CLASS II/III CORRECTOR ACCOMODATING BITE PLATES

摘要

Improved bite plates for use with orthodontic vibratory devices and devices offering other treatment modalities. The bite plates are specifically designed to be used with Class II and II correctors, such as the Herbst appliance. Such bite plates can be used with a variety of treatment modalities, including laser, IR, micropulse, vibration, and combinations thereof.

主权项

1) An orthodontic remodeling device comprising an extra-oral driver and a bite plate, said bite plate comprising:
i) an inner core in an U-shape to contact occlusal surfaces of a patient's incisors, cuspids and premolars; ii) said inner core covered with a flexible biocompatible polymer; iii) said flexible biocompatible polymer shaped to have an outside edge having upper and lower rims to contact upper and lower facial surfaces of said patient's incisors, but not premolars or molars; and, iv) wherein the bite plate has a connector at a median line thereon for reversibly coupling to said driver.