Shield for orthodontic appliance

Details Shield for orthodontic appliance Shield for orthodontic appliance

1988-07-05

1990-04-03

Wilson, John J.

Dentistry

Orthodontics

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433 11, 433 15, A61C 300

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049136542

ABSTRACT:
A plastic shield removably attached to an orthodontic appliance comprising a pliable C-shaped strip having projecting legs which flex outwardly over the appliance when the strip is pressed digitally thereagainst. The legs carry one or more longitudinally extending ridges which cam over the appliance and are thereafter biased against the brackets or the ligatures of the appliance in the manner of a flexural clamp or detent.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4180912 (1980-01-01), Kesling
patent: 4355975 (1982-10-01), Fujita
patent: 4512740 (1985-04-01), Kurz
patent: 4527975 (1985-07-01), Ghafari et al.
patent: 4687441 (1987-08-01), Klepacki
patent: 4712999 (1987-12-01), Rosenberg

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