the above embodiments, the following aspects will be added.
(Appendix 1)
With a base having a bonding surface,
A body extending outward from the base, the body comprising an arch wire slot extending in the mesial-centrifugal direction, wherein the arch wire slot is substantially relative to the bottom wall and the wire slot. With a body, which has a vertically oriented channel,
A door that is slidably connected to the main body and has an open state in which the arch wire can be ligated in the arch wire slot and a closed state in which the arch wire can be held in the arch wire slot. An orthodontic appliance with a door that can be moved between and
The door includes a strut extending from the side surface of the tongue, the strut is slidably received in the channel, the strut includes a first rail, and the first rail is 0.0254 mm to 0. It has a first rail height h ₁ of .200 mm, the first rail extending along the mesial or centrifugal side of the strut, the channel comprising a first recess, said first. An orthodontic device in which the rail 1 is slidably engaged with the first recess.
(Appendix 2)
The first rail height h is 0.0508 mm to 0.199 mm, 0.0762 mm to 0.198 mm, 0.102 mm to 0.197 mm, 0.127 mm to 0.196 mm, 0.130 mm to 0.195 mm, and the like. Or the orthodontic device according to Appendix 1, which is 0.140 mm to 0.195 mm.
(Appendix 3)
The first recess is 0.0254 mm to 0.200 mm, 0.0508 mm to 0.200 mm, 0.0762 mm to 0.199 mm, 0.102 mm to 0.199 mm, 0.110 mm to 0.198 mm, or 0. The orthodontic device according to Appendix 1 or 2, having a first recess depth d of 120 mm to 0.198 mm.
(Appendix 4)
The orthotic device according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to 3, wherein the orthotic device contains a ceramic material.
(Appendix 5)
The ceramic material is selected from the group consisting of finely divided polycrystalline alumina material, translucent zirconia material, colored ceramic material containing ZrO ₂ and Al ₂ O ₃ , presintered porous zirconia, and a combination thereof. The orthodontic appliance according to 4.
(Appendix 6)
The orthotic device has an average tensile strength value determined by a labial tensile strength test, and the average tensile strength value is similar, but the lip of the orthotic device has a rail height h _s greater than 0.200. At least 1%, at least 2%, at least 3%, at least 4%, at least 5%, at least 6%, at least 7%, at least 8%, at least 9% of the average tensile strength value determined by the lateral tensile strength test. At least 10%, at least 12%, at least 14%, at least 16%, at least 18%, at least 20%, at least 25%, at least 30%, at least 35%, at least 40%, at least 45%, or at least 50% larger , The orthodontic device according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to 5.
(Appendix 7)
The strut includes a second rail, the second rail having a second rail height h ₂ of 0.0254 mm to 0.200 mm, and the second rail being of the first rail. On the opposite side, it extends along the mesial or centrifugal side of the strut.
The orthodontic device according to any one of Supplementary Provisions 1 to 6, wherein the channel includes a second recess, and the second rail is slidably engaged with the second recess.
(Appendix 8)
The orthodontic device according to Appendix 7, wherein the second rail height h ₂ is smaller than the first rail height h ₁ .
(Appendix 9)
The door has lingual flanks including coplanar mesial and centrifugal surfaces.
The bottom wall forms an acute angle with the mesial surface and the centrifugal surface.
The orthodontic device according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to 8, wherein the tongue side surface includes a leading edge region including a plane contact surface substantially parallel to the bottom wall.
(Appendix 10)
The orthodontic appliance according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to 9, further comprising a latch oriented substantially perpendicular to the sliding direction of the door.
(Appendix 11)
The orthodontic device according to Appendix 10, wherein the latch comprises a beam extending in the mesial-centrifugal direction across the channel and offset from the bottom of the channel.
(Appendix 12)
11 The orthodontic appliance according to Appendix 11, wherein the beam can bend in a direction towards the bottom of the channel to allow the door to move between the open and closed states.
(Appendix 13)
The lingual aspect of the door comprises at least one groove extending through at least a portion of the occlusal-gingival side height of the door, and in the closed state, a portion of the groove is above the bottom wall. The orthodontic device according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to 12, which is arranged in the above.
(Appendix 14)
The orthodontic device according to Appendix 13, wherein the tongue side surface comprises two grooves on both sides of the strut.
(Appendix 15)
The orthodontic device according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to 14, wherein the main body further includes one or more guide rails on the face.
(Appendix 16)
The orthodontic device according to Appendix 15, wherein each guide rail is received in a groove on the tongue side surface of the door.
(Appendix 17)
The orthodontic device according to any one of Supplementary Provisions 1 to 16, wherein the orthodontic device is a bracket.

Claims

With a base having a bonding surface,
A body extending outward from the base, the body comprising an arch wire slot extending in the mesial-centrifugal direction, wherein the arch wire slot is substantially relative to the bottom wall and the wire slot. With a body, which has a vertically oriented channel,
A door that is slidably connected to the main body and has an open state in which the arch wire can be ligated in the arch wire slot and a closed state in which the arch wire can be held in the arch wire slot. An orthodontic appliance with a door that can be moved between and
The door includes a strut extending from the side surface of the tongue, the strut is slidably received in the channel, the strut includes a first rail, and the first rail is 0.0254 mm to 0. It has a first rail height h ₁ of .200 mm, the first rail extending along the mesial or centrifugal side of the strut, the channel comprising a first recess, said first. An orthodontic device in which the rail 1 is slidably engaged with the first recess.

The first rail height h is 0.0508 mm to 0.199 mm, 0.0762 mm to 0.198 mm, 0.102 mm to 0.197 mm, 0.127 mm to 0.196 mm, 0.130 mm to 0.195 mm, and the like. Orthodontic device according to claim 1, which is 0.140 mm to 0.195 mm.

The first recess is 0.0254 mm to 0.200 mm, 0.0508 mm to 0.200 mm, 0.0762 mm to 0.199 mm, 0.102 mm to 0.199 mm, 0.110 mm to 0.198 mm, or 0. The orthodontic device according to claim 1 or 2, which has a first recess depth d of 120 mm to 0.198 mm.

The orthotic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the orthotic device includes a ceramic material .

The orthotic device has an average tensile strength value determined by a labial tensile strength test, and the average tensile strength value is similar, but the lip of the orthotic device has a rail height h _s greater than 0.200. At least 1%, at least 2%, at least 3%, at least 4%, at least 5%, at least 6%, at least 7%, at least 8%, at least 9% of the average tensile strength value determined by the lateral tensile strength test. At least 10%, at least 12%, at least 14%, at least 16%, at least 18%, at least 20%, at least 25%, at least 30%, at least 35%, at least 40%, at least 45%, or at least 50% larger , The orthotic device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 .

The strut includes a second rail, the second rail having a second rail height h ₂ of 0.0254 mm to 0.200 mm, and the second rail being of the first rail. On the opposite side, it extends along the mesial or centrifugal side of the strut.
The orthodontic device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the channel includes a second recess, and the second rail is slidably engaged with the second recess .