ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE

摘要

An orthodontic appliance consisting of a two-component bracket assembly and a customized wire where the tooth component of the bracket assembly is semi-permanently glued to the tooth surface and the wire component of the bracket assembly is securely attached to the customized wire. The customized wire has a configuration that is derived from characteristics of both the mal-aligned and aligned states of the teeth. The series of wire components of the bracket assembly are separated by an inter-bracket distance and are specifically oriented along the customized wire to form the customized wire-bracket device. When the wire component and the tooth component of the bracket assembly are engaged, the alignment of the teeth occurs due to the elastic recoil of the customized wire. The customized wire-bracket device is completely detachable and re-attachable to the tooth component of the bracket assembly as are the two components of the bracket assembly.

主权项

1. An orthodontic appliance for aligning teeth, the orthodontic appliance comprising:
a bracket assembly comprising a tooth component and a wire component; said tooth component semi permanently glued to the tooth surface of mal-aligned teeth; said wire component having a wire slot to receive a customized wire; said customized wire having a configuration derived from characteristics of the patient's simulated mal-aligned and aligned state of teeth; said customized wire rigidly attached to a plurality of said wire components of said bracket assembly resulting in specific position and orientation of said plurality of wire components; said customized wire attached to said plurality of wire components to form a customized wire-bracket device; said customized wire-bracket device when attached to a plurality of said tooth components glued to the tooth surface of said mal-aligned teeth, recoils and deflects to align said mal-aligned teeth; and said customized wire-bracket device detachable from said plurality of tooth components in one piece and re-attachable when needed.