TWM587510U - Orthodontic tooth rectifier - Google Patents

Abstract

An orthodontic tooth rectifier including a first tooth socket, a second tooth socket, a plurality of fixed buckles, and a plurality of ropes is provided. The first tooth socket has a first opening and a first correction space. The first opening is communicated with the first correction space. The second tooth socket has a second opening and a second correction space. The second opening is communicated with the second correction space. The plurality of fixed buckles are respectively disposed on the first tooth socket and the second tooth socket. The plurality of ropes are respectively connected to the corresponding fixed buckles to adjust a relative position of the first tooth socket and the second tooth socket.

Description

Orthodontics

The novel creation relates to an orthodontic appliance, and more particularly to an orthodontic appliance for correcting teeth.

An existing orthodontic appliance for correcting the upper and lower jaw dentition of a patient is to attach a plurality of fixtures to the outer and inner sides of respective teeth through an adhesive, and then connect rubber bands and steel wires to each fixture. In order to achieve the effect of gradually correcting the dentition. However, the existing orthodontic appliance is attached to the teeth of the upper and lower rows, which causes unsightly shortcomings when correcting the patient's mouth opening, and the steel wire of the orthodontic appliance easily scratches the oral mucosa of the user. In addition, there are many gaps between the existing dentition appliance and the dentition appliance. When a corrective patient eats, food residues tend to remain on the dentition appliance and cause cleaning difficulties.

Therefore, the issue of an orthodontic appliance with corrective effect, beautiful appearance, easy cleaning and avoiding scratching of the patient's oral mucosa will be a technical problem to be solved by the novel creation.

The novel creation provides a dentition orthosis with dentition correction function, and can achieve the purposes of beautiful appearance, easy cleaning and avoiding scratching the oral mucosa of patients.

The novel orthodontic appliance includes a first dental brace, a second dental brace, a plurality of fixed fasteners, and a plurality of drawstrings. The first brace has a first opening and a first correction space. The first opening communicates with the first correction space. The second brace pair is located on the first brace and has a second opening and a second correction space. The second opening communicates with the second correction space. The plurality of fixing fasteners are respectively disposed on the first dental brace and the second dental brace. The plurality of pulling ropes are respectively connected to the corresponding plurality of fixing fasteners, and are used to adjust the relative positions of the first dental brace and the second dental brace.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first brace has a first outer side and a first inner side, the second brace has a second outer side and a second inner side, and the plurality of fixing fasteners are respectively The opposite sides are arranged on the first outer surface and the second outer surface.

In an embodiment of the novel creation, each of the above-mentioned pull ropes extends obliquely on the first outer side surface and the second outer side surface, and is respectively connected to a corresponding part of a plurality of fixed fasteners.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the above-mentioned fixed fasteners has a connecting portion and a limiting portion. One end of the multiple connecting portions is disposed on the corresponding first outer side and the second outer side. The bit portions are disposed at the other ends of the plurality of connecting portions, respectively.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the outer diameter dimensions of the plurality of limiting portions are larger than the outer diameter dimensions of the plurality of connecting portions.

In an embodiment of the novel creation, each of the pull ropes described above is, for example, a rubber band or an elastic rope.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first braces and the second braces are bent into a U-shaped structure.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of fixing fasteners are fixed to the first brace and the second brace in an adhesive manner.

Based on the above, the new orthodontic appliance has a first brace and a second brace, which are respectively placed on the upper and lower rows of teeth of the human body. The first and second orthodontic spaces respectively receive and locate the upper and lower rows of teeth. Perform dentition correction. In addition, the first braces and the second braces are customized according to the shape of the user's dentition, which is more beautiful when worn.

Further, the first braces and the second braces are used to correct the food directly through the braces. Since there is no gap in the braces, food residues can be avoided, and they can also be cleaned directly by a toothbrush. Compared with existing steel wire aligners, the new type of dentition aligners is made of rubber materials, which can improve the shortcomings of scratching the oral mucosa of patients.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the novel creation more comprehensible, embodiments are described below in detail with the accompanying drawings as follows.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an orthodontic appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2A is a schematic perspective view of the orthodontic device of FIG. 1 attached to the dentition. FIG. FIG. 2B is another schematic perspective view of the orthodontic device of FIG. 1 attached to the tooth row. FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of a fixing fastener of the orthodontic appliance of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 2B, the orthodontic appliance of the novel creation uses an invisible dental brace with aesthetic characteristics. The main method is to obtain a stereoscopic view of the patient's dentition through the image technology, and then to produce a dental brace that conforms to the shape of the patient's dentition according to the perspective view . In the course of orthodontic treatment, for each orthodontic stage, multiple sets of orthodontics are made to achieve the goal of stepwise orthodontic correction. In short, the orthodontic appliance of this embodiment is a transparent housing that conforms to the shape of the patient's upper and lower rows of teeth. It is mainly made of an elastic material and can fit on the outside of the upper and lower rows of teeth. The aligner can fit the patient's mouth tightly without the foreign body sensation and avoid the shortcomings of scratching the oral mucosa.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 2B, the orthodontic appliance 100 of this embodiment includes a first dental brace 110, a second dental brace 120, a plurality of fixing fasteners 130, and a plurality of pulling ropes 140.

The first dental mouthpiece 110 has a first opening H1 and a first correction space S1. The first opening H1 communicates with the first correction space S1, and the upper teeth row T1 of the patient is adapted to enter through the first opening H1 and be positioned in the first correction space S1. The second dental mouthpiece 120 is located on the first dental mouthpiece 110 and has a second opening H2 and a second correction space S2. The second opening H2 communicates with the second correction space S2, and the lower teeth row T2 of the patient is adapted to enter from the second port H2 and be positioned in the second correction space S2. The first opening H1 and the second opening H2 are respectively oriented in opposite directions, so that the first dental mouthpiece 110 and the second dental mouthpiece 120 can be engaged with each other. The first dental braces and the second dental braces are bent into a U-shaped structure, and are suitable for closely contacting the upper row of teeth T1 and the lower row of teeth T2.

In this embodiment, the first dental brace 110 and the second dental brace 120 are made of a transparent elastic material, such as a polymer nano material, a plastic material, or other similar elastic materials. In other embodiments, the first braces and the second braces may not have a transparent appearance, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

With reference to FIGS. 2A, 2B and FIG. 3. The plurality of fixing fasteners 130 are respectively disposed on the first dental brace 110 and the second dental brace 120. In detail, the first dental mouthpiece 110 has a first outer side surface OS1 and a first inner side surface IS1, and the second dental mouthpiece 120 has a second outer side surface OS2 and a second inner side surface IS2. A plurality of fixed fasteners 130 (four are shown in the figure) are respectively disposed on the first outer side surface OS1 and the second outer side surface OS2, and the plurality of fixed fasteners 130 correspond to each other.

The plurality of pulling ropes 140 are respectively connected to the corresponding plurality of fixing fasteners 130 for adjusting the relative positions of the first dental brace 110 and the second dental brace 120. For example, by changing the length, elasticity or tightness of the drawstring, the purpose of correcting the upper and lower rows of teeth is achieved. In detail, each of the pull ropes 140 extends obliquely on the first outer side surface OS1 and the second outer side surface OS2 and is respectively connected to a corresponding plurality of fixing fasteners 130. Each of the pull ropes 140 is, for example, a rubber band or an elastic rope, and the first dental brace 110 and the second dental brace 120 are prevented from being separated from each other by the limitation of the elastic force.

Further, please refer to FIG. 3. Each fixing fastener 130 has a connecting portion 131 and a limiting portion 132. One end of the plurality of connecting portions 131 (for example, a columnar structure) is disposed on the corresponding first outer side surface OS1 and the second outer side surface OS2, and the plurality of limiting portions 132 (for example, a disc structure) are respectively disposed in the plurality of connections. The other end of the portion 131. An outer diameter dimension D1 of the plurality of limiting portions 132 is larger than an outer diameter dimension D2 of the plurality of connecting portions 131. The two ends of the pull rope 140 are respectively sleeved on the corresponding connecting portion 131 and blocked by the limiting portion 132 to prevent the pull rope 140 from detaching from the fixed fastener 130.

To sum up, the new orthodontic appliance has a first brace and a second brace, which are respectively placed on the upper and lower teeth of the human body, and the upper and lower teeth are respectively accommodated and positioned through the first and second correction spaces. For dentition correction. In addition, the first braces and the second braces are customized according to the shape of the user's dentition, which is more beautiful when worn. Further, the first braces and the second braces are used to correct the food directly through the braces. Since there is no gap in the braces, food residues can be avoided, and they can also be cleaned directly by a toothbrush. Compared with existing steel wire aligners, the new type of dentition aligners is made of rubber materials, which can improve the shortcomings of scratching the oral mucosa of patients.

In addition, the new orthodontic device is provided with a plurality of fixed fasteners on the first brace and the second brace respectively, and each is connected with a corresponding drawstring. The external force limit of the attached drawstring can ensure the first The first brace and the second brace do not loosen or shift, thereby improving the effectiveness of orthodontic correction.

Although this new type of creation has been disclosed as above by way of example, it is not intended to limit the new type of creation. Any person with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can make some changes without departing from the spirit and scope of this new type of creation Retouching, so the protection scope of this new type of creation shall be determined by the scope of the attached patent application.

100‧‧‧ Orthodontic appliance

110‧‧‧First Braces

120‧‧‧ Second Braces

130‧‧‧Fixed fastener

131‧‧‧ Connection Department

132‧‧‧Limiting Department

140‧‧‧Drawstring

D1, D2‧‧‧‧ Dimensions

H1‧‧‧First opening

H2‧‧‧Second opening

S1‧‧‧First correction space

S2‧‧‧Second correction space

T1‧‧‧ Upper Row

T2‧‧‧Lower row of teeth

IS1‧‧‧First inner side

IS2‧‧‧Second inner side

OS1‧‧‧First Outer Side

OS2‧‧‧Second Outer Side

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an orthodontic appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2A is a perspective view of the orthodontic device of FIG.
FIG. 2B is another schematic perspective view of the orthodontic device of FIG. 1 attached to the tooth row. FIG.
3 is a schematic plan view of a fixing fastener of the orthodontic appliance of FIG. 1.

Claims (8)

An orthodontic appliance includes:
A first brace having a first opening and a first correction space, the first opening communicating with the first correction space;
A second dental brace opposite to the first dental brace and having a second opening and a second correction space, the second opening communicating with the second correction space;
A plurality of fixed fasteners are respectively disposed on the outer surfaces of the first brace and the second dental brace; and a plurality of pull ropes are respectively connected to the corresponding fasteners for adjusting the first brace and the Relative position of the second brace. The orthodontic appliance according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the first brace has a first outer side and a first inner side, the second brace has a second outer side and a second inner side, The fixed fasteners are respectively disposed on the first outer side surface and the second outer side surface. The orthodontic appliance according to item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein each of the drawstrings extends obliquely on the first outer side surface and the second outer side surface, and respectively connects a corresponding part of the fixed fasteners. The orthodontic appliance according to item 2 of the scope of patent application, wherein each of the fixed fasteners has a connecting portion and a limiting portion, and one end of the connecting portions is disposed on the corresponding first outer side and the second On the outer surface, the limiting portions are respectively disposed at the other ends of the connecting portions. The orthodontic appliance according to item 4 of the scope of patent application, wherein the outer diameter dimensions of the limiting portions are larger than the outer diameter dimensions of the connecting portions. The orthodontic appliance according to item 4 of the scope of patent application, wherein each of the pull ropes is, for example, a rubber band or an elastic rope. The orthodontic appliance according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the first dental brace and the second dental brace are bent into a U-shaped structure. The orthodontic appliance according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the fixing fasteners are fixed to the first dental brace and the second dental brace in an adhesive manner.