KR20120103952A - Cover for device of straightening teeth - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A braces cover assembly is provided to prevent oral skin from being wounded due to friction force caused by bracket and wire. CONSTITUTION: A braces cover assembly is composed of a plurality of bracket(1) covers and a wire cover. The plurality of bracket covers is inserted into a space between bases(2) and wings(3) formed on the upper surface of the bracket. The other end is inserted into a space between the bases and wings formed at the lower- surface of the bracket. The bracket cover includes housing which is formed to cover the bracket. The bracket cover includes a leg and a bending unit. The bent portion is connected to the leg and housing. The wire cover covers the wire and is connected to both bracket covers.

Description

Cover for Device of Straightening Teeth

The present invention relates to an orthodontic device cover assembly, and more particularly, to cover all of the brackets that are adhesively fixed to each tooth during the orthodontic treatment, and each wire connecting the brackets and pressing the teeth to expose the metal color of the bracket and the wire This ensures that the user undergoing orthodontic treatment does not lose his or her confidence in appearance, and that the brackets attached to the teeth and the wires connecting the brackets continuously rub against the skin in the mouth, preventing the skin in the mouth from being injured and damaged. A orthodontic device cover assembly.

Orthodontic treatment means simply correcting various skeletal inconsistencies that may occur during the growth process, including straightening of the crooked teeth, so that normal function can be performed to create healthy oral tissue and a beautiful face.

The orthodontic device used in the orthodontic treatment is a bracket having a similar color to the teeth such as ceramic brackets, resin brackets, etc. due to the user's dissatisfaction due to the fact that the metal bracket is used a lot, but the metal color of the metal bracket is not aesthetically pleasing. But the disadvantage was that the efficiency of the bracket in terms of efficiency.

In addition, even if the wire is coated with tooth color, it is hard to chew hard foods due to the characteristics of Koreans.

In addition, the bracket and the wire continuously rubbed with the mouth skin in the mouth, so that the mouth skin was severely torn or wounded, so that the temporary use of orthodontic wax is attached to the bracket, but this is likely to be easily detached from the bracket. In addition, since the deformation at the warm temperature inside the mouth is not easy to cover the angular area of the bracket stably, the wound on the skin of the mouth could not be basically solved.

Therefore, the above-mentioned problems are improved to cover the metal color of the brackets and wires, thereby enhancing the aesthetic satisfaction of the user undergoing orthodontic treatment, and at the same time preventing the occurrence of wounds on the skin of the mouth by the brackets and wires. There is a need to provide new and advanced orthodontic device cover assemblies that allow for orthodontic treatment to proceed.

The present invention has been made to overcome the problems of the technology, a plurality of bracket cover including a housing formed to cover the bracket by using the space between the wing and the base of the bracket, the wire covering both ends adjacent The main purpose is to increase the user's satisfaction by preventing the external appearance of the metal color of the bracket and the wire by connecting the bracket to the bracket cover, and preventing the skin in the user's mouth from being injured by the friction caused by the bracket and the wire. It is done.

Another object of the present invention, the leg and the bent portion further includes a leg extending in the longitudinal direction at both ends of the housing, and a bent portion for bending the portion where the leg and the housing is connected to the bracket cover The bracket cover is stably mounted to the bracket by being inserted into the space between the base and the base.

Still another object of the present invention is a first bent portion extending from the ends of the housing toward the surface side of the wing at both ends of the housing, and in the opposite direction of the insertion direction of the housing end at the end of the first bent portion The second bent portion is bent vertically to minimize the detachment of the bracket cover.

A further object of the present invention is to further include at least one buffer space filled with gas on one inner side of the housing to mitigate the impact that may be applied to the bracket cover.

It is a further object of the present invention to further include at least one of the adsorption plates in close contact with the surface of the bracket according to the pressure applied from the outside to the inner surface of the housing so that the housing and the bracket can be more tightly adhered to the It is to prevent departure.

It is a further object of the present invention, a cutting portion cuts both ends of the side connected to the bracket cover in the wire cover to be spaced apart from the bracket cover, and a curvature so that a portion independent of the bracket cover by the cutting portion surrounds the wire. It further includes a rounded bent portion for the wire cover to more securely wrap the wire.

A further object of the present invention is to form the orthodontic device cover assembly made of any one of an elastic plastic material and a high elastic silicone material to facilitate detachment, increase aesthetics and not adversely affect dental health.

In order to achieve the above object, the orthodontic device cover assembly according to the present invention, one end is fitted into the space between the base and the wing formed on the upper surface of the bracket and the other end is inserted into the space between the base and the wing formed on the lower surface of the bracket And a plurality of bracket covers including a housing formed to cover the brackets, and a wire cover covering wires, the both ends being connected to both adjacent bracket covers.

In addition, the bracket cover is characterized in that it further comprises a leg extending in the longitudinal direction at both ends of the housing, and a bent portion for bending the portion connecting the leg and the housing.

In addition, the bent portion is characterized in that the shape protrudes rounded toward the space between the base and the wing.

Additionally, the bent portion may include a first bent portion that is bent from both ends of the housing toward the surface side of the wing, and a second bent vertically bent in an opposite direction of the insertion direction of the housing end portion from the end of the first bent portion. It is characterized by consisting of wealth.

Additionally, the housing may further include at least one buffer space filled with gas.

In addition, the inner surface of the housing is characterized in that it further comprises a suction plate in close contact with the surface of the bracket according to the pressure applied from the outside.

Additionally, the wire cover may include a cutting part cut at both end portions of the side connected to the bracket cover to be spaced apart from the bracket cover, and a rounding part bent to have a portion independent of the bracket cover by the cutting part to surround the wire. It is characterized in that it further comprises.

In addition, the orthodontic device cover assembly is characterized in that formed of any one of an elastic plastic material and a high elastic silicone material.

According to the orthodontic device cover assembly according to the invention,

1) Increase the user's satisfaction by preventing the metal color of the bracket and wire from being exposed.

2) It prevents the skin in the user's mouth from being injured by the friction caused by the bracket and the wire.

3) It is easy to remove and sanitary

4) To ensure that the orthodontic device cover assembly, including additional components such as legs and suction plates, can be more securely fixed to the orthodontic device,

5) It has the effect of minimizing pressure applied to the teeth by increasing the aesthetics by using elastic plastic material or high elastic silicone material and reducing the weight of the orthodontic cover cover assembly.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the shape of the orthodontic device using a conventional metal bracket.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a dental orthodontic device cover assembly according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is an enlarged view showing in detail an embodiment of the orthodontic device cover assembly according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a perspective view showing in detail the configuration of the orthodontic device cover assembly according to the present invention.
Figure 5 is a side view showing a bracket cover according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are not drawn to scale and wherein like reference numerals in the various drawings refer to like elements.

The present invention is a orthodontic device cover assembly, the user during orthodontic treatment of the tooth (9) by covering the metal color of the orthodontic device to increase the aesthetics to reduce the rejection of use of the orthodontic device, inside the user's lips, inside the cheeks It functions to prevent the skin in the back from being hurt by friction with the bracket 1 and the wire 7.

The orthodontic device cover assembly according to the present invention comprises a bracket cover 10 and a wire cover 20, and briefly describes a conventional tooth orthodontic device to which the bracket cover 10 and the wire cover 20 are applied. Do it.

1 is a perspective view showing the shape of a dental orthodontic device using a conventional metal bracket (1).

As can be seen from Figure 1, a conventional metal bracket (1) used in the prior art, the base (2) which is a surface bonded to the surface of the tooth (9), and a slot recessed in the horizontal direction so that the wire (7) can be inserted ( 4) and a wing 3 is formed so that the wire 7 inserted into the slot 4 is ligated with the bracket 1 via the connecting tie 8.

Since the wing 3 is formed, the connecting tie 8 is inserted into the space between the base 2 and the wing 3 to lig the wire 7 to the bracket 1, which is a base formed therefor. The space between (2) and the wing 3 (generally formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the bracket 1) is the first slit 5 (slit formed on the upper surface) and the second slit 6 (lower surface for convenience below). Slit formed in).

This first slit 5 and the second slit 6 not only ensure the ligation space of the connecting tie 8, but also the rubbers used to provide pressure between specific teeth 9 during orthodontic treatment. The first and second slits 5 and 6 are formed not only in the above-described metal bracket 1 but also in the recently developed self-ligating bracket 1. The self-ligating bracket (1) is a clip for fixing the wire (7) inserted into the slot (4) is formed so that the ligation of the bracket (1) and the wire (7) without a connecting tie (8) of the clip Wings 3 are formed for fixing and opening / closing action and rubber band mounting, and the first and second slits 5 and 6 are provided.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a dental orthodontic device cover assembly according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the orthodontic device cover assembly according to the present invention includes a bracket cover 10 and a wire cover 20 connecting the bracket covers 10 to the bracket 1 and the wire ( 7) to cover all of the bracket cover 10 is fixed to the bracket (1) using the first and second slits (5,6), using the first and second slits (5,6) An example of the operation of the bracket cover 10 will be described later in more detail.

Figure 3 is an enlarged view showing in detail an embodiment of the orthodontic device cover assembly according to the invention, a perspective view showing in detail the configuration of the orthodontic device cover assembly according to the invention, Figure 5 is a bracket according to the invention A side view of the cover 10 is shown.

3 to 5, the bracket cover 10 is made of a material having a predetermined level of elasticity, one end of which is fitted to the first slit 5 and the other end of the second slit ( 6) includes a housing 11 formed to cover the bracket 1 in a fitted state, and when the housing 11 is viewed from the side, it is preferable that a part of the side of the tooth 9 is opened in an oval shape.

That is, the housing 11 is a material having elasticity, which is rounded in a shape of a long ellipse vertically, and one side is open, so that one end is in contact with the wing 3 of the first slit 5. The other end abuts against the second slit 6 side wing 3, that is, the open portion abuts against the surface of the first and second slit 5, 6 side brackets 1 and then the teeth 9 direction. When a little pressure is applied, one end and the other end are respectively fitted to the first and second slits 5 and 6 by elasticity, and are fixed to the bracket 1 in that state. The housing 11 may include a metal material coated in the color of the tooth 9 to be stably fixed in the first and second slits 5 and 6 by using the elastic force of the metal. In view of this, it may be more preferable to form the elastic plastic or the high elastic silicone material.

In addition, the orthodontic device cover assembly including the bracket cover 10 may be formed to be the tooth color most similar to the color of each individual user to maximize the aesthetics and the user's satisfaction.

The housing 11 is formed so as to cover the bracket 1 without directly contacting the tooth 9, and thus does not damage the surface of the tooth 9, thereby enabling more stable and long-term use.

In addition, the housing 11 may further include a buffer space 11a and a suction plate 11b to increase durability and bonding force.

The shock absorbing space 11a is similar to the air bag provided on one side of the inner side of the housing 11, preferably on the inner side of the portion covering the surface side of the bracket 1, and inside the housing 11. By ensuring a space filled with gas to reduce the impact that can be applied to the housing 11 and to reduce the weight of the bracket cover 10 corresponding to the volume of the buffer space 11 by a certain amount.

The buffer space 11a may be integrally formed as thin and wide as shown in FIG. 5, but may be formed in a small bubble shape so as to be sporadically distributed in a wide range. The shock absorbing space 11a is provided to alleviate the shock that may be applied to the housing 11 according to the oral movement of the user, thereby increasing the durability of the bracket cover 10 and at the same time, the bracket cover 10 is made of metal. When formed by including a material such as can reduce the weight it can reduce the pressure applied to the tooth (9) by the load.

A plurality of suction plates 11b are formed on the inner surface of the housing 11, preferably on the inner surface in contact with the surface of the bracket 1, so that the bracket 1 and the inner surfaces of the housing 11 are more stable. To be in close contact with the material, such as rubber, but the concave portion is formed in the shape of a plate so that the concave portion facing the surface of the bracket (1) by adjusting the pressure in such a way as to discharge the air in the concave portion ( It is a sucker adhering to the surface of 1).

Since the suction plate 11b is provided, the bracket cover 10 may be operated by a simple operation of the user (such as pressing the bracket cover 10 mounted on the bracket 1 to the bracket 1 side using a finger or the like). By making the bracket 1 more stably close, the possibility of detachment of the bracket cover 10 may be further reduced.

In addition, the housing 11 may further include a leg 13 and a bent portion 12 so that each end may be more stably fitted to the first and second slits 5 and 6.

The leg 13 extends a predetermined length from each end of the housing 11, and the bent portion 12 is a portion at which the leg 13 and the housing 11 are connected, that is, the housing 11. At each end of the means that the bending portion is bent in a specific direction to the site where the leg 13 extends.

Referring again to FIG. 5, referring to each embodiment of the bent portion 12, in the first embodiment, the bent portion 12 is similar to the direction opposite to the rounding direction of the housing 11, that is, an ellipse. Both ends of the housing 11 and the leg 13 are formed so that the legs 13 are bent at an acute angle toward the opposite direction (the base 2 side) in the rounded direction at each end of the housing 11 in which the rounded portion is formed. By the elasticity of the bracket cover 10 is to be more securely mounted to the bracket (1). 3 and 4 are shown with reference to the first embodiment.

In a second embodiment of the bent portion 12, as shown in the figure, the bent portion 12 may be formed to protrude round toward the space between the base 2 and the wing 3, which is It is similar to the above-mentioned tip portion deformed into a round shape. When the bent portion 12 is formed to be rounded, the portion inserted into the first and second slits 5 and 6 may be widened to be more stably fitted, and the bracket cover 10 may be formed at an acute angle. ) Durability is improved, and the life is increased.

'와 유사하도록 형성하는 것이다. 상기 제 2 절곡부(12b)에서 연장된 레그(13)는 상기 하우징(11)의 내측에 형성되어 탄성에 의해 상기 윙(3)을 압박할 수 있어 보다 안정적인 결합력을 제공한다.
In the above-described first and second embodiments, the bending direction of the bent portion 12 is the base 2 side, whereas in the third embodiment of the bent portion 12, both ends of the housing 11 Designed to press the wing (3) inside the first and second slits (5,6) by bending in the direction of the wing (3) a plurality of times in the state inserted into the first and second slits (5,6), respectively. As a result, the possibility of the bracket cover 10 being separated from the bracket 1 is minimized. To this end, the bent portion 12 may be formed as the first and second bent portions 12, the first bent portion 12a is inserted into the first and second slits 5 and 6, the housing 11 It extends bent toward the side in which the wing 3 is formed at both end portions of the second bent portion 12b, both ends of the housing 11 are inserted into the first and second slits 5 and 6, respectively. The second bent portion provided at the end inserted into the first slit 5 in the direction opposite to the direction of the first slit 5 is upward, and the second bent portion provided at the end inserted into the second slit 6 is vertically bent downward. Connected to the legs 13, the shape formed by the housing 11, the first and second bent portions 5, 6 and the legs 13 is'

To be similar to '. Legs 13 extending from the second bent portion 12b are formed inside the housing 11 to press the wing 3 by elasticity to provide a more stable bonding force.

Since the leg 13 and the bent part 12 are additionally provided in the housing 11, both ends of the housing 11 are fixed inside the first and second slits 5 and 6 of the bracket 1. In the state in which the bent portion 12 is inserted into the first and second slits 5 and 6, the leg 13 is elastically moved away from the housing 11 by elasticity, that is, the bent portion ( The bending angle of 12) may be more stably coupled to the bracket 1 by the property of increasing the bending angle.

As can be seen from the drawings, the wire cover 20 according to the present invention is to simultaneously perform the function of covering each of the bracket cover 10 and at the same time to cover the wire (7) connecting the bracket (1) In consideration of the user's extraction or the treatment process, the distance between the specific bracket 1 and the adjacent bracket 1 may be changed to be made of a material having a certain level of elasticity.

The wire cover 20, the wire 7 so as to cover the wire (7) in contact with the wire (7) on one side of the bracket cover 10, that is, both sides of the bracket cover (10) By extending along the connection to the adjacent bracket cover 10, not only to connect each bracket cover 10 in a long strip shape, but also to cover the wire (7).

In other words, the wire cover 20 covers the wire 7 in a long band shape, but both ends thereof are connected to both bracket covers 10 adjacent to each other, so that the wire 7 can be more stably covered. The cutting unit 21 may further include a rounding unit 20a.

The cutting part 21 is a side of the wire cover 20 which is connected to the bracket cover 10 and cuts one side. As shown in FIG. 4, both ends except for the middle part of the end side of the wire cover 20. The portion is formed not to be coupled with the bracket cover 10.

The rounding part 20a is not connected to the bracket cover 10 by the cutting part 21, that is, a part independent of the bracket cover 10 surrounds the wire 7 side of the wire 7. It is bent to be curvature toward, it is to cover the wire 7 naturally. In order for the rounding part 20a to be ideally applied, the wire cover 20 should be a metal material having ductility and malleability, but more preferably formed of an elastic plastic material or a high elastic silicon material in consideration of aesthetics and weight. something to do.

Referring to Figures 2 to 3 again describes an application example of the orthodontic device cover assembly according to the present invention consisting of a plurality of bracket cover 10 and a wire cover 20 connecting each bracket cover 10, After mounting the bracket cover 10 to the bracket (1) of the corresponding tooth (9), and using the adjacent wire cover 20 to cover the exposed wire (7) around the bracket (1) The orthodontic appliance cover assembly according to the present invention may be fixed to the orthodontic appliance by mounting the bracket cover 10 sequentially on the adjacent bracket 1.

Then, when the suction plate (11b) is provided to press the surface of each bracket cover 10 toward the bracket (1) side for a more stable fixing so that the suction plate (11b) can be in close contact with the surface of the bracket (1), the wire cover When the cutout 21 and the rounding part 20a are provided at the 20, the wire cover 20 is positioned to correspond to the wire 7 by using a finger so that the wire 7 is disposed between the two rounding parts 20a. The wire 7 is stably covered by using a method such as pressing the wire cover 20 to be inserted.

By simply mounting the orthodontic device cover assembly in the above-described manner, the user can enjoy not only aesthetic satisfaction but also a wound prevention effect on the skin of the mouth.

Then, in the case of brushing teeth or replacing the orthodontic device cover assembly, one side of the orthodontic device cover assembly made of a flexible and elastic material (preferably one of the plurality of bracket covers 10) Side) and apply some pressure to the outside of the tooth 9 so that the bracket cover 10 and the wire cover 20 are deformed by the pressure and simply detached from the bracket 1 and the wire 7 It can be used to enable easy removal.

In addition, although not shown in the drawings, there is no cover covering the brackets of both side (most left and right) teeth in order to prevent overlapping of the assembly according to the invention easily by force acting perpendicular to the teeth. Instead (i.e. there is no cover covering the left and right brackets, meaning that the assembly according to the invention is shorter than the length of the bracketed teeth. For example, if there are 10 bracketed teeth, the bracket covers 8 And an elastic band mounted to the outside of the bracket cover located at the extreme end to engage the bracket of the left and right teeth (in this example, teeth 1 and 10) through the elastic band. By doing so, the assembly according to the present invention prevents the problem of being totally dislodged by an external force acting perpendicular to the tooth. It is possible that.

As described so far, the configuration and operation of the orthodontic device cover according to the present invention has been expressed in the above description and the drawings, but this is merely an example, and the spirit of the present invention is not limited to the above description and the drawings. Of course, various changes and modifications are possible without departing from the technical spirit of the.

1: bracket 2: base
3: wing 4: slot
5: first slit 6: second slit
7: wire 8: connecting tie
9: tooth 10: bracket cover
11: housing 11a: buffer space
11b: adsorption plate 12: bend
12a: first bend 12b: second bend
13: leg 20: wire cover
20a: rounding part 21: cutting part

Claims (7)

An orthodontic device cover assembly applied to a orthodontic device comprising a plurality of brackets coupled to each tooth and a wire connecting the brackets,
A plurality of bracket covers including a housing having one end inserted into the space between the base and the wing formed on the upper surface of the bracket and the other end inserted into the space between the base and the wing formed on the lower surface of the bracket to cover the bracket; and ,
And a wire cover covering the wires, the both ends of which are connected to both adjacent bracket covers, respectively. The method of claim 1,
The bracket cover,
Legs extending in the longitudinal direction at both ends of the housing,
And a bent portion which bends a portion where the leg and the housing are connected to each other. The method of claim 2,
The bending portion
And a shape protruding rounded toward the space between the base and the wing. The method of claim 2,
The bending portion
First bent portions extending from both ends of the housing toward the side where the wings are formed;
A second bent portion vertically bent at an end of the first bent portion in a direction opposite to an insertion direction of the end of the housing;
The bracket cover is'

Tooth orthodontic device cover assembly, characterized in that the shape of. The method of claim 1,
Inside one side of the housing,
An orthodontic device cover assembly, characterized in that it further comprises at least one buffer space filled with gas. The method of claim 1,
On the inner side of the housing,
And at least one or more adsorptive plates in close contact with the surface of the bracket according to an externally applied pressure. The method of claim 1,
The wire cover,
Cutting portions cut both ends of the side connected to the bracket cover to be spaced apart from the bracket cover,
And a rounding portion bent in a curvature such that a portion independent of the bracket cover by the cutting portion surrounds the wire.

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