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Document | Title | Date |
20080248441 | ORTHODONTIC IMPLANT - Implant with fastening means ( | 10-09-2008 |
20080254401 | Impacted tooth appliance - An impacted tooth appliance including a micropin bone anchor with a quadrilateral aperture formed therein, a rigid apertured ribbon secured to the impacted tooth by means of a rotatable bracket secured to the tooth, the ribbon pivoted on the bracket, and the ribbon and the micropin interconnected by means of spring-biased quadrilateral wire. | 10-16-2008 |
20080286711 | ORTHODONTIC HOOK DEVICE AND APPLIANCE SYSTEM - An orthodontic hook device for use with an implant secured to a first location on the dental arch of a patient generally comprises a base member configured to be slidably received on an archwire secured to the dental arch and a hook member extending from an outer surface of the base member. The hook member includes a first edge and a second edge, which have different profiles and are spaced apart to provide the hook member with a thickness. The second edge defines at least one notch configured to retain an end of a biasing member, which includes an opposite end secured to the implant. | 11-20-2008 |
20080299508 | ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE - An orthodontic appliance includes a flexible vesica containing a fluid, and a support structure supporting the vesica relative to the patient's dental anatomy. The support structure holds the vesica in compression against selected teeth, so that the fluid within the vesica exerts a therapeutic pressure on the teeth. For example, the support structure can include an arch-shaped trough to support a tubular vesica. The fluid can be an incompressible material, such as glycerin or water | 12-04-2008 |
20090042159 | ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE - The present invention aims to provide an orthodontic appliance capable of efficiently applying vibration to teeth to be aligned and enabling a treatment to be easily and safely continued even at home. This appliance is provided with a load applying mechanism and a vibration generating actuator. The load applying mechanism is mounted on teeth to apply a load for the malocclusion correction to a specified tooth in the teeth. The vibration generating actuator includes a contact portion that is inserted into a buccal cavity containing the teeth and can come into contact with a part of the load applying mechanism corresponding to the specified tooth or the specified tooth, and applies a vibration force from the contact portion to the specified tooth or the part of the load applying mechanism. | 02-12-2009 |
20090061377 | PREFABRICATED ADJUSTABLE IMPLANT-BASED TOOTH MOVEMENT DEVICE - An adjustable appliance for exerting corrective forces to malpositioned teeth, the appliance comprising a rod member, the rod member having a first anchor attachment portion for securing to an implant, a substantially hollow tubular member defining an inner cavity, the rod member being slidably engaged with the substantially hollow tubular member, and a first force member coupled with the substantially hollow tubular member and at least one tooth of a patient. | 03-05-2009 |
20090068611 | Orthodontic elastic apparatus - Apparatus for applying orthodontic elastics to brackets, including a container having a tube shaped member for housing said elastics in a predetermined position and/or orientation, said external side of the tube-shaped member carrying thereon a plurality of elastics, a release mechanism for selectively releasing an elastic from the container to an elastic placer positioned relative to said elastic housing to receive an elastic from said elastic container, said elastic placer having at least two rods sliding in use along said internal side of the tube-shaped member, said rods causing a first automatic inward-converging movement of the extremities of said rods respect said tube-shaped member in order to automatically receive an elastic from said elastic container, a second automatic outward-diverging movement of the extremities of said rods in order to automatically expand and apply said elastic directly to a bracket. | 03-12-2009 |
20090170050 | INTERMAXILLARY FIXATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A medical apparatus having a bar, the bar having a slot extending laterally along the bar; and a plurality of hooks, wherein the bar is an arch bar that is configured to be attached to a mandible or a maxilla. Such medical apparatuses may also have a plurality of arch bar fasteners, wherein each arch bar fastener is a bone screw having a threaded shaft and a compound head, the compound head having a threaded bore configured to receive a set screw. The medical apparatus may be used in methods to fixate a maxillary or mandibulary arch, or to aid in reducing a fracture of the mandible or maxilla. | 07-02-2009 |
20090186314 | DENTAL DISTRACTOR - This invention comprises an orthodontic dental distractor for rapid orthodontic tooth movement, particularly into a fresh extraction socket. The rapid movement can occur from the effect of distraction osteogenesis. | 07-23-2009 |
20090215002 | Teeth separation devices and methods of use thereof - The present invention relates to teeth separators and methods of use thereof. According to certain embodiments of the present invention, devices for separating teeth are provided, which generally comprise a plurality of engaging elements. The engaging elements are interconnected to form a string of the engaging elements. The engaging elements are preferably the same size, and exhibit, for example, a substantially triangular or conical configuration. The devices further include a connecting end which comprises an aperture through which one or more of the engaging elements may pass in a first direction but not in a second (opposite) direction. The aperture may exhibit, for example, a circular configuration. | 08-27-2009 |
20090274989 | Anchor apparatus for orthodontic appliances - Anchor apparatus for orthodontic appliances for moving a molar or the like. A first anchor is attached to the cortical bone adjacent to one side of the molar. The first anchor is elongated and comprises an outer head portion for attachment to an orthodontic appliance, and an inner threaded portion in engagement with the cortical bone. A second anchor is disposed on the side of the molar opposite to the one side. In one embodiment, the second anchor comprises an outer head portion for attachment to an orthodontic appliance and is attached to the first anchor. In a second embodiment, the second anchor also comprises an inner threaded portion in engagement with the cortical bone. The inner threaded portion of the second anchor may be threadably or slidably received within the inner threaded portion of the first anchor. The first and second anchors are substantially longitudinally aligned with each other to minimize the space taken up by the anchors adjacent to the molar. | 11-05-2009 |
20100047732 | APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING POSITION OF TEETH - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for correcting the position of teeth used in dentistry. The apparatus for correcting the position of teeth is constructed in a structure in which an implantation unit is securely fixed to a palate, e.g., the roof of a mouth, the bony tissue of which is very excellent and the soft tissue thickness of which is small, using a fixing source, opposite suspension parts are suspended by opposite buccal molar areas to draw front teeth backward, whereby the movement of teeth at the molar tooth areas is prevented, and therefore, reimplantation is unnecessary, application points for drawing the front teeth, including the molar teeth, backward are located at the buccal molar areas, whereby the application of a force (a correction force) is easy, it is possible to induce natural extension of a dental arch (an arch-shaped area where teeth are implanted), and the teeth are moved backward to correct the irregularities of teeth, whereby it is possible to considerably reduce a possibility of tooth extraction. | 02-25-2010 |
20100075270 | Angularly adjustable maxillary distractor and method of distraction - A maxillary distractor assembly having a malar buttress plate member and a vertical arm member, wherein the malar buttress plate member is detachably connected to the vertical arm member such that the malar buttress plate member may be left in the patient when the remainder of the assembly is removed. | 03-25-2010 |
20100075271 | ORTHODONTIC EYELET WITH CRIMPABLE PORTIONS AND RELATED METHODS - An orthodontic eyelet ( | 03-25-2010 |
20100092905 | ORTHODONTIC POWER ARM - An orthodontic power arm has a body with a bonding surface for attachment to a tooth. A blade-shaped arm extends gingivally from the body and has a width extending in a mesial-distal direction. The power arm is also equipped with a number of recesses in the mesial or distal edges of the arm for engaging a tractive device. For example, the power arm can be made of a clear polymeric material. | 04-15-2010 |
20100105001 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MAXILLO-MANDIBULAR FIXATION - Described herein are various embodiments of an apparatus, system, and method for maxillo-mandibular fixation. For example, according to one representative embodiment, an apparatus for maxillo-mandibular fixation includes a plurality of connectors, a fixation belt, and a release. The connectors include one or more anchors configured to attach to bone and a fixation belt attachment. The fixation belt includes a plurality of fasteners each fastener attachable to a fixation belt attachment and a flexible mesh disposed between the plurality of fasteners. The release is disposed on the fixation belt and has an engaged position restricting movement between the plurality of fasteners and a disengaged position allowing movement between the plurality of fasteners. | 04-29-2010 |
20100190127 | ORTHODONTIC AUXILIARY DEVICE HAVING A SWIVEL FOR ADAPTING TO IMPLANTS - The present invention provides for an orthodontic auxiliary device ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100285422 | LOW PROFILE ORTHODONTIC BITE CORRECTOR - A bite corrector for moving the relative positions of the jaws includes a telescoping assembly with an outer member and an inner member received in the outer member. The outer and inner members have matching, curved configurations. Both of the members remain in close proximity to the patient's dentition during opening and closing movement of the jaws and the likelihood of contact of the bite corrector with adjacent tissue in the patient's oral cavity is reduced. | 11-11-2010 |
20110008745 | ORTHODONTIC BONE ANCHOR PLATE WITH MESH PAD - An orthodontic anchorage system ( | 01-13-2011 |
20110033813 | Anchor apparatus and method for orthodontic appliances - An apparatus and method for anchoring orthodontic appliances or the like in the mouth wherein anchor screws of different constructions are installed in the bone in different areas of the mouth to insure adequate bone contact and retention. Each of the anchor screws has a threaded portion and a washer portion at the outer end of the threaded portion which is of sufficient width to engage the adjacent exterior bone surface when the threaded portion is installed in the bone to provide lateral support for the threaded portion. In some cases, the threaded portion is provided with threads of different sizes and the washer portion is provided with an exterior thread for cutting through gum tissue to enable the washer portion to engage the underlying adjacent exterior bone surface when the threaded portion is installed in the bone. Each anchor screw is provided with a lateral bore at the outer end thereof for receiving a ligature or the like therethrough to prevent the anchor screw from falling in the mouth. | 02-10-2011 |
20110053109 | ORTHODONTIC ANCHORING SCREW - A fixing wire, in particular for applying treatment forces to a tooth, is intended to be protected in an extremely simple manner against translatory and rotational displacements and against being dislodged, with the mounting and dismantling time kept short. For this purpose, the fixing wire has a widened region produced by plastic deformation, for the longitudinal fixing thereof in a corresponding fixing recess of an orthodontic anchoring screw. | 03-03-2011 |
20110076634 | ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE - The present invention provides an orthodontic appliance having a load applying mechanism. To correct malocclusion, the load applying mechanism may include a projection fixed to the specified tooth in the teeth so as to project from the specified tooth in the teeth. | 03-31-2011 |
20110136072 | TACTILE OBJECTS FOR ORTHODONTICS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods, systems, and apparatus's for improving orthodontic treatments. In an embodiment, an orthodontic system including a tactile object is provided for modulating an engagement between a tooth attachment and an orthodontic appliance. | 06-09-2011 |
20110143302 | ORTHODONTIC TOOTH RETENTION SYSTEM - An orthodontic retainer system including retainer modules that are applied to adjacent teeth in a patient's mouth, and a method and apparatus for delivering the system. The retainer modules may be provided in the form of mutually attracted members, such as magnets, that are temporary coupled on opposites sides of a delivery member for positioning and bonding to an adjacent pair of teeth. In one exemplary embodiment, the retainer modules have rounded and/or chamfered edges and sloped and curved lingual surfaces, and may include a magnet that is received and sealed within an enclosure or cover that has the same shape or profile as the magnet and is made of a wear-resistant biocompatible material. In one exemplary embodiment, the delivery member is substantially L-shaped, which advantageously allows an orthodontist to enter only a small portion of the patient's oral cavity to position the retainer modules on a patient's teeth, and eases the orthodontist's delivery of the retainer modules by substantially eliminating the need for the orthodontist to manipulate or otherwise move the patient's lips, tongue, and/or cheeks. The delivery member may also include pusher elements that contact the retainer modules for exerting a force against the modules to press same firmly against the teeth in order to enhance bonding between the modules and the teeth. | 06-16-2011 |
20110165532 | Orthodontic Device with a Self-ligating Fixing System for Orthodontic Apparatuses with a Filiform Part, Related System and Orthodontic Kit - The invention relates to an orthodontic screw with a self-ligating fixing system for orthodontic apparatuses with a filiform part comprising a head equipped with at least one longitudinal slot for the insertion of said filiform part, a threaded shank to be applied to the bone of the mouth and a stop means to reversibly block said filiform part. The stop means is a fork comprising at least two teeth and the head features at least one through hole made in one of the walls which delimit the slot, and said hole has a corresponding second through or not through hole in the opposite wall delimiting the slot and in which the axis that runs through both holes is located above the filiform part insertable in said slot. In addition, the invention regards a related system and an orthodontic kit comprising said screw. | 07-07-2011 |
20110183281 | CERAMIC SURFACE COATINGS FOR DENTAL APPLICATIONS - Disclosed herein are methodologies and compositions for coating materials, which can be used in a variety of dental applications. | 07-28-2011 |
20110244414 | SEGMENTAL DISTALIZATION ELEMENT FOR ORTHODONTIC TREATMENTS - The segmental distalization element includes a smoothly arcuate central body equipped at one end with a head for adaptation to the canine and at the other end with a head for adaptation to the molar, connected to the arcuate body of the element via a zone of reduced cross-section to increase the resilience of the distalization element in the zone and obtain direct, easy adaptation. | 10-06-2011 |
20120115100 | ORTHODONTIC BRACES - Orthodontic braces include at least one thread | 05-10-2012 |
20120189972 | Aesthetically Enhanced Temporary Anchorage Device and Method of Use Thereof - A temporary anchorage device is disclosed having a head located at an exposed end of the device, a square neck attached to the head, a tapered shaft having threads at an implanted end which is opposite the head, and a transmucosal collar positioned between the tapered shaft and the square neck. A visible colored section is attached to the device between the exposed end and the transmucosal collar. In a second embodiment, a cap having a decorative feature is placed over the head of the implant. The visible colored section and decorative feature may be detachable from the implanted device and exchangeable. The present invention also includes a method for aesthetically enhancing a temporary anchorage device. | 07-26-2012 |
20120202164 | Orthodontic Maxillary Micro Implant - An orthodontic maxillary micro implant includes a plate and a corrective accessory. The plate is implanted into the keratinized epidermal tissue in the maxilla of the orthodontic patient's oral cavity. First and second locking elements are passed through first and second locking holes situated at both ends of the plate respectively to secure the plate to the maxilla, and finally a third locking element is affixed through a fourth locking hole situated on the corrective accessory and a third locking hole situated on the plate to secure the corrective accessory to the maxilla. The orthodontic maxillary micro implant overcomes the difficulty of tongue operation and reduced oral hygiene maintenance caused by the large surface area that a conventional maxillary device occupies. With the use of orthodontic wires, the orthodontic maxillary micro implant becomes an orthodontic accessory allowing the patient's teeth to be moved backward, pulled forward, pushed sideways or retracted. | 08-09-2012 |
20130189640 | Orthodontic Supporting Member - A support member for correcting tooth irregularities is provided. The support member includes: a main body that extends in a longitudinal direction and includes a hook portion formed on an end portion thereof; and a plurality of leg portions each of which extends in a radial direction from a central portion of the main body and has a through-hole formed in an end portion thereof, wherein each of the plurality of leg portions is obliquely formed with respect to a line perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the main body. The support member may be simply fixed to a palatine bone by fixing a fixing screw to the palatine bone without cutting a mucus membrane and may maintain a stable fixed state because the plurality of leg portions are fixed in an area other than a midpalatal suture area. | 07-25-2013 |
20130295515 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STABILIZATION OF TEETH - An orthodontic arch stabilization device comprises a plurality of āsā shaped links connected, in double rows; to form an elongated chain is provided. The device is secured through selected links directly to a patient's teeth which are to be stabilized. The links can be rigid and of metal, such as stainless steel or a noble metal. A method of stabilizing teeth employs the arch stabilization device includes preparing the lingual surfaces of the teeth to be stabilized, applying adhesive to the lingual surfaces of the teeth, placing the device in direct contact with the adhesive on the lingual surfaces to affix the device in close proximity to the teeth within the mouth. | 11-07-2013 |
20130302744 | ORTHODONTIC SEPARATOR - An orthodontic separator to simultaneously separate a mesial and a distal aspect of a tooth is disclosed. The orthodontic separator comprises a first separating unit and a second separating unit adapted to be connected with each other through a connecting bar and the connecting bar is provided to prevent dislodgement of said orthodontic separator from the said tooth. | 11-14-2013 |
20140023982 | SKELETAL ANCHORAGE DEVICE - The skeletal anchorage device according to the invention for attaching at least one orthodontic element to be used for orthodontic treatment comprises an anchorage element ( | 01-23-2014 |
20140038122 | ORTHODONTIC CONNECTION TOOL - An orthodontic connection tool for attaching to a screw that has been embedded in a bone in the oral cavity an upper structural body to which an orthodontic tool is fixed, the orthodontic connection tool being provided with a base plate that is engageable with the screw; and a structural body fixture that is engaged with the base plate at an arbitrary position thereof and that fixes the upper structural body in a detachable manner. | 02-06-2014 |
20140242535 | FLUORIDE RELEASING BITE PLATE - The present disclosure relates to biteplates for use with various orthodontic remodeling devices, wherein the bite plate releases fluoride during use, thus encouraging remineralization on enamel. Additionally, bite plates with a colorant or color-changing matrix that serve as indicators for fluoride concentration are also described. | 08-28-2014 |
20140272756 | DEVICE FOR TREATING THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT - The invention relates to a device for treating the temporomandibular joint, comprising a pad ( | 09-18-2014 |
20140272757 | ORTHODONTIC DEVICE AND METHOD - A device for moving at least one tooth includes at least one grip bonded to the at least one tooth and a strip including at least one receiving feature. The strip is configured to receive the at least one grip for attachment to the strip, and attachment of the strip to the at least one grips generates a tooth-moving force. A method of moving at least one tooth includes bonding at least one grip to the at least one tooth, providing a strip including at least one receiving feature, attaching the strip to the at least one grip for attachment to the strip, and generating a tooth-moving force. | 09-18-2014 |
20140302451 | REMOVABLE ORTHODONTIC RETAINER - A removable orthodontic retainer for correction of minor irregularities and to retain the corrected positions of the teeth which includes a labial bow having biasing means that causes the labial bow to be continually active on the anterior teeth. | 10-09-2014 |
20150118633 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A DISTALIZER - Method of assembling a distalizer comprising a mesial element and a distal element, and an arm connecting the distal element with the mesial element, the arm comprising a ball member at one end of the arm and the distal element comprising a receptacle for receiving said ball member, the method comprising providing the distal element with an opening of the receptacle that is large enough to introduce the ball member substantially without deformation, providing the arm with the ball member, introducing the ball member into the receptacle, and reducing the opening of the receptacle. The disclosure further relates to a distalizer obtainable by such a method. | 04-30-2015 |
20150297319 | Vibrator For Tooth Movement Modulation - A handheld orthodontic tool includes a housing, electric motor, and a probe configured to engage a tooth. An operator applies manual pressure to the tooth with the probe, and the electric motor activates to vibrate the tooth through the probe. The orthodontic tool enables accelerating individual tooth or a group of teeth during orthodontic treatment to reach differential tooth movement speed, which will shorten the treatment time and reduce side effects including root resorption and anchorage loss. | 10-22-2015 |
20150320523 | TEMPORARY ANCHORAGE DEVICE WITH EXTERNAL PLATE - A temporary anchor device includes at least one screw mechanism and an external plate. The at least one screw mechanism includes a skeletal screw having a threaded portion configured to drill into jaw bone of a patient, a smooth portion configured to sit within gums of the patient, and a proximal portion configured to extend external to the gums. The at least one screw mechanism further includes an attachment mechanism configured to attach to the proximal portion of the skeletal screw. The external plate is configured to be locked between the skeletal screw and the attachment mechanism to anchor the external plate external to the gums. | 11-12-2015 |
20150351801 | Bone Fixation System And Methods - An intermaxillary fixation system is provided, including a bone anchorage screw having at least one of an elongated head with internal threading and an externally threaded screw extending from a head of the bone anchorage screw, a fixation system, and a rail bar. A method for the stabilization and fixation of maxillary and mandibular arches is also provided, including setting a plurality of bone anchorage screws to the maxillary and mandibular arch, each bone anchorage screw having a head, fixing one or more T-shaped bars to the bone anchorage screws, bending and connecting a rail bar to heads of the one or more T-shaped bars with orthodontic screws, and wrapping a connector between the heads of the bone anchorage screws located on the mandibular arch and the maxillary arch. | 12-10-2015 |
20160184067 | ORTHODONTIC ANCHORING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An Orthodontic system which uses curable resin ropes known as Flex fit modules (FFM) to connect, via fasteners, between different components of an orthodontic system including orthodontic appliances, orthodontic axillaries, and anchorage devices. The FFM(s) is designed to be fit to or around the anatomy of the oral cavity and allow connection of the FFM(s) to orthodontic appliances, teeth or orthodontic auxiliaries, then after curing and becoming ridged and fixed are used for the purpose of applying or inhibiting orthodontic movement of teeth and oral structures during orthodontic treatment. | 06-30-2016 |