KR101660922B1 - Orthodontic appliance for temporomandibular joint - Google Patents

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KR101660922B1
KR101660922B1 KR1020150046866A KR20150046866A KR101660922B1 KR 101660922 B1 KR101660922 B1 KR 101660922B1 KR 1020150046866 A KR1020150046866 A KR 1020150046866A KR 20150046866 A KR20150046866 A KR 20150046866A KR 101660922 B1 KR101660922 B1 KR 101660922B1
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a jaw joint correcting device. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a jaw joint correcting device capable of conveniently adjusting a horizontal relative position between an upper jaw and a mandible with a simple structure. To this end, the apparatus for correcting the jaw joint according to the present invention comprises: a pair of tooth supports having a front arch portion and corresponding to upper and lower teeth; A plurality of teeth arranged at mutually angular intervals about the height direction axis and coupled to a region of the front arch portion of any one of the pair of tooth supports to adjust the relative position of the pair of tooth supports in the horizontal direction Wherein at least one of the tooth supports has at least one clip engagement portion extending vertically from the anterior engagement portion, the adjustment unit including a fixed end coupled to the clip engagement portion of one tooth support, An adjustment clip having an adjustment end extending forwardly from a distal end of the front arch portion of the other tooth support from the end and an adjustment portion coupled to the adjustment end to adjust the distance between the adjustment end and the front surface of the other tooth support.

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a orthodontic appliance,

The present invention relates to a jaw joint correcting device.

Malocclusion of the jaw corresponds to the relative positional problem in the horizontal direction, in which the mandible protrudes from the maxilla or the positional relationship between the mandible and the maxilla is shifted.

In order to adjust the horizontal relative position between the maxilla and the mandible, conventionally, a principal device having a relatively large structure with a large protruding portion from the front end, such as US Pat. No. 7,832,403 (MANDIBLE POSITIONING DEVICES)

Therefore, the manufacturing cost is high, it is difficult for the user to hold the orthodontic appliance for a long time, and the position adjustment between the maxilla and the mandible is relatively complicated.

An object of the present invention is to provide a jaw joint correcting device which is simple and compact in structure and low in manufacturing cost, and which allows a user to feel a relatively stable fit.

A jaw joint correcting apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a pair of tooth supports having a front arch portion and corresponding to upper and lower teeth; A plurality of teeth arranged at mutually angular intervals about the height direction axis and coupled to a region of the front arch portion of any one of the pair of tooth supports to adjust the relative position of the pair of tooth supports in the horizontal direction Wherein at least one of the tooth supports has at least one clip engagement portion extending vertically from the anterior engagement portion, the adjustment unit including a fixed end coupled to the clip engagement portion of one tooth support, An adjustment clip having an adjustment end extending forwardly from a distal end of the front arch portion of the other tooth support from the end and an adjustment portion coupled to the adjustment end to adjust the distance between the adjustment end and the front surface of the other tooth support.

Here, the clip coupling unit has an insertion cutout portion cut out from the upper end to a predetermined depth, the fixed end portion includes a sliding portion inserted into the insertion cutout portion, a rear contact portion contacting the rear face of the clip coupling portion, It is possible to stably and easily engage the adjustment clip with the clip coupling portion by having the contact surface having the contact.

And the adjustment end portion has a female screw hole formed along the horizontal direction and the adjustment portion includes an adjustment screw member having a male screw portion engaged with the female screw hole and contacting the entire surface of the other tooth support body, Relative horizontal movement can be facilitated.

The other end of the tooth support body has a female thread groove for receiving the adjustment part, and the adjustment end part is formed with a through-hole penetrating along the horizontal direction, and the adjustment part is disposed before and after the through- A pair of stop rings and a male screw portion that can be screwed with the female screw groove can reduce the length of protrusion of the adjustment portion from the adjustment clip.

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Wherein the adjusting end portion has a female screw hole formed along the horizontal direction and the tooth supporting body at the other side forms a slit cut along the height direction and the adjusting portion includes a pin head portion inserted into the slit, And a male screw portion that extends from the male screw portion and is screwed with the female screw hole can reduce the length of protrusion of the adjustment portion from the adjustment clip.

The jaw joint correcting device according to the present invention has a simple and compact structure, which is low in manufacturing cost and feels a relatively stable fit to the user.

1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a jaw joint correcting apparatus according to the present invention,
2 is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment,
3 (A) and 3 (B) are side views showing the operation of the jaw joint correcting apparatus according to the first embodiment,
4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a plurality of adjustment units are installed in the jaw joint correcting apparatus according to the first embodiment,
5 is a side view showing a modified example of the vertical gap adjusting screw in the first embodiment,
6 is a side sectional view showing a modification of the regulating portion in the first embodiment,
7 is a side sectional view showing a jaw joint correcting apparatus according to the second embodiment,
8 is an exploded perspective view showing a jaw joint correcting apparatus according to the third embodiment,
9 is a side sectional view showing a jaw joint correcting apparatus according to a fourth embodiment,
10 is a side sectional view showing a jaw joint correcting apparatus according to a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a jaw joint correcting apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment. As shown in these drawings, the orthodontic appliance has a pair of tooth supporting bodies 100 corresponding to upper and lower teeth. Each tooth support body 100 includes a front teeth portion 110 corresponding to the front teeth region and a rear leg portion 150 extending from the front teeth portion 110 and corresponding to the molar region.

The upper dental scoop 100 has a clip engagement portion 111 extending in the vertical direction in the front mouth portion 110. At least one insertion cut-out portion 112 is formed in the clip coupling portion 111 at a predetermined depth from the upper end. Here, a plurality of the clip engaging portions 111 may be formed with an interval therebetween.

The clip coupling portion 111 is provided with an adjustment unit 200 for adjusting the relative position in the horizontal direction between the upper and lower teeth supporters 100. The adjustment unit 200 includes a fixed end portion 211 to be inserted into the insertion cutout portion 112 of the clip coupling portion 111 and a fixed end portion 211 to be inserted into the insertion cutout portion 112 of the clip coupling portion 111, And an adjustable clip 210 which consists of an adjustable end 215 extending forward. The fixed end portion 211 has a sliding portion 212 inserted into the insertion cutout portion 112 and a rear contact portion 213 contacting the rear surface of the clip coupling portion 111 and a front surface of the clip coupling portion 111 And has a front contact portion 214 that contacts. The adjusting end portion 215 is formed with a female screw hole 216 passing through in the horizontal direction.

The adjustment unit 200 includes an adjustment portion 230 that adjusts the gap between the adjustment end 215 and the front surface of the lower dental scoop 100. The adjustment portion 230 has a screw portion 237 engaged with the female screw hole 216 and has an adjusting screw member that contacts the entire surface of the lower teeth support 100. [ On the other hand, a receiving groove for receiving at least a part of the contact end of the male screw portion 237 may be formed on the entire surface of the lower tooth support 100.

A knob 239 detachably coupled to the adjusting screw member 235 is provided at the other end of the male screw portion 237. Thus, the user can easily move the upper and lower tooth supporting bodies 100 in the horizontal direction relative to each other by rotating the male screw portion 237 by holding the knob 239. [ When the horizontal relative movement between the upper and lower teeth supporters 100 is completed, the knob 239 is removed or the male screw portion 237 protruded from the adjustment clip 210 is cut out to reduce the portion protruding from the adjustment clip 210 can do.

The rear leg portions 150 of the pair of dental scoopers 100 are provided with pivots 151 and 153 each having a female thread hole formed along the height direction thereof. And upper and lower spacing adjusting screws 152 having male threads formed on the pivots 151 and 153 corresponding to each other along the height direction. Accordingly, the user can adjust the height interval of the pair of tooth support members 100 by operating the vertical gap adjusting screw 152.

According to this structure, the upper and lower teeth support 100 can move relative to each other along the horizontal direction as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B in the jaw joint correcting apparatus according to the present invention.

First, the gap between the pair of tooth supports 100 on the side of the rear leg portion 150 is adjusted by using the vertical gap adjusting screw 152. Then, the male screw portion 237 is rotated by holding the knob 239 so that the male screw portion 237 is moved in the horizontal direction with respect to the adjusting clip 210 as shown in FIG. Then, the lower dental support 100 moves in the horizontal direction with respect to the upper dental support 100 as the male screw portion 237 moves. At this time, the adjustment clip 210 is fixed to the upper dental scoop 100 in a state of being inserted into the insertion cut-out portion 112. When the upper and lower teeth support 100 is placed at a desired position, the user removes the knob 239 or protrudes from the adjustment clip 210 to reduce the length of the male screw portion 237 projecting from the adjustment clip 210 do.

4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a plurality of adjustment units 200 are installed in the jaw joint correcting apparatus according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of adjustment units 200 can be coupled to a plurality of insertion cut-outs 112 formed in the clip coupling unit 111 of the present calibrating apparatus. That is, a plurality of adjustment units 200 may be disposed at mutually angular intervals about the height direction axis. As a result, the upper and lower teeth support members 100 can move relative to each other not only in the horizontal direction but also in the diagonal horizontal direction.

5 is a side view showing a modified example of the vertical gap adjusting screw in the first embodiment. The upper and lower space adjusting screw 152 may be replaced with a spring 154 as shown in FIG. When the upper and lower gap adjusting screws 152 are replaced with the springs 154, the pair of teeth support members 100 are allowed to move up and down on the side of the rear leg portion 150 by a predetermined height, .

6 is a side cross-sectional view showing a modification of the regulating portion in the first embodiment. The present jaw joint correcting apparatus can be replaced with a knob 239 by a screwing head 238 as shown in Fig. When the handle 239 of the adjustment portion 230 is replaced with the screw operation head 238, the portion protruding even if the handle 239 or the adjustment screw member 235 protruded from the adjustment clip 210 is not cut off is relatively It can be reduced and recycled.

7 is a side cross-sectional view showing a jaw joint correcting apparatus according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, the orthodontic appliance can adjust the horizontal movement of the lower dental scoop 100a in a state where the adjustment portion 230a is fixed to the adjustment clip 210a.

A through hole 216a passing through the adjusting end 215a of the adjusting clip 210a in the horizontal direction is formed and a female screw hole 130a accommodating the adjusting portion 230a is formed on the lower teeth supporting body 100a. . The adjusting portion 230a has a front stop ring 233a disposed in front of the through hole 216a. A snap ring 235a is mounted on the rear side of the through hole 216a to prevent the adjustment portion 230a from coming off. The adjusting portion 230a forms a groove formed in the circumferential direction for guiding the stable mounting of the snap ring 235a. The front stop ring 233a is provided with an adjusting groove 234a through which a screwdriver is inserted to easily rotate the adjusting portion 230a. The adjustment portion 230a has a male screw portion 231a extending in the horizontal direction. The male screw part 231a engages with the female screw hole 130a of the lower teeth support 100a so that the user can adjust the lower teeth support 100a to move in the horizontal direction by rotating the adjustment part 230a.

8 is an exploded perspective view showing a jaw joint correcting apparatus according to the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, a method of inserting the adjustment portion 230b into the slit 140b with respect to the lower-side dental scissors 100b can be adopted, and thus, it can be conveniently and stably performed. To this end, the lower teeth support 100b is formed with a slit 140b cut out from the front upper end to a predetermined depth. Here, the slit 140b is composed of a head insertion portion 141b having a relatively large cross-sectional area inside the tooth support 100b, and a locking portion 143b having a relatively small cross-sectional area disposed in front of the head insertion portion 141b.

The adjustment portion 230b includes a head portion 235b inserted into the slit 140b and a male screw portion 231b extending in the longitudinal direction from the head portion 235b. Here, the head portion 235b has a shape extending radially outwardly from the male screw portion 231b. Thus, the head portion 235b is inserted into the head insertion portion 141b, and the male screw portion 231b is inserted into the engagement portion 143b. The other end 233b of the male screw portion 231b is inserted into the female screw hole 216b of the adjusting clip 210b. Accordingly, the adjustment portion 230b can be simply coupled to the lower teeth support 100b. The user can move the lower teeth support 100b in the horizontal direction by rotating the adjuster 230b using a screwdriver.

9 is a side sectional view showing a jaw joint correcting apparatus according to a fourth embodiment. As shown in Fig. 9, the present calibrating device can adopt a method of inserting and fixing the adjustment clip 210c into the clip fitting portion 111c. To this end, the adjustment clip 210c forms a receiving groove 213c capable of receiving the clip engaging portion 111c in the fixed end portion 211c. At this time, the clip receiving portion 213c and the clip engaging portion 111c are sized so that the clip engaging portion 111c can be stably received in the receiving recess 213c.

10 is a side sectional view showing a jaw joint correcting apparatus according to a fifth embodiment. As can be seen from Fig. 10, the present calibrating device can be provided with a female screw member 240d at the adjusting end portion 215d to extend the length of the female screw hole in the first embodiment. The female screw member 240d has a female screw portion 245d which is formed so as to pass therethrough along its longitudinal direction, and a front stop ring 241d that extends outward from the front. In order to fix the female screw member 240d to the adjusting clip 210d, a snap ring 243d is provided at the rear of the insertion hole 216d. The female screw member 240d forms a snap ring seating groove corresponding to the circumference of the snap ring 243d for stable mounting of the snap ring 243d. The male screw member 230d is screwed to the female screw 245d.

The male screw member 230d has a rectangular head portion 235d and a male screw portion 231d extending from the rectangular head portion 235d. It is preferable that the square head portion 235d is formed in a rectangular shape extending from the male screw portion 231d outward in the radial direction. The square head portion 235d can be deformed into another angular shape. The lower teeth support 100d forms the slits as in the third embodiment of FIG. 8, and the male screw members 230d are inserted into the slits along the height direction. The lower portion of the slit is provided in a shape corresponding to the shape of the rectangular head portion 235d and is provided on the upper portion of the quadrangular head portion 235d of the male screw member 230d inserted into the slit to stop the axial center rotation of the male screw member 230d A fixing member 250d is provided. Accordingly, the user can adjust the horizontal movement of the male screw member 230d by rotating the female screw member 240d.

100: tooth support 110:
111: clip coupling portion 112: insertion cutout portion
150: rear leg portion 151: upper pivot
152: upper and lower space adjusting screw 153: lower pivot
154: spring 200: adjusting unit
210: Adjustable clip 211: Fixed end
212: sliding portion 213: rear contact portion
214: front contact portion 215: adjusting end
216: female thread ball 230:
235: adjusting screw member 237: male screw portion
238: Adjustable end 239: Handle

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In a jaw joint correcting device,
A pair of tooth supports having front arches and corresponding to upper and lower teeth;
A plurality of teeth arranged at mutually angular intervals about the height direction axis and coupled to a region of the front arch portion of any one of the pair of tooth supports to adjust the relative position of the pair of tooth supports in the horizontal direction ≪ / RTI &
At least one of the tooth supports has at least one clip engagement portion extending in the vertical direction from the front engagement portion,
Wherein the adjusting unit comprises: an adjusting clip having a fixed end coupled to the clip engaging portion of one of the tooth supports and an adjusting end extending forwardly of a forward arch portion of the other of the tooth supports from the fixed end; And an adjusting unit coupled to adjust the distance between the adjusting end and the front surface of the other tooth support. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the clip coupling portion has an insertion cut-out portion cut out from the upper end to a predetermined depth,
Wherein the fixed end portion has a sliding portion to be inserted into the insertion cutout portion, a rear contact portion to be in contact with the rear surface of the clip coupling portion, and a front contact portion to contact the front surface of the clip coupling portion. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the adjusting end has a female screw hole formed along the horizontal direction,
Wherein the adjusting portion includes an adjusting screw member having a male screw portion engaged with the female screw hole and contacting the entire surface of the other tooth supporting body. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the other tooth support body has a female screw groove for accommodating the adjustment portion,
A through hole penetrating along the horizontal direction is formed in the adjusting end,
Wherein the adjusting portion has a pair of stop rings arranged forward and backward with the through-hole therebetween, and a male screw portion capable of being screw-engaged with the female screw groove.
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KR101216029B1 (en) * 2012-06-11 2012-12-27 이성완 Adjustable orthopedic dental appliances for temporomandibular jiont
KR101485555B1 (en) * 2013-11-12 2015-01-23 이성완 Adjustable orthopedic dental appliances for temporomandibular jiont

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