WO2022121240A1

WO2022121240A1 - Intelligent functional orthodontic device

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Publication number: WO2022121240A1
Application number: PCT/CN2021/094743
Authority: WO
Inventors: 严斌; 史学明; 吴斌; 黄辉祥; 李煜; 普盼君
Original assignee: 南京医科大学附属口腔医院
Priority date: 2020-12-07
Filing date: 2021-05-20
Publication date: 2022-06-16
Also published as: NL2029162A; CN112545682B; JP7605526B2; NL2029162B1; JP2023536368A; CN112545682A

Abstract

An intelligent functional orthodontic device. The orthodontic device comprises an orthodontic body, the orthodontic body comprises an orthodontic part (1), and the orthodontic part (1) is provided on dentition. The orthodontic device further comprises a monitoring assembly (2); the monitoring assembly (2) is provided on the orthodontic body; the monitoring assembly (2) comprises a detection member for detecting environmental information in an oral cavity, a microprocessor (23), a clock chip (24), and a memory (25); the microprocessor (23) is connected to the detection member, the clock chip (24), and the memory (25), respectively; and the monitoring assembly (2) is powered by a power supply module. According to the intelligent functional orthodontic device, by providing the monitoring assembly (2), whether the orthodontic device is worn in the mouth of a patient and wearing time are monitored, thereby ensuring that the orthodontic device is effectively worn by the patient, and improving orthodontic efficiency.

Description

Intelligent functional corrector

technical field

The invention relates to an intelligent functional corrector.

Background technique

In the deciduous, mixed and early permanent teeth, the abnormal function of the oral and maxillofacial muscles can cause many malocclusions of the oral cavity, such as functional mandibular retraction and functional mandibular protraction, which is very harmful. The causes of functional malocclusion in adolescents are mainly functional factors, especially in the deciduous teeth, mixed teeth and early permanent teeth, that is, the function of the mandible and the lower dental arch caused by bad oral habits, muscle shape, and muscle position abnormalities. The position of the bone was shifted, but the absolute length of the bone did not change. For the correction of functional misalignment appliances, in recent years, a pre-formed silicone muscle functional corrector, the MRC functional corrector, has been used.

The existing functional correctors have the following problems:

First of all, the MRC functional orthodontic device requires the patient to wear it for a long time strictly according to the time required by the doctor, and requires a higher degree of cooperation for the patient, while the patients in the deciduous tooth stage, mixed tooth stage and early permanent tooth stage are due to their young age. , Self-discipline is generally poor, often unable to wear on time, wearing time is seriously insufficient, and parents have no good way to record and supervise the wearing time of small patients, which seriously affects the correction effect and correction cycle.

Secondly, the MRC functional aligner is prefabricated, and its length cannot be adjusted. However, the length of the dental arch of adolescent patients continues to increase with growth and development, which causes the aligner and dental arch to be incomplete when worn by children. Matching, resulting in poor comfort during the correction process, patients are unwilling to wear it, and the correction effect is not good.

For the first problem above, there is still no good solution; for the second problem above, there have been patents related to research, but there are still shortcomings, which need to be improved and improved: For example, Chinese patent application CN201710278908.2 is published A medical multifunctional aligner is provided, which can extend or shorten the length of the aligner within a certain range through the interaction of a detachable block and a rubber adjusting bolt to meet the purpose of individualized and precise treatment. However, the clinical operation process is relatively complicated, and there is a risk of the rubber adjustment screw falling off in the oral cavity and swallowing.

The above problems are problems that should be considered and solved in the design and production process of intelligent functional aligners.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an intelligent functional orthosis, which solves the problem of how to realize a novel functional orthosis monitoring whether the patient's oral orthosis is worn or not and monitoring the wearing time, thereby improving the correction efficiency.

The technical solution of the present invention is:

An intelligent functional orthosis comprises a rectification body, the rectification body includes a rectification part, the rectification part is arranged on the dentition, and also includes a monitoring component, the monitoring component is arranged on the orthodontic body, and the monitoring component includes a device for detecting intraoral environment information. The detection part, the microprocessor, the clock chip and the memory, the microprocessor is respectively connected to the detection part, the clock chip and the memory, and the monitoring component is powered by the power supply module.

Further, the detection element adopts a sensor group, the sensor group includes an oral light intensity physical sensor and a temperature sensor, and the oral light intensity physical sensor and the temperature sensor are respectively connected to the microprocessor.

Further, monitoring components are respectively provided on both ends of the correcting body.

Further, the correction part adopts a U shape, and the upper and lower grooves for accommodating the maxillary dentition and the lower groove for accommodating the mandibular dentition are respectively provided on the upper and lower sides of the correcting part.

Further, the correction body further includes an extension assembly, and the extension assembly adopts a detachable extension assembly.

Further, the extension assembly includes an extension body, an upper accommodating groove, a lower accommodating groove and a clamping tenon, the upper and lower sides of the extension body are respectively provided with an upper accommodating groove and a lower accommodating groove, and the end of the correcting part is provided with a clamping tenon groove, The extension body is provided with a snap tenon for matching with the snap tenon groove.

Further, the extension body is further provided with a continuous tenon groove, the continuous tenon groove and the snap tenon are respectively provided on two sides of the extended body, and the continuous tenon groove is adapted to the snap tenon of the adjacent extended body.

Further, the tongue side of the correction part is provided with a tongue screen, and the tongue screen is provided with a tongue label.

Further, the lip side of the correction part is provided with a lip screen, the lip screen is provided with breathing holes, the upper and lower sides of the lip screen are respectively provided with an upper lip frenulum groove and a lower lip frenulum groove, and the lip side of the lip screen is provided with several Punctate protrusions.

Further, the monitoring assembly also includes a transparent protective casing, the transparent protective casing is provided with an inner chamber, the oral light intensity physical sensor, the microprocessor, the clock chip and the memory are respectively arranged in the inner chamber, and the temperature sensor is arranged outside the transparent protective casing.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are: the intelligent functional orthodontic device is provided with monitoring components to monitor whether the patient's intraoral orthodontic device is worn or not and monitor the wearing time, thereby ensuring effective wearing by the patient and improving the correction efficiency. Further, by setting a detachable extension component, the doctor can easily and safely adjust the length of the aligner to match the length of the patient's own dental arch, so as to achieve the purpose of personalized and precise correction.

Description of drawings

1 is a schematic structural diagram of an intelligent functional corrector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is an illustrative block diagram of a monitoring component in an embodiment;

Fig. 3 is the structural schematic diagram of the straightening part and the extension assembly in the embodiment;

4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an implementation process of the monitoring component in the embodiment;

Among them: 1- correction part, 2- monitoring component, 3- extension component, 4- upper groove, 5- lip screen, 6- tongue screen, 7- tongue label, 8- breathing hole, 9- upper lip frenulum groove , 10- lower lip frenulum groove, 11- punctate protrusion;

21- Oral light intensity physical sensor, 22- Temperature sensor, 23- Microprocessor, 24- Clock chip, 25- Memory;

31-extension body, 32-upper slot, 33-lower slot, 34-joint tenon, 35-joint tenon, 36-continuous tenon.

Detailed ways

The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Example

An intelligent functional orthodontic device, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, includes a correction body, the correction body includes a correction part 1, the correction part 1 is arranged on the dentition, and also includes a monitoring component 2, and the monitoring component 2 is arranged on the correction body, The monitoring component 2 includes a detector for detecting the environmental information in the oral cavity, a microprocessor 23, a clock chip 24 and a memory 25, the microprocessor 23 is respectively connected to the detector, the clock chip 24 and the memory 25, and the monitoring component 2 is powered by a power supply module .

In the intelligent functional orthodontic device, the monitoring component 2 is provided to monitor whether the patient's intraoral orthodontic device is worn and monitoring the wearing time, so as to ensure that the patient wears the orthodontic device effectively, thereby improving the correction efficiency.

In this kind of intelligent functional orthodontic device, the detection piece collects the intraoral environment information where the orthodontic body is located to confirm whether the orthodontic body is worn by the patient. The detection part adopts a sensor group, and the sensor group includes an oral light intensity physical sensor 21 and a temperature sensor 22. The oral light intensity physical sensor 21 chip is used to collect the light intensity information in the oral cavity, and the temperature sensor 22 chip is used to collect the oral temperature information; microprocessing After the sensor 23 receives the collected information of the sensor group, it is sent to the memory 25 for storage, and the memory 25 preferably adopts a memory card that can be removed or reinstalled freely. After the wearer is removed, the doctor will read the stored information in the memory 25 through the computer, so as to provide the doctor with important reference data. Preferably, monitoring components 2 are respectively provided on both end sides of the correction body.

This kind of intelligent functional orthosis, after the patient wears the intelligent functional orthosis, the sensor group collects the light intensity and temperature information in the patient's oral cavity, and sends it to the microprocessor 23, and the microprocessor 23 sends the collected information to the memory 25. When the patient comes to the hospital for a follow-up consultation, the doctor can import the data in the memory 25 into the computer, and then process it through the computer software to confirm the wearing time of the patient, and finally show the recorded information on the wearing time of the patient's orthosis to the doctor. Personalized plan, realize intelligent and precise medical treatment, improve correction effect, and effectively shorten correction time.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 , in this intelligent functional appliance, the correction part 1 is U-shaped, and the upper and lower sides of the correction part 1 are respectively provided with upper grooves 4 and 4 for accommodating the maxillary dentition. A lower groove for accommodating the mandibular dentition.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, in this intelligent functional orthosis, an extension assembly 3 is provided at the end of the rectification body, and the extension assembly 3 adopts a detachable extension assembly 3 . Through the use of the detachable extension assembly 3, the length of the aligner and the length of the dental arch in the patient's oral cavity can be completely matched, which is beneficial to the use of oral orthodontics.

In the above embodiment, the extension assembly 3 includes an extension body 31 , an upper accommodating groove 32 , a lower accommodating groove 33 and a snap tenon 34 . The upper and lower

accommodating grooves

32 and 33 are respectively provided on the upper and lower sides of the extension body 31 . The end of the part 1 is provided with a snap tenon groove 35 , and the extension body 31 is provided with a snap tenon 34 for matching with the snap tenon groove 35 . By arranging the detachable extension component 3, the doctor can conveniently and safely adjust the length of the aligner individually and make it match the length of the patient's own dental arch, so as to achieve the purpose of personalized and precise correction.

The use process of the extension assembly 3 is as follows: when the length of the correcting body needs to be extended, the upper groove 32 of the extension body 31 corresponds to the upper groove 4, the lower groove 33 corresponds to the lower groove, and then the extension body 31 corresponds to the upper groove 4. The snap tenon 34 is inserted into the snap tenon groove 35 to realize detachable connection. The operation is simple and the structure is stable, and the length of the orthodontic body can be extended, so as to correspond to the length of the patient's dentition, so that the length of the aligner perfectly matches the length of the dental arch to achieve a more effective orthodontic effect.

In the above embodiment, the extension body 31 is further provided with a continuation tongue groove 36 , the continuation tongue groove 36 and the snap tenon 34 are respectively provided on both sides of the extension body 31 , and the continuation tongue groove 36 is connected to the adjacent extension body 31 . The snap tenon 34 is adapted. By arranging the continuation tongue grooves 36 , a plurality of extension bodies 31 can be arranged to realize the extension of the correcting body. . Meet the needs of different extension lengths.

As shown in FIG. 3 , in this intelligent functional orthosis, both the rectification body and the extension component 3 are preferably made of silicone rubber. The tongue side of the correction part 1 is provided with a tongue screen 6, and the tongue screen 6 is provided with a tongue mark 7. The lip side of the correction part 1 is provided with a lip screen 5, the lip screen 5 is provided with a breathing hole 8, and the upper and lower sides of the lip screen 5 are respectively provided with an upper lip frenulum groove 9 and a lower lip frenulum groove 10. There are several point-like protrusions 11 on the lip side.

This kind of intelligent functional orthosis helps to lift the tongue body by setting the tongue screen 6 to prevent the tongue body from being too low. By setting the tongue marker 7, the patient is instructed to find the correct tongue position. The lip screen 5 can block the abnormal strength of the orbicularis oris, masseter, and mental muscles. By setting the breathing hole 8, it can be used for the patient's breathing airflow to pass through, preventing the risk of suffocation when the orthosis is worn at night. By setting the upper lip frenulum groove 9 and the lower lip frenulum groove 10, the upper lip frenulum and the lower lip frenulum are respectively accommodated. By setting the point-like protrusions 11, which are located in the gingival side of the lower anterior teeth area, the mental muscle is further stretched and the abnormal force of the muscle is blocked.

In one embodiment, the monitoring assembly 2 further includes a transparent protective casing, and the transparent protective casing is provided with an inner chamber. The oral light intensity physical sensor 21, the microprocessor 23, the clock chip 24 and the memory 25 are respectively arranged in the inner chamber. The sensor 22 is arranged outside the transparent protective casing. The transparent protective case is preferably bonded to the correction body, and the temperature sensor 22 is preferably bonded to the transparent protective case. The safety protection and positioning of the monitoring assembly 2 are realized by arranging a transparent protective casing.

As shown in Figure 4, a preferred implementation process of this intelligent functional corrector is as follows:

S1. Monitoring component 2 starts monitoring;

S2. Obtain the oral environment information periodically through the detection element, and the detection element sends the oral environment information to the microprocessor 23;

S3. When the intraoral environmental information is not in the set condition, return to step S2; when the intraoral environmental information reaches the set condition, go to the next step;

S4, the microprocessor 23 obtains the starting time information through the clock chip 24, stores the obtained starting time information in the storage, and enters the next step;

S5, the detection piece continues to obtain the oral environment information periodically, and sends the oral environment information to the microprocessor 23;

S6. When the intraoral environmental information exceeds the set condition, the microprocessor 23 obtains the end time information through the clock chip 24, stores the acquired end time information in the storage, and proceeds to the next step; if the intraoral environmental information does not exceed the set condition When the condition is set, return to step S5;

S7. If the monitoring component 2 ends the monitoring, the monitoring is completed; if the monitoring component 2 does not end the monitoring, return to step S2.

For this kind of intelligent functional corrector, the monitoring component 2 realizes the recording of the wearing time by storing the start time information and the end time in the storage respectively, and then can calculate each time through the storage and calculation of the start time information and the end time. The wearing time and the wearing time in the set time period are convenient to check the wearing time. In one embodiment, whether to wear or not is judged by using the intraoral environment information obtained by the detector, the light intensity information obtained by the oral light intensity physical sensor 21 is not greater than the set value and the temperature information obtained by the temperature sensor 22 is within the set value. Within a certain range, to realize the determination of whether the functional aligner is in the patient's oral cavity.

This kind of intelligent functional orthodontic device, by setting the monitoring component 2 on the orthodontic body, can realize the acquisition of the oral environment information where the orthodontic body is located, and then confirm whether the patient is wearing it and the wearing time, so as to accurately know Correcting the wearing time of the body is convenient for monitoring whether the patient is wearing it, and it is convenient for doctors to judge the correction effect, which effectively avoids the problem of not knowing the wearing situation or difficult to accurately know the wearing time only by asking the patient's wearing situation.

For this kind of intelligent functional corrector, the monitoring component 2 can be arranged on the corrective part 1 or the extension component 3 . By arranging the extension component 3, it is convenient to adapt and adjust the length of the correction body to match the dental arch of the patient, improve the correction effect, improve the comfort of use, save time and effort, and facilitate use.

Claims

An intelligent functional orthodontic device includes a rectification body, the rectification body includes a rectification part, and the rectification part is arranged on the dentition, and is characterized in that it further comprises a monitoring component, the monitoring component is arranged on the orthodontic body, and the monitoring component includes a monitoring component for detecting the oral cavity. The detection part, the microprocessor, the clock chip and the memory of the internal environment information, the microprocessor is respectively connected to the detection part, the clock chip and the memory, and the monitoring component is powered by the power supply module.
The intelligent functional orthodontic device according to claim 1, wherein the detection part adopts a sensor group, the sensor group includes an oral light intensity physical sensor and a temperature sensor, and the oral light intensity physical sensor and the temperature sensor are respectively connected to the microprocessor.
The intelligent functional corrector according to claim 1, characterized in that monitoring components are respectively provided on both ends of the correcting body.
The intelligent functional aligner according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that: the rectification part is U-shaped, and the upper and lower sides of the rectification part are respectively provided with upper grooves for accommodating the maxillary dentition and a groove for accommodating the maxillary dentition. The inferior groove of the mandibular dentition.
The intelligent functional corrector according to claim 4, wherein the correcting body further comprises an extension assembly, and the extension assembly adopts a detachable extension assembly.
The intelligent functional corrector according to claim 5, characterized in that: the extension assembly comprises an extension body, an upper container groove, a lower container groove and a snap joint tenon, and the upper and lower containers are respectively provided with an upper container groove and a lower container. The end of the straightening part is provided with a snap tenon groove, and the extension body is provided with a snap tenon for matching with the snap tenon groove.
The intelligent functional corrector according to claim 6, wherein the extension body is further provided with a continuous tenon groove, the continuous tenon groove and the snap tenon are respectively provided on both sides of the extended body, and the continuous tenon groove and The snap tenons of the adjacent extensions are adapted.
The intelligent functional corrector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that a tongue screen is provided on the tongue side of the correction part, and a tongue mark is provided on the tongue screen.
The intelligent functional corrector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the lip side of the correction part is provided with a lip screen, the lip screen is provided with a breathing hole, and the upper and lower sides of the lip screen are respectively provided with upper lip ties The belt groove and the lower lip frenulum are grooved, and the lip side of the lip screen is provided with a number of point-like protrusions.
The intelligent functional orthosis according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that: the monitoring component further comprises a transparent protective shell, the transparent protective shell is provided with an inner chamber, an oral light intensity physical sensor, a microprocessor, The clock chip and the memory are respectively arranged in the inner room, and the temperature sensor is arranged outside the transparent protective casing.