KR20100124194A - Method of using temporomandibular joint balancing appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for performing a temporomandibular joint balancing appliance is provided to enable more precisely temporomandibular joint balance and to control the height of a support part touching with molar tooth. CONSTITUTION: A method for performing a temporomandibular joint balancing appliance comprises a step for generating a left balance inserted into the left molar and a right balance inserted into the right molar; inserting the right and left balances into the left and right molar tooth, and inputting the shape of the front tooth; combining a first support in which the shape of the front tooth is inputted, with a second support(200) and a third support(300); and inputting the shape of the rest tooth.

Description

Method of using Temporomandibular Joint Balancing Appliance

The present invention relates to a method of using a jaw joint balance device, and more particularly, to solve the imbalance of the jaw joint caused by external impact, unilateral operation, stress, etc., induces relaxation of muscles associated with the jaw joint, and circulation of cerebrospinal fluid It relates to a method of using the jaw joint balance device to activate the.

In general, the jaw joint is a joint that serves as the central axis of the mouth opening and closing movements and the mandibular movement, and the bilateral joint plays an essential role in the chewing function and the pronunciation function. It is composed of the temporal bone and the mandible.

The jaw joint is an important part in which nine of the 12 cranial nerves pass and the distribution of numerous blood vessels, lymph nodes, and nerves. The imbalance of the jaw joint causes the upper cervical spine to dislodge and breaks the muscle balance associated with the jaw joint. It causes a wide range of systemic symptoms such as headache, dizziness, circulatory disease, otolaryngology, genitourinary disease, respiratory disease, growth disorders, as well as spinal and musculoskeletal diseases including the nervous system.

This imbalance of the jaw joint is caused by external impact or unilateral operation of chewing food on one side, cracking, stress, and the like, and may also be caused by daily operation of swallowing saliva.

Therefore, the importance of the current jaw joint is increasingly recognized, research and efforts are actively progressed, a number of jaw joint protection devices such as a jaw correction pad or mouthpiece, orthodontic device has been invented.

As a related art, 'ORAL APPLIANCE' of US Patent No. 5,259,762 and 'ORAL APPLIANCE' of No. 5,624,257 are composed of a base portion on which a tooth is seated, and is designed to have a standardized height. It does not solve the imbalance and does not consider the difference of individual jaw imbalance. Therefore, according to the prior art, it is possible to achieve some effects of protecting the jaw joint by inserting a buffer device having a certain height between the teeth to alleviate the impact of the teeth, but it does not solve the user's jaw joint imbalance. The effect described in the technology is limited, and it is very inadequate to solve the problems caused by the jaw joint imbalance, and it is structurally impossible to solve the jaw joint imbalance that occurs differently for each user.

In addition, in the prior art, in order to alleviate the shock generated in the molar portion, the thickness of the opposing side on which the molar touches is designed to be thicker than the thickness of the top side where the molar touches. Since the molar portion may not reach the body part because the molar portion may be touched before the molar portion, the impact relief effect of the molar portion is reduced, and a problem that is difficult to solve the jaw joint imbalance occurs.

In addition, in the prior art, the inner and outer flange portions are designed along the body portion to prevent detachment of the teeth and increase the fixing force, but the inner and outer flange portions limit the natural movement of the teeth. A problem arises that causes severe tooth pain when the device is worn. In particular, the upper and lower channels in the center of the body portion are designed to be co-ordinated, causing aggravation of pain by interfering with normal occlusion of the front teeth when the device is worn.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, an object of the present invention is to use a method of using a jaw balance device to minimize the imbalance of the jaw joint is inserted between the teeth to maintain the balance of the jaw joint To provide.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to adjust the height of the second support portion and the third support portion that the molar touches, and can be manufactured to match the tooth structure of each user to solve the imbalance of different jaw joints according to the user, more It is to provide a method of using a jaw balance device capable of precise jaw balance adjustment.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to minimize the jaw joint imbalance by designing the height of the second support portion and the third support portion that the molars touch higher than the height of the first support portion so that the molar portion which is the key to the balance of the jaw touches first. It is to provide a method of using the jaw balance device.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to use a jaw joint balance device to give a slope to the first support for normal occlusion of the front teeth when the device is worn, and to increase the user's wearing comfort by placing the lower start point of the first support portion behind the upper start point To provide a way.

For this purpose, the method of using the TPK according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of generating a left balance to be inserted into the left molar portion and a right balance to be inserted into the right molar portion, the left and right balance Inserting into the left and right molar parts, inputting the shape of the incisors using the first support part filled with the tooth fixture, and combining the second support part and the third support part to the first support part into which the shape of the incisor is input; And inputting the shapes of the remaining teeth to the second support part and the third support part filled with the dental fixture by using the first support part in which the shape of the incisors is input.

The present invention has the effect of maintaining the balance of the jaw joint to minimize the imbalance of the jaw joint to induce relaxation of the muscles associated with the jaw joint, and activate the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid.

In addition, the present invention can adjust the height of the molar contact portion, it is possible to personally tailored to suit the tooth structure of each user can maintain the balance of the jaw joint more precisely, can solve the imbalance of the jaw joint, Maximize the effect of balancing the jaw joints.

In addition, the object of the present invention is to minimize the jaw joint imbalance by designing the molar portion, which is the key to the balance of the jaw first, and designed to suit the normal occlusion of the front teeth when worn, thereby increasing the user's fit.

1 to 10 will be described in detail the jaw joint balance apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to Figures 1 and 2, the jaw joint balance apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first support portion 100 is seated in the front teeth portion, the second support portion is seated on the left molars and surrounding teeth 200, and a third support part 300 on which the right molars and the surrounding teeth are seated.

The first base portion 100 is a portion where the front teeth are seated, and the center height h1 is formed higher than the height h7 of the edge. In addition, the upper portion of the first base portion has the highest height h2 in the center, and the height h8 of the edge is formed lower than the height h2 in the center. In addition, the lower portion of the first support part has the highest height h3 at the center, and the height h9 of the edge is formed lower than the height h3 at the center.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the first support part 100 of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the first support part of FIG. 3 cut in the A, B, and C directions, with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. In more detail, the first support part 100 is formed such that the height h1 of the center is higher than the height h7 of the edge and gradually decreases from the center to the edge (h1> h4> h7). In addition, the upper portion of the upper portion of the first support portion is seated in the highest height of the center (h2) is the highest, the height of the edge (h8) is formed lower than the height (h2) of the center, so as to gradually lower from the center to the edge Formed (h2> h5> h8). The edge height h8 may be "0". Similarly, the lower portion of the first support portion on which the lower teeth are seated may be formed such that the center height h3 is equal to or slightly lower than the height of the edge. The lower portion of the lower portion of the first support portion on which the lower teeth are seated has the highest height h3 at the center, and the height h9 of the edge is formed lower than the height h3 at the center, and is formed to gradually decrease from the center to the edge. (h3> h6> h9). The edge height h9 may be "0".

The upper portion of the first support part is formed to have a gentle inward inward according to the normal position of the upper teeth so that the upper teeth can be comfortably seated. Since the height of the center of the first support portion becomes lower toward the edge, naturally, the inclination angle of the center is formed larger than the inclination angle of the edge according to the shape of the general upper teeth, and the inclination angle of the center gradually increases toward the edge. Is formed small. The angle of inclination of the edge may be formed to be almost horizontal.

The lower portion of the first support portion is formed to have an inward inclination according to the normal position of the lower teeth so that the lower teeth can be comfortably seated. Since the height of the center of the lower portion of the first support portion also becomes lower toward the edge, naturally the inclination angle of the center is formed larger than the inclination angle of the edge according to the shape of the general lower teeth, and the inclination angle of the center gradually increases toward the edge. Is formed small.

The upper teeth of the teeth are located in front of the lower teeth when the upper teeth and lower teeth are occluded, and the lower teeth are located behind the upper teeth. Therefore, using the occlusal characteristic, the first support part 100 is formed to have an inclination θ1 inward, and is formed such that the lower starting point 115 is located behind the upper starting point 111. For example, the lower starting point 115 may be located 1 mm to 5 mm behind the upper starting point 111.

The first support part 100 may include at least one of a first upper outer wall 110 formed along the outer edge of the upper portion and a first upper inner wall 112 formed along the inner edge of the upper portion. have. The first upper outer wall 110 may be formed on all or part of the outer edge of the upper portion, and the first upper inner wall 112 may be formed on all or a portion of the inner edge of the upper portion.

The first support part 100 further includes at least one of a first lower outer wall 114 formed along the outer edge of the lower portion and a first lower inner wall 116 formed along the inner inner edge of the lower portion. can do. The first lower outer wall 114 may be formed on all or part of the outer edge of the lower portion, and the first lower inner wall 116 may be formed on all or part of the inner edge of the lower portion.

The first upper inner and outer walls 110 and 112 make it easy to check the filling height of the dental fixture when the dental fixture is filled in the upper portion of the first support portion, and prevents deviation from the upper portion of the first support portion. In charge of. The tooth fixture is a material such as putty, liquid silicone, which is cured after a predetermined time is used, and a material having a certain degree of elasticity after curing is used to protect the tooth.

The first lower inner and outer walls 114 and 116 can easily check the filling height of the dental fixture when the dental fixture is filled in the lower portion of the first support portion, and the dental fixture is deviated from the lower portion of the first support portion. It has a role to prevent.

The heights 110, 112, 114, and 116 of the inner and outer walls are formed to be as low as possible to prevent the tooth fixture from being detached from the first support part 100 and to prevent inconvenience such as contact with the gums when the first support part is worn. do. For example, the height of the inner and outer walls may be formed about 0.1mm to 5mm.

4, 5, and 6, a first seating portion 130 may be formed between the upper portion of the first support portion and the first upper outer wall 110 for comfortable seating of the upper teeth. The second seating portion 140 may be formed between the lower portion of the first support portion and the first lower outer wall for comfortable seating. The length of the second seating part may be longer than the length of the first seating part.

Referring to FIG. 7, the first support part 100 includes a center line 150 confirming whether the front teeth are located at the center. The center line 150 is formed at the front center of the first support part to easily check that the upper teeth and the lower teeth are located in a straight line when the first support part 100 is inserted into the oral cavity.

Referring to FIG. 8, the first support part 100 is formed with a first left coupling part 120 to which the second support part 200 is coupled at a left edge thereof, and at the right edge of the first support part 100. The first right coupling part 122 to which the third support part 300 is coupled is formed.

The second support portion 200 is a portion where the left molars and the surrounding teeth are seated, and a second left coupling coupled to the first left coupling portion 120 of the first support portion at the first edge of the first support portion. The part 220 is formed. The first left coupling part 120 and the second left coupling part 220 are formed as male and female parts so as not to be separated during the coupling, and are easily separated when a physical pressure is applied.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the second support part and the third support part of FIG. 1, and FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the second support part of FIG. 9 cut in the D direction and the E direction. Referring to FIGS. 9 and 10, FIG. 2 The width of the supporting part is gradually widened toward the edge so that the left molars and the surrounding teeth are seated (W1 <W2), and the height of the second supporting part is slightly higher than the height of the front part h11 than the height of the front part h10. Lower or nearly identical.

Therefore, the jaw joint balancing device of the present invention is formed to have a height higher than the height of the second base portion and the third base portion on which the molars are placed. In order to mitigate the impact of the molar portion affecting the balance of the jaw joint of the present invention, the height of the second supporting part and the third supporting part to which the molars touch is lower than the thickness of the first supporting part to which the incisor touches, so that the molars touch before the incisor. To do so.

The second support part 200 may further include at least one of a second upper outer wall 210 formed along an outer edge of the upper portion and a second upper inner wall 212 formed along an inner edge of the upper portion. Can be. The second upper outer wall 210 may be formed on all or part of the outer edge of the upper portion, and the second upper inner wall 212 may be formed on all or a portion of the inner edge of the upper portion.

The second support part 200 may further include at least one of a second lower outer wall 214 formed along the outer edge of the lower portion and a second lower inner wall 216 formed along the inner edge of the lower portion. Can be. The second lower outer wall 214 may be formed on all or part of the lower outer edge, and the second lower inner wall 216 may be formed on all or part of the lower inner edge.

The third support portion 300 is a portion where the right molars and the surrounding teeth are seated, and a second right coupling coupled with the first right coupling portion 122 of the first support portion to the second edge of the first support portion. The part 320 is formed. The first right coupling part 122 and the second right coupling part 320 are formed in a symmetrical configuration with the first left coupling part 120 and the second left coupling part 220.

The width of the third support portion is gradually wider toward the edge so that the right molars and the surrounding teeth are seated, and the thickness of the third support portion is the same or similar.

The height of the second support portion and the third support portion may be formed the same, and the height of the third support portion is the second support based on the point that the distance between the right upper and lower molar teeth is wider than the distance between the left upper and lower molar teeth when occlusion of the upper and lower teeth. It can be formed higher than the height of the wealth.

The third support part 300 may further include at least one of a third upper outer wall 310 formed along an outer edge of the upper portion and a third upper inner wall 312 formed along the inner edge of the upper portion. Can be. The third upper outer wall 310 may be formed on all or part of the outer edge of the upper portion, and the third upper inner wall 312 may be formed on all or part of the inner edge of the upper portion.

The third support part 300 may further include at least one of a third lower outer wall 314 formed along the outer edge of the lower portion and a third lower inner wall 316 formed along the inner inner edge of the lower portion. Can be. The third lower outer wall 314 may be formed on all or part of the lower outer edge, and the third lower inner wall 316 may be formed on all or part of the lower inner edge.

The inner and outer walls of the second support portion and the third support portion make it easy to check the filling height of the tooth fixture when the tooth fixture is filled in the upper and lower portions of the second support portion and the third support portion, and the tooth fixture is detached. It plays a role in preventing from doing.

11 and 12 are a perspective view and an exploded perspective view of the jaw joint balancing device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 11 and 12, the first support part and the second support part (third support part) The coupling part of the jaw joint balancing device is formed differently from FIG. 8 in order to increase the coupling force.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a jaw joint balancing device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 13, the height of the outer wall of the jaw joint device is maximized in order to maximize the effect of leaving the teeth and increase the corrective effect of the teeth. The shape formed as high as the inner height h2 is shown.

Referring to Figure 14 will be described in detail the method of using the jaw joint balance apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the left and right balances to be inserted into the left and right molars are produced. The height of the left balance and the right balance may be set to a height that allows the user to feel comfortable when wearing the balance. Since the tooth structure is different for each user and the height of the tooth is different, the height of the balance may be different for each user, and the height of the left balance and the right balance may be set differently.

The height of the balance can be set by measuring the left and right molar spacing of the user using a precision measuring mechanism, and the user can be set by adjusting the height of the balance by wearing the balance directly on the left and right molar teeth. In addition, the balance can be used as it is a balance having a predetermined height.

When the user sets the height of the balance by wearing a balance, in order to facilitate the height adjustment of the balance, a balance sheet having a predetermined thickness may be used as the balance. The height of the balance can be precisely adjusted by adding a measurement sheet to the height of the balance and removing the measurement sheet to reduce the height of the balance. The measurement paper may be used regardless of the material as long as it has a thickness of about 0.05mm to 10mm, and the lower the thickness, the finer the height can be adjusted. For example, the measurement paper may be a material such as paper, vinyl, cellophane, or silicon.

In addition, the height of the balance can be set in consideration of the horizontal balance and the vertical balance of the jaw joint, in this case can increase the effect of the jaw joint protection. The horizontal balance means that the left and right jaw joints are horizontally positioned with respect to the user's head, and the difference between the left and right positions of the actual jaw joint and the horizontal balance may be set to the height of the balance. The upper and lower balance means that the jaw joint is located at the center of the upper and lower sides with respect to the user's head, and considering the height of the balance by the horizontal balance in the difference between the upper and lower positions of the actual jaw joint and the upper and lower balance. It can be set to the final height.

Subsequently, the left and right balances are inserted into the left and right molar parts, and the shape of the incisors is input using the first supporting part filled with the dental fixture.

In more detail, after filling the tooth fixture to the upper and lower surfaces of the first support portion to a certain height, the first support portion filled with the dental fixture in the state in which the upper and lower teeth are open so as to be located in the lower front teeth of the user, The left and right balances are inserted into the left and right molar teeth, and the upper and lower teeth are naturally occluded so that the left and right molars reach the left and right balances. When the teeth are occluded to balance the left and right incisors of the upper and lower incisors by using the center line of the first support part, the effect of protecting the jaw joint can be enhanced.

Waiting until the dental fixture is fixed to a certain strength and then removing the first support part from the user's front tooth can obtain a result of input of the shape of the upper and lower front teeth.

The resultant in which the shape of the incisors is input serves as a fixing frame of the incisors such that the interval between the left upper and lower molars becomes the height of the left balance and the interval between the right upper and lower molars becomes the height of the right balance.

Subsequently, the second support part and the third support part are coupled to the first support part into which the shape of the incisors is input, and the second support part and the first support part filled with the dental fixture using the first support part into which the shape of the incisor is input. 3 Enter the shape of the remaining teeth in the base.

In more detail, after the shape of the incisors is coupled to the first support portion and the second support portion and the third support portion, and filling the dental fixture to a certain height on the upper and lower surfaces of the second support portion and the third support portion. In the state where the upper and lower teeth are opened, the shape of the incisor teeth is fixed to the first supporting part to the incisor portion, so that the upper and lower teeth naturally occlude. Wait until the tooth fixture is fixed to a certain strength and then remove the first to third support parts from the user to obtain a final result in which the upper and lower teeth are input.

Therefore, the interval between the left upper and lower molars becomes the height of the left balance, the interval between the right upper and lower molars becomes the height of the right balance, and finally, a jaw joint balance device in which the user's tooth shape is input is formed.

According to the method of using the jaw joint balance device according to another embodiment of the present invention, when the height of the left and right balance is equal to the height of the second support portion and the third support portion, the second support portion is a second After combining the support portion and the third support portion, and filling the dental fixture to a predetermined height in the upper and lower parts of the first to third support portion, the first to third support portion to match the shape of the tooth in the state of opening the upper and lower teeth Fix and allow the upper and lower teeth to occlude naturally. Subsequently, after the tooth fixture is fixed to a certain strength, the first to third supporting parts are separated from the user's teeth, thereby obtaining a final result in which the user's tooth shape is input to the upper and lower parts.

Therefore, the left upper and lower molar spacing becomes the height of the second base portion, the right upper and lower molar spacing becomes the height of the third base portion, and the jaw joint balance device in which the user's teeth are input on the upper and lower surfaces is finally generated. do.

1 is a perspective view of a jaw joint balance device according to an embodiment of the present invention

Figure 2 is a side view of the jaw joint balance device according to an embodiment of the present invention

Figure 3 is a plan view of the first support portion of the jaw joint balance device according to an embodiment of the present invention

4 is a cross-sectional view of the first supporting part of FIG. 3 cut in the A direction, the B direction, and the C direction;

5 is a plan view of the jaw joint balance device according to an embodiment of the present invention

Figure 6 is a bottom view of the jaw joint balance device according to an embodiment of the present invention

7 is a front view of the jaw joint balance device according to an embodiment of the present invention

8 is an exploded perspective view of the jaw joint balance device according to an embodiment of the present invention

9 is a plan view of the second support portion and the third support portion of the jaw joint balance apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the second supporting part of FIG. 9 cut in the D direction and the E direction. FIG.

11 is a perspective view of a jaw joint balance device according to another embodiment of the present invention

12 is an exploded perspective view of the jaw joint balance device according to another embodiment of the present invention

Figure 13 is a perspective view of the jaw joint balance device according to another embodiment of the present invention

14 is a view showing a method of using a jaw joint balance device according to an embodiment of the present invention

Claims (6)

Generating a left balance to be inserted into the left molar portion and a right balance to be inserted into the right molar portion; Inserting the left and right balances into the left and right molar parts and inputting the shape of the front teeth using the first support part 100 filled with the tooth fixture; And The second support part 200 and the third support part 300 are coupled to the first support part 100 into which the shape of the front teeth is input, and the first support part 100 into which the shape of the incisors is input is used. Method of using a jaw joint balance device comprising the step of inputting the shape of the remaining teeth in the second support portion 200 and the third support portion 300 is filled with a dental fixture. The method of claim 1, Method of using a jaw joint balance device, characterized in that the dental fixture is filled in at least one of the upper and lower portions of the first support. The method of claim 1, A method of using a jaw joint balance device in which a dental fixture is filled in at least one of the upper part of the second and third support parts, and the lower part of the second support part and the third support part. The method of claim 1, wherein the inputting of the shape of the incisor is as follows. The first support part filled with the tooth fixture is placed on the front teeth of the user, the left and right balances are inserted into the left and right molar teeth, and the upper and lower teeth are engaged so that the left and right molars touch the left and right balance teeth to input the shape of the front teeth. Method of using the jaw joint balance device characterized in that. The method of claim 1, wherein the inputting of the shape of the remaining teeth comprises: The second support portion and the third support portion are coupled to the first support portion into which the shape of the front teeth is input, and the upper and lower surfaces of the second support portion and the third support portion are filled with a dental fixture to a predetermined height, and then the upper and lower teeth are Method of using the jaw joint balance device, characterized in that the first support portion in which the shape of the incisors is input to the incisor portion in the open state, and the upper and lower teeth naturally interlock to input the shape of the remaining teeth. Coupling the second support portion and the third support portion to the first support portion; And After filling the dental fixture to a predetermined height in the upper and lower portions of the first to third support portion, and fixing the first to third support portion in accordance with the shape of the tooth in a state where the upper and lower teeth are opened, and the upper and lower teeth to bite Method of using the jaw joint balance device comprising a.

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