TW202345757A - Braces-and-teeth fastening and fixing structure and manufacturing method thereof that includes at least an attaching member for attaching to a side surface of a tooth and a brace fit to an outer circumference surface of the tooth - Google Patents

Abstract

A braces-and-teeth fastening and fixing structure includes at least an attaching member for attaching to a side surface of a tooth. The attaching member includes a top face abutting the side surface of the tooth. The top face is set in a toothed shape that is formed with a first retaining tooth. A brace is fit to an outer circumferential surface of the tooth. The brace is formed with a recess in an inside surface thereof that corresponds to the attaching member for mating the attaching member. The top wall of the recess is provided with a second retaining tooth corresponding to the first retaining tooth. The second retaining tooth is engageable with the first retaining tooth to fasten and fix the brace on the tooth. The first retaining tooth and the second retaining tooth are of a unidirectional toothed structure, and the first retaining tooth and the second retaining tooth have a tooth inclination surface that is arranged to incline toward the side surface of the tooth.

Description

Fixing structure of braces and teeth and its manufacturing method

The present invention relates to braces, and in particular, to a retaining structure for braces and teeth and a manufacturing method thereof.

When the conventional invisible braces are worn on the teeth, a fixing piece is attached to the lateral surface of the teeth, so that the invisible braces can be mutually locked with the fixing piece when being put on, so that the invisible braces and the teeth can be firmly combined. However, invisible braces have a certain degree of elasticity. The braces may be chewed for a long time or for other reasons, resulting in slight gaps between the braces and the fixtures, causing the braces to become skewed. The braces and fixtures are easily separated from each other, making it impossible for the braces to be fixed on the teeth. As a result, the fixed effect is not as good as expected.

In view of this, how to solve the above problems is the primary issue to be solved by the present invention.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a clamping structure for braces and teeth and a method of making the same. The attachment and the brace have a one-way tooth structure that cooperates with each other for fastening, so that the brace and the attachment can be more firmly locked together. It has the effect of stabilizing the braces on the teeth.

In order to achieve the aforementioned purpose, the present invention provides a retaining structure for braces and teeth, which includes: At least one attachment for coupling to the side surface of a tooth. The attachment has a top surface adjacent to the side surface of the tooth, and the top surface is in the shape of a tooth to form a first latch; A brace is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the teeth. The brace is provided with a concave edge on the inner side corresponding to the attachment, for docking with the attachment. The top wall of the concave edge is provided with a pair of first teeth. Two latching teeth, the second latching teeth engage the first latching teeth, so that the brace is fixed on the teeth.

Preferably, the first latching teeth and the second latching teeth have a one-way tooth structure, and the tooth slopes of the first latching teeth and the second latching teeth are inclined toward the side surfaces of the teeth.

Preferably, the first latching teeth and the second latching teeth are in a wavy shape.

Preferably, the tooth is a natural tooth or a denture.

The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a retaining structure for braces and teeth, which includes the following steps: a. Make an attachment with a tooth shape on its top surface to form a first latching tooth, and attach the attachment to real teeth or dentures; b. Use a model material to cover the natural teeth or dentures, and cover the attachment together; c. Remove the model material to form a tooth mold; d. Based on the dental mold, a brace is made with a second latching tooth corresponding to the first latching tooth.

The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing a retaining structure for braces and teeth, which includes the following steps: a. Design a digital file for the attachment and a digital file for the teeth that fit the attachment. The top surface of the attachment is tooth-shaped to form a first latching tooth; b. Combine the digital file of the attachment with the digital file of the tooth to form a digital model and output it; c. Based on the digital model, an intraoral transfer model of the attachment is made and a brace with a second latching tooth corresponding to the first latching tooth; d. Pre-place the attachment into the intraoral transfer model of the attachment, and use the intraoral transfer model of the attachment to set it on the teeth together with the attachment; e. Remove the intraoral transfer model of the attachment and attach the attachment to the teeth alone.

The above objects and advantages of the present invention can be easily understood from the following detailed description of selected embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

First, please refer to Figures 1 to 8, which are the first embodiment of the fastening structure between braces and teeth provided by the present invention. It is composed of at least one attachment 1 and a brace 2, wherein:

The adhesive attachment 1 is adhesively coupled to the side surface 31 of a tooth 3. The adhesive attachment 1 has a top surface 11 adjacent to the side surface 31 of the tooth 3 and a semicircular arc-shaped outer peripheral surface 12. The top surface 11 is adjacent to the side surface 31 of the tooth 3. The surface 11 is in the shape of a tooth to form a first latching tooth 111. In the first embodiment, the tooth 3 can be a real tooth or a denture.

The brace 2 is a U-shaped and elastic transparent shell, and is set on the outer peripheral surface of the teeth 3 in accordance with the arrangement of the teeth of the human body. The brace 2 is provided with a recess on the inner side of the corresponding attachment 1 The edge 21 is used to dock the patch accessory 1. The patch accessory 1 can be accommodated in the concave edge 21. The top wall of the concave edge 21 is provided with a second latch 211 corresponding to the first latch 111. In this case, In the first embodiment, the inner wall of the concave edge 21 conforms to the shape of the outer surface of the attachment 1. The first latching teeth 111 and the second latching teeth 211 are a one-way tooth structure and are each composed of a plurality of tooth slopes. 1111, 2111 and a plurality of upright surfaces 1112, 2112 connected with the tooth inclined surfaces 1111, 2111, and the tooth inclined surfaces 1111, 2111 of the first latching tooth 111 and the second latching tooth 211 are facing the tooth 3 The side surface 31 is inclined, and the second latching teeth 211 engage the first latching teeth 111 .

As shown in Figure 4, the step flow of the actual production of the fastening structure for braces and teeth provided by the present invention is as follows: first, the attachment 1 is made, and its top surface 11 is shaped like a tooth to form a first fastener. Tooth 111, at least one attachment 1 is attached to the real tooth or denture, and then a model material is used to cover the real tooth or denture, and the attachment 1 is covered together, and then the model material is removed and placed on the model. A dental mold is formed on the material, and finally the brace 2 is made according to the outline of the dental mold, and a concave edge 21 and a second latch located on the top wall of the concave edge 21 and corresponding to the first latch teeth 111 are formed in the brace 2 Teeth 211.

As shown in Figure 5, it is another step process in the actual production of the fastening structure of the braces and teeth provided by the present invention. The manufacturing method of the present invention can also produce the braces 2 through digital modeling. First, design the attachment. 1 and the digital file of the tooth 3 that is to be attached to the attachment 1. The top surface 11 of the attachment 1 is also in the shape of a tooth to form a first latch 111. Then the digital file of the attachment 1 is It is combined with the digital files of the teeth 3 to form a digital model and output, and then based on the digital model, an attachment intraoral transfer model and a brace 2 are made, and a concave edge 21 is formed in the brace 2 and is located on the top of the concave edge 21 Wall and correspond to the second latching teeth 211 of the first latching teeth 111, place the attachment 1 into the concave edge 21 in advance, use the intraoral transfer model of the attachment 1 to set it on the tooth 3 together with the attachment 1, and finally After removing the transfer model, the attachment 1 can be individually attached to the teeth 3. In the present invention, the digital model can be output by 3D printing or CNC to produce the transfer model and braces 2.

Please continue to refer to Figures 6 to 8, which show the state of the clamping structure between the braces and teeth provided by the present invention in actual use. First, the attachment 1 is adhered to the teeth corresponding to the concave edge 21 of the braces 2 with an adhesive. On the side surface 31 of the teeth 3, when the user wears the braces 2, the tooth slopes 1111 and 2111 of the first teeth 111 and the second teeth 211 are inclined toward the side surface 31 of the teeth 3 to gradually The second latching teeth 211 are gradually engaged with the first latching teeth 111 from the outer edge of the top surface 11 of the attachment 1 by jumping teeth, whereby the attachment 1 is engaged with the inner edge 21 of the brace 2 The brace 2 is clamped on the teeth 3. Furthermore, through the one-way tooth structure of the first latching tooth 111 and the second latching tooth 211, the upright surface 2112 of the second latching tooth 211 is supported by the The upright surface 1112 of the first latching tooth 111 blocks the brace 2 by the attachment 1 and firmly engages the teeth 3 to prevent the brace 2 from being misaligned with the attachment 1 due to long-term chewing force. The brace 2 is easily separated from the attachment 1 and has the effect of stably attaching the brace 2 to the teeth 3 .

Furthermore, a plurality of attachments 1 can also be adhered to the teeth 3, and the inner edges 21 corresponding to the attachments 1 are recessed on the braces 2, so that the braces 2 can be more firmly attached to the teeth 3. , In addition, the attachment 1 can be slightly inclined in conjunction with the skewed tooth 3, so that the brace 2 can be inserted into the tooth 3 at the same slightly inclined angle, thereby causing rotation and adjustment of the brace 2 so that the brace 2 can be more easily put on. The effect of skewing the teeth 3 is inserted, so that the brace 2 is stuck on the teeth 3.

In addition, as shown in Figure 9, it is a second embodiment of the fastening structure between braces and teeth provided by the present invention. In this second embodiment, the difference from the first embodiment is that the first fastening structure The teeth 111 and the second latching teeth 211 are in a wavy shape, and through the above structure, the second latching teeth 211 can also be meshed with the first latching teeth 111 section by section, so that the attachment 1 It snaps into the inner edge 21 of the brace 2 to fix the brace 2 on the teeth 3, and also has the effect of stably setting the brace 2 on the teeth 3.

The disclosure of the above embodiments is only for illustrating the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Therefore, any changes in numerical values or replacement of equivalent components shall still fall within the scope of the present invention.

To sum up, when it can be understood by those who are familiar with this art that the present invention can clearly achieve the aforementioned purpose, it actually complies with the provisions of the patent law, so the application is filed in accordance with the law.

1: Attach attachments 11:Top surface 12: Outer peripheral surface 2: Braces 21:Inner edge 111: The first stuck tooth 211:Second jamming tooth 1111, 2111: Tooth slope 1112, 2112: vertical surface 3:Teeth 31:Side surface

Figure 1 is an exploded schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is an assembly diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional assembly diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is a flow chart of the steps of the preparation method of the present invention. Figure 5 is a flow chart of steps of another preparation method of the present invention. Figures 6 to 8 are schematic cross-sectional diagrams of the first embodiment of the present invention in which the brace is inserted into the teeth. Figure 9 is an enlarged partial view of the second embodiment of the present invention after assembly.

1: Attach attachments

2: Braces

3:Teeth

31:Side surface

Claims (6)

A fastening structure for braces and teeth, including: At least one attachment for coupling to the side surface of a tooth. The attachment has a top surface adjacent to the side surface of the tooth, and the top surface is in the shape of a tooth to form a first latch; A brace is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the teeth. The brace is provided with a concave edge on the inner side corresponding to the attachment, for docking with the attachment. The top wall of the concave edge is provided with a pair of first teeth. Two latching teeth, the second latching teeth engage the first latching teeth, so that the brace is fixed on the teeth. The clamping structure of braces and teeth and its manufacturing method as described in claim 1, wherein the first latching teeth and the second latching teeth are a one-way tooth structure, and the first latching teeth and the second latching teeth The bevel of the tooth is inclined towards the side surface of the tooth. The clamping structure of braces and teeth and its manufacturing method as described in claim 1, wherein the first latching teeth and the second latching teeth are in a wavy shape. The fixing structure of braces and teeth and its manufacturing method as described in claim 1, wherein the tooth is a real tooth or a denture. A method for manufacturing a retaining structure for braces and teeth, including the following steps: a. Make an attachment with a tooth shape on its top surface to form a first latching tooth, and attach the attachment to real teeth or dentures; b. Use a model material to cover the natural teeth or dentures, and cover the attachment together; c. Remove the model material to form a tooth mold; d. Based on the dental mold, a brace is made with a second latching tooth corresponding to the first latching tooth. A method for manufacturing a retaining structure for braces and teeth, including the following steps: a. Design a digital file for the attachment and a digital file for the teeth that fit the attachment. The top surface of the attachment is tooth-shaped to form a first latching tooth; b. Combine the digital file of the attachment with the digital file of the tooth to form a digital model and output it; c. Based on the digital model, an intraoral transfer model of the attachment is made and a brace with a second latching tooth corresponding to the first latching tooth; d. Pre-place the attachment into the intraoral transfer model of the attachment, and use the intraoral transfer model of the attachment to set it on the teeth together with the attachment; e. Remove the intraoral transfer model of the attachment and attach the attachment to the teeth alone.

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