TWM596055U - Assembly and positioning device for dental braces - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an assembly positioning device for dental braces, which includes a bracket, at least one connecting part, and at least one brace. The bracket has a surface portion and a tooth mold portion, the surface portion has at least a first breakable portion; one end of the connection portion is connected to one side of the bracket, and the connection portion extends downward from one side of the bracket; One end of the orthosis is connected to the other end of the connecting portion, and there is a second cut-off portion between the connecting portion and the orthosis. In this way, the tooth mold portion of the bracket can be positioned corresponding to the chewing surface of the patient's teeth during installation, and the orthosis can be combined with the outer side of the tooth, and then the orthosis can be separated from the connecting portion by the second cut-off portion. Furthermore, the bracket is removed to achieve the effect of easy assembly of the orthosis and the easy separation of the bracket after the orthosis is assembled.

Description

Assembly and positioning device for dental braces

This creation relates to an assembly positioning device for orthodontic appliances, in particular to an assembly positioning device for dental orthodontics that can be easily assembled orthodontic appliances, and the brackets are easy to detach after the appliance is assembled.

Generally, before orthodontic treatment, the orthodontic appliance usually needs to be adhered to the outer side of the tooth to be orthodontic. To make the teeth aligned after the orthodontics, the orthodontic appliance must be adhered to the desired position of each tooth one by one Office.

The current method is to first make the tooth model of the patient, and install the bracket on the tooth model, and then bind the orthodontic appliance to the bracket with a fixing member; while installing, the tooth model, the bracket and the orthodontic appliance are correspondingly set on the patient After the teeth are combined with the braces, the fixture is separated from the braces using tools, and finally the tooth mold and the bracket are turned over and removed from the patient's mouth. This not only has the disadvantages of higher implementation cost and more complicated assembly procedures, but also due to the overall structure of the tooth mold and the bracket, resulting in a situation in which the tooth mold and the bracket are not easily detached from the patient's oral cavity.

Therefore, how to create an assembly positioning device for orthodontics to achieve the purpose of easy assembly of the orthodontic appliance and the easy separation of the bracket after the orthodontic assembly, so as to effectively improve the lack of practice, will be actively disclosed in this creation Office.

In view of the shortcomings of the above-mentioned conventional technology, the creator felt that it was not perfect, so he exhausted his mind to study and overcome it, and then developed an assembly positioning device for dental braces, in order to achieve easy assembly of the braces and the assembly of braces The purpose of the rear bracket is easy to detach.

In order to achieve the above and other objectives, the present invention provides an assembly positioning device for orthodontic appliances, including: a bracket, at least one connecting portion, and at least one orthodontic appliance. The bracket has a surface portion and a tooth mold portion, the surface portion has at least a first breakable portion; one end of the connection portion is connected to one side of the bracket, and the connection portion extends downward from one side of the bracket; One end of the orthosis is connected to the other end of the connecting portion, and there is a second cut-off portion between the connecting portion and the orthosis.

The first cutable portion has at least a cutout, and the cutout is provided on a surface of the bracket.

In one embodiment of the assembly positioning device of the above-mentioned orthodontic appliance, the bracket, the connecting portion and the orthosis are integrally formed by 3D printing, or the bracket, the connecting portion and the orthosis are combined and formed after 3D printing.

In one embodiment of the assembly positioning device of the above-mentioned orthodontic appliance, the bracket is made of metal or non-metal, the connecting part is made of metal or non-metal, and the orthosis is made of metal or non-metal.

In one embodiment of the assembly and positioning device for the above-mentioned orthodontic appliance, the bracket is further provided with at least one marking portion, the marking portion is provided on the surface portion, and the marking portion corresponds to the orthosis.

In one embodiment of the assembly positioning device of the above-mentioned orthodontic appliance, the orthodontic appliance includes an adhesive part and an installation part, the adhesive part is provided on one side of the orthosis and is adjacent to the tooth mold part, and the installation part is provided On the other side of the appliance.

In one embodiment of the assembly positioning device of the above-mentioned orthodontic appliance, the second severable portion of the severable portion has at least a notch, and the cutout is provided on a surface of the connecting portion.

In one embodiment of the assembly positioning device of the above-mentioned orthodontic appliance, two sides of one end of the connecting portion each have a turning portion, and a bottom of the bracket has an assembly portion corresponding to each turning portion, each turning portion Activities of the assembly department.

In this way, the assembly positioning device of the orthodontic appliance of the present invention can position the tooth mold part of the bracket corresponding to the chewing surface of the patient's teeth during installation, and allow the orthosis to be combined with the outer side of the tooth, and then the second The cutable portion separates the orthosis from the connecting portion, and then the bracket is removed, thereby achieving the purposes of easy assembly of the orthosis and the easy separation of the bracket after assembly of the orthosis.

In order to fully understand the purpose, characteristics and effects of this creation, the following specific examples and the accompanying drawings are used to explain this creation in detail, as follows:

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, as shown in the figure: the present invention is an assembly positioning device for orthodontics, which includes a bracket 1, at least one connecting portion 2 and at least one orthosis 3.

The bracket 1 has a surface portion 11 and a tooth mold portion 12. The surface portion 11 has at least a first cutable portion 13.

One end of the connecting portion 2 is connected to one side of the bracket 1, and the connecting portion 2 extends downward from one side of the bracket, and the angle between the connecting portion 2 and the tooth mold portion 12 is greater than 90 degrees or less than 90 degree.

One end of the orthosis 3 is connected to the other end of the connection portion 2, and there is a second cut-off portion 4 between the connection portion 2 and the orthosis 3. The orthosis 3 can be a general type or a self-locking type.

In this embodiment, the connecting portion 2 can be provided on the outer side of the bracket 1 so that the orthosis 3 is also located on the outer side of the bracket 1 after being connected to the connecting portion 2 and the orthosis 3 forms the lip side The state of use; when the original is in use, the tooth mold portion 12 of the bracket 1 can be positioned corresponding to the chewing surface 51 of the patient's teeth 5, and the first cut-off portion 13 can be adjusted according to the actual installation position And allow the orthosis 3 to be combined with the outer side 52 of the tooth 5, and then use a tool (not shown) to apply force to the second cutable portion 4 to cut off, so that the orthosis 3 is separated from the connecting portion 2, and further It is not necessary to turn the bracket 1 out, and the bracket 1 is directly withdrawn from the patient's oral cavity to assemble the fixing member (such as a brace or a flexible member, not shown) and the orthosis 3 to achieve easy assembly. After the assembly of the orthosis 3 and the orthosis 3, the bracket 1 can be easily detached.

In addition, the first truncated portion 13 can also be used to cut off the bracket 1 according to the actual needs of the position of the tooth 5 to be corrected, and the corresponding bracket 1 (including the bracket 1 located on the bracket 1) is taken according to the position of the tooth 5 The connection part 2 and the orthosis 3) to improve the degree of freedom of assembly. In this way, the tooth mold portion 12 of the bracket 1 can also be positioned corresponding to the chewing surface 51 of the patient's tooth 5, and the orthosis 3 is combined with the outer side 52 of the tooth 5, and then applied with a tool (not shown) The second cut-off portion 4 is forced to cut off, so that the orthosis 3 is separated from the connecting portion 2, and the bracket 1 can be directly withdrawn from the patient's oral cavity without turning the bracket 1 to fix the piece ( Such as: a brace or a flexible member, not shown) and the orthosis 3 are assembled, so that the assembly of the orthosis 3 is easy, and after the assembly of the orthosis 3 is assembled, the bracket 1 is easily detached.

In the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first truncated portion 13 has at least a notch 131 (such as a V-shaped cutout), and the cutout 131 is provided on a surface (eg, top surface) of the bracket 1 . In this way, it is possible to directly apply force to the bracket 1 or apply a force to the incision 131, so as to adjust the position of the tooth 5 according to the actual needs, and take the corresponding part of the bracket 1 (including the The connecting portion 2 of the bracket 1 and the orthosis 3) to improve the degree of freedom of assembly.

In addition, cutouts 131 (not shown) can be provided on the top and bottom surfaces of the bracket 1 at the same time. In this way, the first cutable portion 13 can be cut more easily.

In the first preferred embodiment of the present creation, the bracket 1, the connecting portion 2 and the orthosis 3 can be integrally formed by 3D printing. In this way, the bracket 1 can be scanned for each part of the patient's tooth 5 before manufacturing, and the bracket 1, the surface portion 11, and the tooth can be integrally formed by 3D printing according to the correction position required by the tooth 5 The mold part 12, the connecting part 2, the orthosis 3 and the second cutable part 4 achieve the effect of easy production and good accuracy.

In addition, the bracket 1, the connecting portion 2 and the orthosis 3 are assembled after 3D printing. In this way, the original creation can be more in line with the needs of actual use.

In the first preferred embodiment of the present creation, the support 1 is made of metal or non-metal, the connecting part 2 is made of metal or non-metal (eg ceramic material, resin material), and the orthosis 3 is made of metal Material or non-metallic material (for example: ceramic material, resin material). In this way, the material suitable for the patient can be selected according to the patient's tooth condition or actual use, so that the creation can more meet the needs of actual use.

In the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the bracket 1 is further provided with at least one marking portion 14, the marking portion 14 is disposed on the surface portion 11, and the marking portion 14 corresponds to the orthosis 3. In this way, the marking portion 14 can be used to mark the different positions of the orthosis 3 so that medical personnel can clearly know the position of the tooth 5 corresponding to the orthosis 3 according to the marking portion 14 to facilitate the orthosis 3 Assembly to achieve the effect of better assembly accuracy.

In the first preferred embodiment of the present creation, the orthosis 3 includes an adhesive portion 31 and a mounting portion 32, the adhesive portion 31 is provided on one side of the orthosis 3 and adjacent to the tooth mold portion 12, the The installation portion 32 is provided on the other surface of the orthosis 3. In this way, adhesive can be applied to the outer side 52 of the tooth 5 during assembly. When the tooth mold portion 12 of the bracket 1 and the chewing surface 51 of the tooth 5 are positioned, the adhesive portion of the orthosis 3 can be used at the same time 31 is combined with the outer side 52 of the tooth 5, after the orthosis 3 is assembled, a tool (not shown) is used to apply force to the second cutable portion 4 to cut off, so that the orthosis 3 is separated from the connecting portion 2, and further It is not necessary to turn the bracket 1 out, and the bracket 1 is directly withdrawn from the patient's oral cavity, and then fixed pieces (such as braces or flexible pieces, not shown) and the installation portion 32 of the orthosis 3 are carried out Assembly; wherein the adhesive portion 31 may be a staggered mesh surface, a rough surface or an inverted concave surface, in addition to facilitating the application of the adhesive, it can also increase the adhesion of the adhesive to the outer side 52 of the tooth 5.

In the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the second truncable portion 4 has at least a notch 41 (such as a V-shaped cutout), and the cutout is provided on a surface of the connecting portion 2 (for example: outside side). In this way, after the adhesive portion 31 of the orthosis 3 is combined with the outer surface 52 of the tooth 5, a tool (not shown) can be used to apply force to the cutout 41 of the second cutable portion 4 to make the second cutable portion 4 Cut off to separate the orthosis 3 from the connecting portion 2.

In addition, notches 41 (not shown) can be provided on the outer side and the inner side of the connecting part 2 at the same time, so that the second cutable part 4 can achieve the effect of easier cutting.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the second preferred embodiment of the present creation, it is different from the first preferred embodiment in that the bracket 1 is not only in-line in the first preferred embodiment, but also The bracket 1 can be arranged in a U shape. When assembling, the tooth mold portion 12 of the bracket 1 can be positioned corresponding to the chewing surface 51 of the patient's tooth 5, and the adhesive portion 31 of the orthosis 3 can be combined with the outer side 52 of the tooth 5, and then the tool ( (Not shown in the figure) apply force to the second cutable portion 4 to cut off, so that the orthosis 3 is separated from the connecting portion 2, and the bracket 1 can be directly extracted from the patient's mouth without turning over the bracket 1, Then, a fixing member (such as a brace or a flexible member, not shown) is assembled with the installation portion 32 of the orthosis 3 to achieve easy assembly of the orthosis 3 and the assembly of the orthosis 3 The effect that the bracket 1 is easy to detach.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the third preferred embodiment of the present creation, it is different from the first and second preferred embodiments in that the connecting portion 2 can be provided inside the bracket 1 , So that the orthosis 3 is connected to the connecting portion 2 and is also located inside the bracket 1, and the orthosis 3 is formed into a state of lingual use, the first preferred embodiment and the second preferred embodiment can also be achieved Examples of the effects mentioned.

As shown in FIG. 7, in the fourth preferred embodiment of the present creation, it is different from the first preferred embodiment, the second preferred embodiment, and the third preferred embodiment in that the orthosis 3 can Different types, in order to meet the needs of actual use.

As shown in FIG. 8, in the fifth preferred embodiment of the present creation, it is different from the first preferred embodiment, the second preferred embodiment, the third preferred embodiment, and the fourth preferred embodiment That is, the two sides of one end of the connecting portion 2 respectively have a turning portion 21, and the bottom of the bracket 1 has a connecting portion 15 corresponding to each turning portion 21, and each turning portion 21 is movably combined with each connecting portion 15 . In this way, during use, the tooth mold portion 12 of the bracket 1 is positioned corresponding to the chewing surface 51 of the patient's teeth 5, and the first cut-off portion 13 or (and) each turning portion 21 is connected to each group The part 15 is adjusted according to the actual installation position, for example: the first cut-off part 13 is used to adjust the position of the X-axis and the Y-axis, and each steering part 21 and each connecting part 15 are used to adjust the Z position to achieve three The adjustment of the shaft position improves the degree of freedom during assembly, so that the orthosis 3 is more accurately bonded to the outer side 52 of the tooth 5, and then is applied to the second cutting portion 4 with a tool (not shown) to cut off. The orthosis 3 is separated from the connecting portion 2, so that the bracket 1 can be directly pulled out of the patient's oral cavity without turning over the bracket 1 for fixing parts (such as braces or flexible parts, not shown) ) The assembly with the orthosis 3 achieves the effects of easy assembly of the orthosis 3 and the ease of detachment of the bracket 1 after assembly of the orthosis 3.

This creation has been disclosed in the above with preferred embodiments. However, those skilled in the art should understand that this embodiment is only for depicting this creation, and should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of this creation. It should be noted that all changes and replacements equivalent to this embodiment should be included in the scope of this creation. Therefore, the scope of protection of this creation shall be determined by the scope of the patent application.

1: bracket 11: Surface part 12: tooth mold section 13: The first cutable part 131: incision 14: Marking Department 15: Assembling Department 2: connection 21: Turning Department 3: Orthotics 31: Adhesive part 32: Installation Department 4: The second truncable part 41: incision 5: Teeth 51: chewing noodles 52: Outer side

[Figure 1] This is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the first preferred embodiment of the present creation. [Figure 2] This is a schematic diagram of the side view of the first preferred embodiment of the present creation. [Fig. 3] This is a schematic diagram 1 of the first preferred embodiment of this creation. [Fig. 4] This is the second schematic diagram of the first preferred embodiment of this creation. [Figure 5] This is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the second preferred embodiment of the present creation. [Figure 6] This is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the third preferred embodiment of the present creation. [Figure 7] This is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the fourth preferred embodiment of the present creation. [Figure 8] This is a schematic view of the appearance of the fifth preferred embodiment of the present creation.

1: bracket

11: Surface part

12: tooth mold section

13: The first cutable part

131: incision

14: Marking Department

2: connection

3: Orthotics

31: Adhesive part

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4: The second truncable part

41: incision

Claims (8)

An assembly positioning device for orthodontic appliance, comprising: A bracket having a surface portion and a tooth mold portion, the surface portion having at least a first breakable portion; At least one connecting portion, one end of which is connected to one side of the bracket, and the connecting portion extends downward from one side of the bracket; and At least one orthosis, one end of which is connected to the other end of the connection portion, and a second cut-off portion is provided between the connection portion and the orthosis. The assembly positioning device of the orthodontic appliance according to claim 1, wherein the first cutable portion has at least a notch, and the cutout is provided on a surface of the bracket. The assembly positioning device of the orthodontic appliance according to claim 1, wherein the bracket, the connecting portion and the orthosis are integrally formed by 3D printing or the bracket, the connecting portion and the orthosis are combined and formed after 3D printing . The assembly positioning device of a dental appliance according to claim 1, wherein the bracket is made of metal or non-metal, the connecting part is made of metal or non-metal, and the appliance is made of metal or non-metal. The assembly positioning device for a dental appliance according to claim 1, wherein the bracket is further provided with at least one marking portion, the marking portion is provided on the surface portion, and the marking portion corresponds to the orthosis. The assembly positioning device of the orthodontic appliance according to claim 1, wherein the orthodontic appliance includes an adhesive part and an installation part, the adhesive part is provided on one side of the orthosis and is adjacent to the tooth mold part, the installation The part is located on the other side of the appliance. The assembly positioning device of the orthodontic appliance according to claim 1, wherein the cutable portion and the second cutable portion have at least a notch, and the cutout is provided on a surface of the connecting portion. The assembly positioning device of the orthodontic appliance according to claim 1, wherein both sides of one end of the connecting portion respectively have a turning portion, and a bottom of the bracket has an assembly portion corresponding to each turning portion, and each turning portion is respectively Combined with the activities of various groups.

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