Dentistry – Orthodontics – Means to transmit or apply force to tooth
Patent
1997-05-02
1999-11-16
Lucchesi, Nicholas D.
Dentistry
Orthodontics
Means to transmit or apply force to tooth
433 24, A61C 300
Patent
active
059846755
ABSTRACT:
An orthodontic spring system is provided for primary intended use with conventional fixed appliance systems. The orthodontic spring system includes one or more orthodontic spring devices that may actively grip a fixed orthodontic appliance during use for enhanced delivery of aligning forces and tooth/root control. The orthodontic spring devices may include two or more spring segments for applying tooth aligning forces in transverse directions. Additionally, the orthodontic springs may include one or more bends to provide for deflection of adjacent springs portions, twisting, wherein the orthodontic spring devices may be used to apply alignment forces in three different planes. The orthodontic springs are provided such that, when the maloccluded teeth to be repositioned have assumed their desired position, the interconnected springs will assume a substantially inactive state. Use of the inventive system provides for rapid, bio-mechanically induced tooth rotation, tooth inclination, tooth intrusion/extrusion and tooth axis movement as may be desired for a given situation.
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Lucchesi Nicholas D.
White Velton Curtis
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