Dentistry – Orthodontics – Means to transmit or apply force to tooth
Patent
1995-09-20
1997-07-08
O'Connor, Cary E.
Dentistry
Orthodontics
Means to transmit or apply force to tooth
433 18, 433 19, A61C 700
Patent
active
056454244
ABSTRACT:
An orthodontic appliance which may be used to advance the mandible comprising a central straight segment, a pair of pivotable connectors disposed at opposite ends of the central straight segment, and a pair of arms each extending from one of the oppositely disposed pivotable connectors. The arms may be affixed, oppositely directed, to opposing upper and lower teeth on one side of a patient's dental arch.
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