Centri-lever orthodontic appliance

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1985-01-28

1986-10-21

Peshock, Robert

Dentistry

Orthodontics

Means to transmit or apply force to tooth

A61C 700

Patent

active

046183248

ABSTRACT:
A novel intraoral orthodontic appliance for correcting an abnormal jaw condition, or malocclusion, in a patient. The appliance includes an elongate interjaw-force-transferring member having ends which terminate in generally parallel, coplanar closeable loops, with the loops being generally parallel to and spaced apart from the longitudinal axis of the member. A pair of attachment rings are fixed to teeth in different jaws. The loops extend through the attachment rings and are retained therein in a manner providing pivoting of the loops about an axis generally parallel with the plane of the loops. Such construction permits lateral and pivotable movement between the jaws, thereby allowing the patient to eat and speak without interference from the appliance, while still correcting the abnormal jaw condition. The loops may be easily attached to the rings by hooking them on and closing them around the rings with a tool such as a pair of pliers.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3618214 (1967-04-01), Armstrong
patent: 4382782 (1983-05-01), Klein et al.
patent: 4382783 (1983-05-01), Rosenberg
patent: 4424032 (1984-01-01), Howe
patent: 4462800 (1984-07-01), Jones

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