Device for correcting teeth irregularities

Details Device for correcting teeth irregularities Device for correcting teeth irregularities

1992-05-21

1993-12-21

Wilson, John J.

Dentistry

Orthodontics

Means to transmit or apply force to tooth

433 8, 433 10, A61C 300

Patent

active

052717330

ABSTRACT:
A supplementary device for use in a device for correcting teeth irregularities includes a bracket having a slit with a T-shaped section and a wire to be inserted into the slit and engaged with the bracket. The wire has an elongated projection, and the supplementary device includes a wire engaging slit having substantially the same shape as the slit in the bracket. At least one protrusion is adapted for engaging a resilient band, and the bracket is slidable along the wire.

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American Orthodontic Catalog VII, 1980, p. 103.

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