Methods and systems for concurrent tooth repositioning and substance delivery
    2.
    发明授权
    Methods and systems for concurrent tooth repositioning and substance delivery 有权
    并发牙齿重新定位和物质输送的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07905724B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-15

    申请号:US12286193

    申请日:2008-09-29

    申请人: Eric Kuo Loc X. Phan

    发明人: Eric Kuo Loc X. Phan

    IPC分类号: A61C7/08

    CPC分类号: A61C7/08 A61C19/063

    摘要: The present invention provides devices, systems and methods for orthodontic treatment using elastic repositioning appliances while concurrently providing dental and periodontal therapies. Such therapies are traditionally provided with the use of a variety of accessories and devices which are applied when the repositioning appliance is removed from the patient's mouth. The present invention eliminates the need for such removal and additional devices by incorporating these therapies into the repositioning appliance.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了使用弹性复位装置进行正畸治疗的装置,系统和方法,同时提供牙科和牙周疗法。 传统上使用这种治疗方法可以使用各种附件和装置,当将重新定位装置从患者口中取出时应用。 本发明通过将这些治疗结合到再定位装置中而不需要这种去除和附加装置。

    Dental pliers for forming and removing bumps on appliances

    公开(公告)号:US06814574B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-11-09

    申请号:US10289551

    申请日:2002-11-06

    IPC分类号: A61C300

    CPC分类号: A61C7/04

    摘要: Pliers for forming and removing bumps for the dental appliance without heating are disclosed. The eraser pliers for erasing a bump on an appliance include a first elongated member having a first jaw portion at one end and a handle portion at the other end, the jaw portion having flat surface mounted at a distal end of the first jaw portion; and a second elongated member joined to the first elongated member, the second elongated member having a second jaw portion at one end and a second handle portion at the other end, the second jaw portion having a second flat surface mounted at a distal end of the second jaw portion, the first and second flat surfaces adapted to engage and flatten the bump. The pliers for making the bumps include a first elongated member having a first jaw portion at one end and a handle portion at the other end, the jaw portion having a projection mounted at a distal end of the first jaw portion; and a second elongated member joined to the first elongated member, the second elongated member having a second jaw portion at one end and a second handle portion at the other end, the second jaw portion adapted to receive the projection to create the bump in the dental appliance without heating.

    System and methods for combination treatments of dental patients
    6.
    发明授权
    System and methods for combination treatments of dental patients 有权
    牙科患者联合治疗的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07578673B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-25

    申请号:US10870689

    申请日:2004-06-17

    IPC分类号: A61C3/00

    摘要: Systems and methods for fabricating a dental template to position an object on a patient's tooth to move the tooth from an initial position to a target position are disclosed. The system digitizes a model of the patient's tooth at the initial position; places an object on the tooth model at the target position; determines the position of the object at the initial position; and fabricates the dental template to locate the object on the patient's tooth.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于制造牙模板以将物体定位在患者牙齿上以将牙齿从初始位置移动到目标位置的系统和方法。 该系统在初始位置对患者牙齿的模型进行数字化; 将物体放在目标位置的牙齿模型上; 确定对象在初始位置的位置; 并制造牙科模板以将物体定位在患者的牙齿上。

    Tooth positioning appliances and systems
    7.
    发明授权
    Tooth positioning appliances and systems 有权
    牙齿定位器具和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07121825B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-17

    申请号:US10799432

    申请日:2004-03-12

    IPC分类号: A61C7/00

    摘要: An improved dental appliance system, and methods for using and fabricating the improved appliance, including a polymeric overlay or shell having a teeth-receiving cavity formed therein and a wire mounted on or embedded in the polymeric shell. The dental appliance having the necessary stiffness or strength to firmly secure the appliance on the teeth and provide controlled forces required for repositioning the teeth, until such time as removal of the appliance is desired. The appliance may be configured for use with a removal mechanisim. The removal mechanism undergoes a state change stimulated by an environmental stimulus or environmental switch.

    摘要翻译: 一种改进的牙科器具系统,以及用于使用和制造改进的器具的方法,包括其中形成有齿接收腔的聚合物覆盖物或壳体,以及安装在聚合物壳体上或嵌入聚合物壳体中的线材。 牙科器具具有必要的刚度或强度,以将器具牢固地固定在牙齿上,并提供重新定位牙齿所需的受控力,直到需要去除器具。 设备可以被配置为与去除机构一起使用。 去除机制经历由环境刺激或环境转换刺激的状态变化。

    Embedded features and methods of a dental appliance

    公开(公告)号:US06572372B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-06-03

    申请号:US09616222

    申请日:2000-07-14

    IPC分类号: A61C700

    CPC分类号: A61C7/36 A61C7/00 A61C7/08

    摘要: Traditional orthodontic treatment often involves the use of basic repositioning devices, such as braces, and the use of supplementary devices, components or accessories to achieve desired end results. Such components may be mounted on fixed, non-removable devices or they may be part of a removable appliance typically worn prior to the application of the fixed devices. As with traditional treatment, it may be desired to utilize similar components when repositioning teeth with removable elastic repositioning appliances. Due to the nature of elastic appliances, such components may take a variety of forms ranging from readily available traditional accessories to specially created devices. Thus, traditional components may be mounted on or embedded in an elastic appliance, or the appliance may be formed to provide similar components. Likewise, the appliance may be modified to provide additional features for specific orthodontic treatments.