Dental distractor

Details Dental distractor Dental distractor

1998-07-20

1999-02-23

O'Connor, Cary E.

Dentistry

Orthodontics

Means to transmit or apply force to tooth

433 7, A61C 700

Patent

active

058737154

ABSTRACT:
An orthodontic dental distractor was invented for rapid orthodontic tooth movement into a fresh extraction socket. It is derived from the concept of distraction osteogenesis. The device includes a distractor head, a movable joint and a screw. The distractor head has one end engageable with a molar band mounted on a molar and another end connecting with a sliding bar on which a screw seat is fixedly mounted. The movable joint is engageable with a canine band mounted on the canine. The screw has a screw head and is engageable with the screw seat and the movable joint. By turning the screw head, the screw can drive the movable joint moving toward the screw seat and consequently moving tooth rapidly.

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patent: 382897 (1888-01-01), Patrick
patent: 678452 (1901-01-01), Schutz
patent: 4483674 (1984-11-01), Schutz

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