KR20200046360A - Orthodontic Appliance For Dental Treatment - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a band type orthodontic device of which a circumference size can be adjusted according to a size of a tooth. According to the present invention, the orthodontic device comprises: a strip-shaped band strip; a band coupling part formed to penetrate one side of the band strip such that a circumference size of the orthodontic device can be adjusted; and a binding band tail extending from the other side of the band strip, inserted into the band coupling part, and connecting the one side with the other side of the band strip. According to the present invention, the orthodontic device is characterized in that a circumference size of the orthodontic device is adjustable, such that the orthodontic device can easily correspond to a size (thickness) of a tooth (target tooth) to which the orthodontic device is fixed and can be universally applicable to teeth having various shapes and sizes. In addition, use of the orthodontic device can eliminate inconvenience caused by a need to prepare various band type orthodontic devices by each size and select one that is suitable for a size of a tooth among the prepared orthodontic devices, and thus, burden of expenses caused due to preparation of the various types of orthodontic devices by each size can be reduced.

Description

Orthodontic Appliance For Dental Treatment

The present invention relates to a dental orthodontic appliance used in orthodontic surgery, and more particularly, to a band-type dental orthodontic appliance that is fixed to a tooth in a form surrounding the tooth and is capable of adjusting the circumferential size according to the size of the tooth. .

Orthodontic (orthodontic) refers to a procedure in which an orthodontic tooth, a protruding mouth, or a malocclusion tooth is evenly fixed using a fixed or removable prosthetic device. The orthodontics described above have a medical use to correct an uneven orthodontic tooth so as to be uncomfortable in everyday life, and a cosmetic use to correct a distorted tooth to make a beautiful face.

Procedures that solve aesthetic difficulties such as transparent or lingual orthodontic correction as an orthodontic method continue to appear, but these procedures have limitations, and to date, the lateral orthodontic method has been widely used.

Metal is often used as a material for orthodontic appliances, but ceramics are also used in recent years. For example, a ceramic-made bracket is attached to the anterior portion for orthodontic correction, and a metal-made bracket is used for the molars, that is, the posterior teeth, but when using a ceramic-made bracket, the cost increases compared to the metal material.

On the other hand, in situations such as when a tooth having a crack is protected or when a strong orthodontic force needs to be applied to the tooth, a ring-type orthodontic appliance, that is, an orthodontic band made in the form of a closed ring is used. For the treatment of the orthodontic band, a procedure (interdental dislocation) is performed to open a gap between a tooth to be mounted orthodontic band and its neighboring teeth, and a rubber ring is usually used for the interdental dislocation.

In addition, the orthodontic band may function to fix the device 100 for expanding the oral cavity in the oral cavity, such as the band 210 disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1723781, and a tooth, for example, a tooth inside the orthodontic band. (Both) is inserted so that the oral expansion force (corrective force) is applied to the left and right posterior teeth of the patient through the band, and the oral expansion force applied to the posterior teeth is transmitted to the maxilla (the upper jaw).

In order for the orthodontic band to be installed in the oral cavity, a orthodontic band of a size suitable for a target tooth, i.e., the size (thickness) of a tooth to which the orthodontic band is to be mounted must be selected, and for this purpose, orthodontic bands of various sizes must be provided in the dental clinic. There is a discomfort in the procedure, and the cost burden is increased, that is, having orthodontic bands of various sizes.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 8-506036 Republic of Korea Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1723781

The present invention is a band-type dental orthodontic mechanism that can be fixed to the fixed target tooth in a loop shape surrounding the fixed target tooth, and more specifically, a circumferential size according to the size of the fixed target tooth. The aim is to provide an adjustable orthodontic appliance.

One aspect of the present invention; A band-type dental orthodontic appliance that is bent in a ring shape surrounding a tooth and fixed to the tooth, and is capable of adjusting a circumferential size according to the size of the tooth: a band-shaped band strip; A band binding portion formed through one side of the band strip so that the circumferential size of the orthodontic appliance can be adjusted; And it extends from the other side of the band strip, it is inserted into the band binding portion to provide a dental orthodontic instrument including a band tail (Band Tail) for binding that connects one side and the other side of the band strip.

The band tail is narrower than the other side of the band strip; The band binding portion, the band tail has at least one hole (Hole) is inserted through the loose fit. An example of the band binding unit is a slot. The band tail is integrally formed on the other side of the band strip.

The band binding portion is formed at a position spaced apart from one end of the band strip; The band tail is elongated in the longitudinal direction of the band strip from the center of the other end of the band strip.

The band binding portion; To enable the insertion of the band tail, a plurality of tail binding holes formed at one side of the band strip may be provided at intervals along the length direction of the band strip.

The band strip may include at least one through hole formed in a region between the band binding portion and the band tail. Further, the dental orthodontic appliance may further include a tube or orthodontic bracket type wire support mechanism provided on the surface of the band strip. The wire support mechanism may include a ring for connection of an elastic member that provides traction to the teeth.

The dental orthodontic appliance according to the present invention is a band-type orthodontic appliance, and since the circumferential size can be adjusted, it can easily correspond to the size (thickness) of a tooth (target tooth) to which the dental orthodontic appliance is fixed, and of various shapes and sizes. It can be applied universally to teeth, and the discomfort that a surgeon has to have a band-type dental orthodontic appliance for each size and to choose one suitable for the size of the teeth can be eliminated, and the cost of having various types for each size The burden can be reduced.

Features and advantages of the present invention may be better understood with reference to the drawings described below in conjunction with the detailed description of embodiments of the present invention described below, among which:
1 is a perspective view showing a state in which an embodiment of the band-type dental orthodontic appliance according to the present invention is deployed;
Figure 2 is a front view showing the orthodontic appliance shown in Figure 1;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example in which the orthodontic appliance shown in FIG. 1 forms a closed loop according to a contour around a tooth according to the shape of a target tooth (target tooth);
4 and 5 are perspective views showing an example in which different sizes of ring-shaped dental orthodontic appliances are manufactured by the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1;
6 to 8 are views schematically showing a process in which the orthodontic appliance shown in FIG. 1 is fixed to a tooth;
9 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of a band-type dental orthodontic appliance according to the present invention;
10 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of a band-type dental orthodontic appliance according to the present invention; And
11 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of a band-type dental orthodontic appliance according to the present invention;

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention, in which the object of the present invention can be specifically realized, will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the embodiments, the same name and the same code are used for the same configuration, and additional descriptions thereof are omitted below.

Terms used in the present specification are used to describe embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention, and terms including an ordinal number such as “first” and “second” have the same name. When describing elements, they can be used to distinguish them from each other, but do not define or limit the number of elements.

And when a component is said to be "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to the other component, but there is another component in the middle It should be understood that the relationship also includes an indirectly connected relationship.

In the present specification, terms such as “include” or “have” mean that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification exists, and one or more other features However, it should be understood that the presence of numbers, steps, actions, components, parts or combinations thereof, ie, the possibility of addition is not excluded.

First, an embodiment 100 of a band-type orthodontic appliance according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a band-type dental orthodontic appliance according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a front view showing the dental orthodontic appliance shown in Figure 1, Figure 3 is in accordance with the shape of the target tooth (target tooth) 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a contour is given to the orthodontic appliance shown in FIG. 1.

1 to 3, the dental orthodontic appliance 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a device for orthodontic surgery fixed to the tooth in a ring shape surrounding the tooth. This embodiment may be installed in the oral cavity in the form of surrounding a single tooth or a plurality of teeth, hereinafter, an example in which the procedure is performed in the oral cavity in a form surrounding one tooth is described.

In other words, this embodiment is fixed to the tooth in a ring shape surrounding the circumference of the tooth, and the tooth on which the orthodontic appliance 100 is mounted (T; hereinafter referred to as a 'target tooth') is a patient's It can be selected based on various conditions, such as a dental condition and a plan of orthodontic surgery.

The dental orthodontic appliance 100 according to the present embodiment is a band-type dental orthodontic appliance capable of adjusting the circumferential size in accordance with the size of the target tooth T described above, the band strip 110 and the band binding unit 120 ) And a band tail (130) for binding.

The band strip 110 is a band-shaped component wound around the target tooth T, and the band binding portion 120 is a configuration for connecting one side and the other side of the band strip 110, It is formed on one side of the band strip (110).

In more detail, the band binding portion 120 is formed through one side of the band strip 110 so that the size of the circumference of the orthodontic appliance can be adjusted. In addition, the band tail 130 extends from the other side of the band strip 110 and is inserted into the band binding portion 120 to connect one side and the other side of the band strip 110.

In other words, by inserting the band tail 130 into the band binding unit 120, the orthodontic appliance 100 forms a ring-shaped tooth band forming a closed loop shape, that is, a loop.

The band tail 130 has a narrower structure than the other side of the band strip 110, and the band binding unit 120 has at least one hole into which the band tail 130 is inserted through a loose fit. For example, it has a slot-shaped hole.

In this embodiment, the band tail 130 is integrally formed on the other side of the band strip 110, the orthodontic appliance 100 is a metal material, for example, stainless steel (Stainless Steel) material, the The material of the orthodontic appliance is not limited to this, and a resin material is also possible.

The band binding unit 120 is formed at a position spaced apart from one end of the band strip 110 and may be formed in a hole that passes through the band strip 110 in a thickness direction, for example, a long hole shape. In addition, the band tail 130 extends from the center of the other end of the band strip 110 in the longitudinal direction of the band strip 110, and has a tail-shaped protruding connection having a narrower width than the band strip 110. to be.

Accordingly, a tooth ring (a lung to which a target tooth is inserted) is formed in the orthodontic appliance 100 according to the length of the band tail 130 being inserted into the band binding unit 120 or a connection position of the band tail. The size of the circumference of the ring) can be adjusted.

In the present embodiment, the band binding unit 120 is spaced along the longitudinal direction of the band strip 110 so that the band tail 130 can be inserted into one side of the band strip 110. It may include a plurality of formed binding holes (121, 122, 123, 124, 125).

For example, a plurality of bundling holes 121, 122, 123, 124, and 125 are spaced at equal intervals along the longitudinal direction of the band strip 110 from a position at a predetermined distance from one end of the band strip 110. Can be formed.

Accordingly, the above-described tooth ring, that is, the circumferential size of the tooth band varies according to the position where the band tail 130 is fitted among the binding holes 121, 122, 123, 124, and 125, and FIG. 4 shows the band The tail 130 is an example in which a tooth ring is formed by being inserted into the outermost binding hole 121 among the band binding portions 20, and FIG. 5 shows that the band tail 130 is more stateful than the example of FIG. 4. It is an example in which a tooth ring is formed by being inserted into a binding hole located inside, for example, a fourth binding hole 124.

According to this embodiment, the example shown in FIG. 4 has a larger circumferential size than the example shown in FIG. 5, and fits the size of the target tooth among the tag insertion holes 121, 122, 123, 124, and 125 described above The band tail 130 is inserted into the binding hole in a suitable position to bind to thereby form a tooth ring suitable for the size of the target tooth.

6 to 8, the operator (doctor) bends the orthodontic appliance 100 and inserts it between the target tooth T and the neighboring teeth, ie, interdental (see FIG. 6). Although not shown, before the dental orthodontic appliance 100 is inserted into the interdental, the interdental disparity procedure is preceded to secure a surgical space of the dental orthodontic appliance 100.

And, as shown in Fig. 7, the operator inserts the band tail 130 into a binding hole at a position suitable for the size of the target tooth and pulls it to close the circumference of the target tooth. To form, as shown in Figure 8, the band tail 130 is folded so that the band tail 130 is folded and bonded to the surface of the band strip 110, and it is also possible to cut the band tail if necessary.

Such a process may be performed in a tooth model (a model made in the same arrangement as the patient's tooth structure), and after using a dental orthodontic appliance 100 according to the present embodiment, a tooth ring suitable for a target tooth is made on a tooth model and then actually It can also be applied inside the patient's mouth.

Then, after the tooth ring formed by the dental orthodontic appliance 100 is fixed to the target tooth T, a tube or orthodontic bracket may be joined to the lingual or buccal side of the tooth, for example, on the surface of the tooth ring. The tube or orthodontic bracket is configured to support the orthodontic wire, and the tube or orthodontic bracket has a hole or slot through which the orthodontic wire is fitted.

The band strip 110 may have at least one hole formed in a region between the band binding unit 120 and the band tail 130. For example, a plurality of through-holes 111, for example, an elliptical hole, may be formed in an area between the band binding part 120 and the band tail 130, like the orthodontic appliance 100A shown in FIG. 9. In addition, the through-hole 111 may be penetrated through the band strip 110 at the same shape and spacing as the above-mentioned defection holes 121, 122, 123, 124, and 125.

In addition, one through hole (not shown) may be formed integrally with the band strip 110 in the longitudinal direction. The through hole 111 may function to minimize or prevent dental caries.

The dental orthodontic appliance according to the present invention may further include a tube 140A or an orthodontic bracket 140B provided on the surface of the band strip 110.

10 and 11 are views illustrating band-type dental orthodontic instruments 100B and 100C having wire support mechanisms having different structures.

FIG. 10 is a band-type dental orthodontic appliance 100B in which a tube-type wire support mechanism 140A is provided on the surface of the band strip 110, and FIG. 11 shows a slotted orthodontic bracket-type wire support mechanism 140B. It is a band-type dental orthodontic appliance (100C) provided on the surface of the band strip (110).

The tube type wire support mechanism 140A includes a tube body 141a and a wire hole 141b penetrating the tube body. The tube type wire support mechanism 140A may further include a hook 141c provided on the tube body 141a, for example, a hook. An elastic member, for example, a rubber band, is provided to the ring 141c to provide traction to the teeth. The orthodontic bracket type wire support mechanism 140B may also be provided with a ring 142 for the above-described function.

Wire support mechanism (140A, 140B), such as the tube and the calibration bracket can be bonded to the surface of the band strip 110 by welding or adhesion, and the structure of the wire support mechanism applicable to the present invention is shown in the drawing. It is not limited to the illustrated structure and can be variously changed.

As described above, the embodiments according to the present invention have been looked at, and the fact that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or scope of the embodiments described above are those with ordinary knowledge in the art. It is self-evident.

Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive, and accordingly, the present invention is not limited to the above description and may be changed within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

100, 100A, 100B, 100C: Orthodontic appliance (tooth band)
110: band strip
120: band binding
121 ~ 125: Coupling Hall
130: band tail
140A, 140B: Wire support mechanism

Claims (8)

As a band-type dental orthodontic appliance that can be adjusted to the size of the teeth to fit the circumference:
Band-shaped band strip (Band Strip);
A band binding portion formed through one side of the band strip so that the circumferential size of the orthodontic appliance can be adjusted; And
Orthodontic appliance including a band tail (Band Tail) for extending from the other side of the band strip, is inserted into the band binding portion to connect one side and the other side of the band strip. According to claim 1,
The band tail is narrower than the other side of the band strip; The band binding portion, orthodontic appliance, characterized in that the band tail includes at least one hole (Hole) is inserted through the loose fit. According to claim 2,
The band tail, orthodontic appliance, characterized in that formed integrally with the other side of the band strip. According to claim 2,
The band binding portion is formed at a position spaced apart from one end of the band strip; The band tail, orthodontic appliance, characterized in that extending in the longitudinal direction of the band strip in the center of the other end of the band strip. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The band binding portion;
Orthodontic appliance comprising a plurality of binding holes formed on one side of the band strip at intervals along the longitudinal direction of the band strip to enable the insertion of the band tail. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The band strip, orthodontic appliance, characterized in that it comprises at least one through-hole formed in the region between the band binding portion and the band tail. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Dental orthodontic appliance further comprises a tube or orthodontic bracket type wire support mechanism provided on the surface of the band strip. The method of claim 7,
The wire support mechanism, a dental orthodontic appliance comprising a ring for connection of an elastic member that provides traction to the teeth.

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