CA2479933A1 - Orthodontic aligner auxiliary system - Google Patents

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CA2479933A1
CA2479933A1 CA002479933A CA2479933A CA2479933A1 CA 2479933 A1 CA2479933 A1 CA 2479933A1 CA 002479933 A CA002479933 A CA 002479933A CA 2479933 A CA2479933 A CA 2479933A CA 2479933 A1 CA2479933 A1 CA 2479933A1
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    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C7/00—Orthodontics, i.e. obtaining or maintaining the desired position of teeth, e.g. by straightening, evening, regulating, separating, or by correcting malocclusions
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    • A61C7/00—Orthodontics, i.e. obtaining or maintaining the desired position of teeth, e.g. by straightening, evening, regulating, separating, or by correcting malocclusions
    • A61C7/08—Mouthpiece-type retainers or positioners, e.g. for both the lower and upper arch
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    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
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    • A61C7/10—Devices having means to apply outwardly directed force, e.g. expanders

Abstract

A method and apparatus for orthodontic treatment employing a removable orthodontic aligner (20) having a polymeric shell with a plurality of caviti es (24) shaped to receive teeth (10). A number of openings (26) are formed that extend through the shell of the orthodontic aligner (20) into a cavity (24). An orthodontic aligner auxiliary (30) can then be secured to the opening (26 ) in the shell of the orthodontic aligner (20) to exert a therapeutic force on a tooth (10).

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1. An apparatus for orthodontic treatment comprising:
a removable orthodontic aligner having a polymeric shell with a plurality of cavities shaped to receive teeth, said shell having at least one opening extending into the shell from a cavity; and an orthodontic aligner auxiliary securable to the opening in the shell of the orthodontic aligner to exert a therapeutic force on a tooth.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the orthodontic aligner auxiliary is inserted into and retained by the opening in the shell.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the orthodontic aligner auxiliary is threaded into the opening in the shell, thereby providing an adjustable relationship between the orthodontic aligner auxiliary and the orthodontic aligner.
4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the orthodontic aligner auxiliary comprises a threaded portion engaging the opening in the shell and a tip extending into the cavity to exert a therapeutic force on a tooth.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the orthodontic aligner auxiliary further comprises:
a nut having a threaded hole, securable to the opening in the shell of the orthodontic aligner; and a screw having a threaded portion to adjustably engage the nut.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the orthodontic aligner auxiliary is bonded to the opening in the shell.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the orthodontic aligner auxiliary is secured to the shell by a snap fit with the opening in the shell.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the opening extends through the shell, and wherein the orthodontic aligner auxiliary comprises a protrusion extending through the opening and into the cavity of the shell to exert a therapeutic force on a tooth.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the orthodontic aligner auxiliary comprises a plurality of removable tacks of progressive length, wherein each tack can be secured to and removed from the opening in the shell in a predetermined sequence over time, thereby exerting a progression of therapeutic forces on a tooth.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the orthodontic aligner auxiliary comprises a plurality of removable tacks having progressive elasticities, wherein each tack can be secured to and removed from the opening in the shell in a predetermined sequence over time, thereby exerting a progression of therapeutic forces on a tooth.
11. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the opening extends through the shell, and wherein the orthodontic aligner auxiliary comprises:
a head larger than the opening in the shell;
a circumferential groove to engage the opening in the shell;
and a tip insertable through the opening in the shell so that the circumferential groove engages the opening.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the tip is tapered.
13. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:
a first segment of the orthodontic aligner for engaging a first set of teeth having at least one opening and a first orthodontic aligner auxiliary securable to the opening;
a second segment of the orthodontic aligner movable relative to the first segment for engaging a second set of teeth and having at least one opening and a second orthodontic aligner auxiliary securable to the opening; and a connecting member extending between the first orthodontic aligner auxiliary and the second orthodontic aligner auxiliary to exert a therapeutic force on the first and second sets of teeth.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein said connecting member comprises a retractive device.
15. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein said connecting member comprises an expanding device.
16. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising an ornamental attachment securable to the opening in the shell.
17. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the orthodontic aligner auxiliary further comprises a radio-opaque marker.
18. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the shell has a plurality of openings extending from a tooth, with orthodontic aligner auxiliaries secured to each opening to exert a couple on the tooth.
19. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the orthodontic aligner auxiliary further comprises a protrusion extending into the interproximal space between adjacent teeth and exerting a retentive force to hold the shell fully seated on the teeth.
20. A method of orthodontic treatment comprising:
forming a removable orthodontic aligner having a polymeric shell with a plurality of cavities shaped to receive teeth creating at least one opening extending into the shell of the orthodontic aligner from a cavity; and securing an orthodontic aligner auxiliary to the opening in the shell of the orthodontic aligner to exert a therapeutic force on a tooth.
21. The method of claim 20 wherein the opening extends through the shell, and wherein the orthodontic aligner auxiliary is inserted through the opening in the shell.
22. The method of claim 20 wherein the orthodontic aligner auxiliary is threaded through the opening in the shell.
23. The method of claim 20 wherein the orthodontic aligner auxiliary is bonded to the opening in the shell.
24. The method of claim 20 further comprising the step of plastically deforming the shell adjacent to the opening.
25. The method of claim 20 further comprising:
providing a removable orthodontic aligner having a first segment for engaging a first set of teeth and a second segment for engaging a second set of teeth; said first and second segments being movable relative to one another;
creating a first opening in the first segment of the orthodontic aligner;
creating a second opening in the second segment of the orthodontic aligner;
securing a first orthodontic aligner auxiliary to the first opening;
securing a second orthodontic aligner auxiliary to the second opening; and attaching a connecting member between the first orthodontic aligner auxiliary and the second orthodontic aligner auxiliary to exert a therapeutic force on the first and second sets of teeth.
26. The method of claim 25 wherein the connecting member comprises a retractive device.
27. The method of claim 25 wherein the connecting member comprises an expanding device.
28. A method of orthodontic treatment comprising:
forming a removable orthodontic aligner having a polymeric shell with a plurality of cavities shaped to receive teeth creating at least one opening extending into the shell of the orthodontic aligner from a cavity; and removably securing each of a plurality of orthodontic aligner auxiliaries to the opening in the shell of the orthodontic aligner in a predetermined sequence over time, whereby said orthodontic aligner auxiliaries exert a progression of therapeutic forces on a tooth.
29. The method of claim 28 wherein the orthodontic aligner auxiliaries comprise a plurality of removable tacks of progressive length.
30. The method of claim 28 wherein the orthodontic aligner auxiliaries comprise a plurality of removable tacks having progressive elasticities.
31. An apparatus for orthodontic treatment comprising:
a removable orthodontic aligner having a polymeric shell with a plurality of cavities shaped to receive teeth, said shell having at least one opening extending into the shell from a cavity; and an orthodontic aligner auxiliary having a threaded portion engaging the opening in the shell and a tip extending into the cavity to exert a therapeutic force on a tooth, whereby the degree of force exerted by the tip on the tooth can be adjusted by rotating the orthodontic aligner auxiliary relative to the orthodontic aligner.
32. The apparatus of claim 31 wherein the orthodontic aligner auxiliary further comprises a head configured to engage a hand-held activation instrument.
33. An apparatus for orthodontic treatment comprising:
a removable orthodontic aligner having a polymeric shell with a plurality of cavities shaped to receive teeth, said shell having at least one opening extending through the shell into a cavity; and a tack removably securable through the opening in the shell to exert a therapeutic force on a tooth, said tack having:
(a) a tip larger than the opening in the shell, but insertable through the opening by exertion of an external force to temporarily distend the opening; and (b) a head larger than the opening in the shell, thereby engaging the shell between the tip and head of the tack after insertion of the tip through the opening.
34. The apparatus of claim 33 wherein the tack is comprised of a resilient polymer.
35. The apparatus of claim 33 wherein the tack is inserted from the cavity through the opening in the shell with the head remaining in the cavity to exert a therapeutic force on a tooth.
36. The apparatus of claim 33 wherein the tip of the tack is inserted through the opening in the shell into the cavity to exert a therapeutic force on a tooth.
37. The apparatus of claim 33 wherein the tack further comprises a circumferential groove between the tip and head to engage the opening in the shell.
38. The apparatus of claim 33 wherein the tip of the tack is tapered.
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