Dentistry – Orthodontics – Means to transmit or apply force to tooth
Patent
1996-09-26
1998-06-02
O'Connor, Cary E.
Dentistry
Orthodontics
Means to transmit or apply force to tooth
A61C 720
Patent
active
057590290
ABSTRACT:
An esthetic orthodontic wire comprising a composite material which includes a biocompatible inorganic fiber and a thermoplastic resin. The inorganic fiber is glass fiber formed linearly continuous and having a generally circular or oval cross-sectional shape. The inorganic fiber has a diameter ranging from 1 to 100 .mu.m. The biocompatible inorganic fiber is produced from a mixture of calcium oxide, diphosphorus pentoxide, silicon dioxide and aluminium oxide. The inorganic fiber is biocompatible, in which a molar ratio of calcium/phosphorus is within a range of from 0.5 to 3.0, wherein total of calcium oxide and diphosphorus pentoxide is within a range of from 20 to 65% by weight relative to the glass fiber, and total of silicon dioxide and aluminium oxide is within a range of from 35 to 80% by weight relative to the glass fiber. The content of the glass fiber is within a range of from 5 to 70% by volume of the orthodontic wire. The thermoplastic resin is one selected from the group consisting methylmethacrylate resin and a copolymer of methylmethacrylate and one of methacrylate and acrylate. Additionally, the orthodontic wire is generally white and translucent. The orthodontic wire has a light transmittance of not lower than 5% within a visible light region. The orthodontic wire has a residual deflection of not larger than 1 mm in a load-deflection behavior obtained under a test in which a distance between support points is 14 mm, and a flexural load is within a range of from 0.5 to 6.0 N.
Imai Toru
Kobayashi Masahiro
Nakamura Shinji
Watari Fumio
O'Connor Cary E.
Rocky Mountain Morita Corporation
Sun Medical Co., Ltd.
Unitika Glass Fiber Co., Ltd.
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