TWI790171B - Fixing structure of braces and teeth and its manufacturing method - Google Patents

Abstract

A clamping structure for a brace and a tooth, which has at least one attachment for combining with 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 locking tooth , a brace is set on the outer peripheral surface of the tooth, and the brace is provided with a concave edge on the inner side of the corresponding attachment for docking with the attachment, and the top wall of the concave edge is provided with a second latch corresponding to the first latch, the second The second locking teeth mesh with the first locking teeth, so that the braces are fixed on the teeth.

Description

Fixing structure of braces and teeth and its manufacturing method

The present invention relates to a brace, in particular to a clamping structure for a brace and teeth and a method for making the same.

When the conventional invisible braces are worn on the teeth, a fixing part will be attached to the side surface of the teeth, so that the invisible braces can be locked with the fixing part when the invisible braces are set, so that the invisible braces and the teeth can be firmly combined. However, the invisible braces have a certain degree of elasticity. The braces may be chewed for a long time or other reasons, resulting in a slight gap between the braces and the fixing parts, causing the braces to be skewed. Thus causing the problem that the fixed effect is not as expected.

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

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a clamping structure of a brace and a tooth and its manufacturing method. The sticking part and the brace have a one-way tooth structure that cooperates with each other, so that the brace can be more firmly fixed to the sticking part. It has the effect of stabilizing the braces on the teeth.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides a clamping structure between a brace and a tooth, comprising: at least one attachment for bonding to the side surface of a tooth, the attachment has a top surface adjacent to the side surface of the tooth, The top surface is tooth-shaped and forms a first locking tooth; A mouthpiece, which is set on the outer peripheral surface of the teeth. The mouthpiece is provided with a concave edge on the inner side of the corresponding attachment for butt jointing with the attachment. The top wall of the concave edge is provided with a pair of first locking teeth. Two locking teeth, the second locking tooth meshes with the first locking tooth, so that the braces are fixed on the teeth.

Preferably, the first locking tooth and the second locking tooth have a unidirectional tooth structure, and the tooth slopes of the first locking tooth and the second locking tooth are inclined toward the side surfaces of the teeth.

Preferably, the first latch and the second latch are in a wave shape.

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

And the present invention provides a kind of method for making the fastening structure of braces and teeth, comprising the following steps: a. making a sticking attachment, forming a first locking tooth in the shape of a tooth on its top surface, sticking the sticking set on Real teeth or dentures; b. Use a model material to cover the real teeth or dentures, and cover the attachment together; c. Remove the model material to form a tooth mold; d. Make according to the tooth mold A toothbrush having a second locking tooth corresponding to the first locking tooth.

And the present invention provides a kind of manufacturing method of the fastening structure of braces and tooth in addition, comprises the following steps: a. Design the digital file of a sticking accessory and the digital file of a tooth that fits with this sticking accessory, the top surface of this sticking accessory It is a tooth shape to form a first locking 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. Make a transfer model of the attachment in the mouth according to the digital model And a braces with the second teeth correspondingly engaged with the first teeth; d. Pre-place the sticking part into the mouth transfer model of the sticking part, and use the sticking part to set the mouth transfer model together with the sticking part Set it on the teeth; e. Remove the transfer model in the mouth of the sticking part, so that the sticking part can be set on the teeth alone.

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

1: Attachment

11: top surface

12: Outer peripheral surface

2: Braces

21: concave edge

111: The first locking tooth

211: the second locking tooth

1111, 2111: tooth bevel

1112, 2112: vertical surface

3: Teeth

31: side surface

Figure 1 is an exploded view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional assembly diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a flow chart of the steps of the method of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a flowchart of steps of another method of the present invention.

Figures 6 to 8 are schematic diagrams of the cross-section of the first embodiment of the dental braces inserted into the teeth of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a partial enlarged view of the assembled second embodiment of the present invention.

First, please refer to Figures 1 to 8, which are the first embodiment of the clamping structure between the brace and the teeth provided by the present invention, which is composed of at least one attachment 1 and a brace 2, wherein: the attachment 1, For bonding to the side surface 31 of a tooth 3, the sticking part 1 has a top surface 11 adjacent to the side surface 31 of the tooth 3 and a semicircular outer peripheral surface 12, the top surface 11 is a tooth Shaped to form a first detent 111, and in this first embodiment, the teeth 3 can be real teeth or dentures.

The mouthpiece 2 is a U-shaped transparent shell with elasticity, and is sheathed on the outer peripheral surface of the teeth 3 in accordance with the shape of the tooth arrangement of the human body. The edge 21 is used for docking the attachment 1. The attachment 1 can be accommodated in the concave edge 21. The top wall of the concave edge 21 is provided with a pair of second locking teeth 211 corresponding to the first locking teeth 111. In the first embodiment, the inner wall of the concave edge 21 conforms to the shape of the outer surface of the sticker 1, the first locking tooth 111 and the second locking tooth 211 are a one-way tooth structure, and are respectively composed of a plurality of tooth slopes. 1111, 2111 and a plurality of inclined surfaces with the teeth The vertical surfaces 1112, 2112 connected by 1111, 2111 constitute, and the tooth slopes 1111, 2111 of the first locking tooth 111 and the second locking tooth 211 are inclined toward the side surface 31 of the tooth 3, and the second locking tooth 211 Engage with the first locking tooth 111 .

And as shown in Fig. 4, it is the step process of the clamping structure of the braces and teeth provided by the present invention in the actual production process. Firstly, the attachment 1 is made, and the top surface 11 is a tooth shape to form a first clamp. Teeth 111, attach at least one attachment 1 to the real teeth or dentures, then cover the real teeth or dentures with a model material, and cover the attachment 1 together, then remove the model material and place it on the model A tooth mold is formed on the material, and finally the mouthpiece 2 is made according to the contour of the tooth mold, and a concave edge 21 and a second clip located on the top wall of the concave edge 21 and correspondingly engaged with the first locking teeth 111 are formed in the mouthpiece 2 tooth 211.

As shown in Fig. 5, it is another step process of the actual production of the clamping structure of the braces and teeth provided by the present invention. The manufacturing method of the present invention can also be used to make the braces 2 through digital modeling. First, design the attachment 1 and the digital file of the teeth 3 to be bonded with the attachment 1, the top surface 11 of the attachment 1 is also in the shape of a tooth to form a first locking tooth 111, and then the digital file of the attachment 1 Combined with the digital files of the teeth 3 to form a digital model and output it, and then make a transfer model in the mouth of the attachment and a brace 2 based on the digital model, and form a concave edge 21 in the brace 2 and be positioned on the top of the concave edge 21 The wall and the second locking tooth 211 of the first locking tooth 111 are correspondingly engaged, the sticking part 1 is placed in the concave edge 21 in advance, and the sticking part 1 is set on the tooth 3 together with the sticking part 1 by using the transfer model in the mouth of the sticking part, and finally After removing the transfer model, the sticking part 1 can be attached to the tooth 3 alone. In the present invention, the digital model can be output by 3D printing or CNC to make the transfer model and braces 2 .

Please continue to refer to Figures 6 to 8, which are the state of the clamping structure of the braces and teeth provided by the present invention in actual application. First, the attachment 1 is attached to the teeth corresponding to the concave edge 21 of the braces 2 with an adhesive. 3. On the side surface 31, when the user wears the braces 2, the tooth slopes 1111, 2111 of the first locking tooth 111 and the second locking tooth 211 are inclined toward the side surface 31 of the tooth 3 to form a step-by-step The way of jumping teeth makes the second locking tooth 211 mesh with the first locking tooth 111 gradually from the outer edge of the top surface 11 of the attachment part 1, In this way, the attachment part 1 is engaged in the concave edge 21 of the mouthpiece 2 to fix the mouthpiece 2 on the tooth 3, further, through the one-way teeth of the first locking tooth 111 and the second locking tooth 211 structure, so that the vertical surface 2112 of the second locking tooth 211 is blocked by the vertical surface 1112 of the first locking tooth 111, so that the mouthpiece 2 is firmly engaged by the attachment part 1 on the tooth 3, so as to prevent the mouthpiece 2 from being caused by Long-term chewing force causes the mouthpiece 2 and the attachment part 1 to be dislocated, so that the mouthpiece 2 is easily separated from the attachment part 1, and has the effect of stably fitting the mouthpiece 2 on the teeth 3 .

Furthermore, a plurality of attachments 1 can be glued on the teeth 3, and concave edges 21 corresponding to the attachments 1 are recessed on the braces 2, so that the braces 2 can be more firmly socketed on the teeth 3 In addition, the sticking part 1 can be slightly tilted together with the crooked teeth 3, so that the mouthpiece 2 can be inserted into the tooth 3 at the same slightly inclined angle, so that the mouthpiece 2 can be rotated and adjusted so that the mouthpiece 2 can be inserted more easily. Into the effect of crooked teeth 3, so that the braces 2 are fastened on the teeth 3.

In addition, as shown in Fig. 9, it is the second embodiment of the fastening structure between the braces and the teeth provided by the present invention. In this second embodiment, the difference from the first embodiment is that the first clip The tooth 111 and the second locking tooth 211 are in a wave shape, and through the above-mentioned structure, the second locking tooth 211 can also be meshed with the first locking tooth 111 segment by section, so that the sticking part 1 Engaged in the concave edge 21 of the dental cover 2 to fix the dental cover 2 on the teeth 3, and also has the effect of stably setting the dental cover 2 on the teeth 3.

The disclosure of the above embodiments is only used to illustrate the present invention, not to limit the present invention, so any changes in numerical values or replacement of equivalent elements should still fall within the scope of the present invention.

To sum up, when it can make those who are familiar with this technology understand that the present invention can clearly achieve the above-mentioned purpose, it actually complies with the provisions of the Patent Law, so the application is filed according to the law.

1: Attachment

2: Braces

3: Teeth

31: side surface

Claims (6)

A clamping structure for a brace and a tooth, comprising: at least one attachment for bonding 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 formed in a tooth shape There is a first clamping tooth; a mouthpiece, which is set on the outer peripheral surface of the teeth. The mouthpiece is provided with a concave edge on the inner side of the corresponding attachment for butt jointing with the attachment. The top wall of the concave edge is provided with a pair of attachments. The first locking tooth is the second locking tooth, and the second locking tooth engages with the first locking tooth, so that the mouthpiece is fixed on the teeth. The fastening structure of the braces and the teeth as described in claim 1, wherein the first locking tooth and the second locking tooth are a unidirectional tooth structure, and the tooth slopes of the first locking tooth and the second locking tooth Inclined toward the tooth side surface. According to claim 1, the fastening structure between the mouthpiece and the teeth, wherein the first locking teeth and the second locking teeth are in a wave shape. The fastening structure of the braces and the teeth as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tooth is a real tooth or a denture. A method for making a fixing structure between a brace and a tooth, comprising the following steps: a. making a sticking attachment, forming a first locking tooth on its top surface in the shape of a tooth, and attaching the sticking attachment to a real tooth or a denture ; b. Use a model material to cover the real teeth or dentures, and cover the attachment together; c. Remove the model material to form a tooth mold; d. Make a corresponding card according to the tooth mold A mouthpiece that fits the second detent of the first detent. A kind of manufacturing method of the fastening structure of braces and teeth comprises the following steps: a. Design a digital file of the attachment and a digital file of the tooth that fits with the attachment, the top surface of the attachment is a tooth shape and Form a first detent; b. combine the digital file of the attachment with the digital file of the tooth to form a digital model and output it; c. make a transfer model in the mouth of the attachment and a corresponding card according to the digital model. Braces that match the second detent of the first detent; d. Pre-place the attachment part into the transfer model in the mouth of the attachment part, and use the transfer part in the mouth of the attachment part to set it on the teeth together with the attachment part; e. Remove the transfer model in the mouth of the attachment, so that the attachment can be attached to the teeth alone.

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