CA2583560A1 - Oral appliance - Google Patents

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CA2583560A1
CA2583560A1 CA002583560A CA2583560A CA2583560A1 CA 2583560 A1 CA2583560 A1 CA 2583560A1 CA 002583560 A CA002583560 A CA 002583560A CA 2583560 A CA2583560 A CA 2583560A CA 2583560 A1 CA2583560 A1 CA 2583560A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • 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
    • A61C7/08—Mouthpiece-type retainers or positioners, e.g. for both the lower and upper arch
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices; Anti-rape devices
    • A61F5/56—Devices for preventing snoring
    • A61F5/566—Intra-oral devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
    • A63B71/08—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions
    • A63B71/085—Mouth or teeth protectors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B71/00—Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
    • A63B71/08—Body-protectors for players or sportsmen, i.e. body-protecting accessories affording protection of body parts against blows or collisions
    • A63B71/085—Mouth or teeth protectors
    • A63B2071/086—Mouth inserted protectors with breathing holes

Abstract

An orthodontic trainer (1) for assisting the correction of the misalignment of teeth comprising a base member (2) made of nylon having a generally U-shaped form corresponding to the outline of the jaw of a user and a teeth engaging member (5) that encases the base member (2). The base member (2) has an open frame structure with curved inner and outer elongate frame members (10, 12) interconnected at spaced intervals by transverse frame members (15). The continuous teeth engaging member (5) that is made of silicone rubber or PVC
comprises a web (40) and inner and outer flanges (44, 45) projecting up and down from both upper and lower faces of the web (40). These flanges (44, 45) and the web (40) define upper and lower channels within which the upper and lower teeth of the user can be received.

Claims (45)

1. An oral appliance, comprising:
a base member having a generally U-shaped form corresponding to the outline of the jaw of a user, the base member being made of a material; and a continuous teething engaging member made of a material that is softer than the material of the base member that encloses and encases at least part of the base member and defines at least one of upper and lower teeth channels within which the associated arch and teeth of the user can be received.
2. An oral appliance according to claim 1, wherein the teeth engaging member is made of a polymeric material.
3. An oral appliance according to claim 2, wherein the polymeric material of the teeth engaging member is silicone rubber.
4. An oral appliance according to claim 2, wherein the polymeric material of the teeth engaging member is an addition polymer which is polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
5. An oral appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the base member is made of a polymeric material that is resilient.
6. An oral appliance according to claim 5, wherein the polymeric material from which the base member is formed is a polyamide material that is formed either by a condensation polymerisation of amide monomers or a ring opening polymerisation of caprolactam.
7. An oral appliance according to claim 6, wherein the polymeric material of the base member is an addition polymer including polyethylene or polypropylene or a condensation polymer including polyurethane or polycarbonate or a thermoplastic elastomer that is santoprene.
8. An oral appliance according to claim 7, wherein the base member is made of polyamide material and the teeth engaging member is made of silicone rubber.
9. An oral appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the base member is in the form of an open frame structure.
10. An oral appliance according to claim 9, wherein the open frame structure comprises curved inner and outer longitudinal frame members that are interconnected at spaced intervals by transverse frame members and wherein the longitudinal frame members and the transverse frame members may all lie broadly in the same plane.
11. An oral appliance according to claim 10, wherein the base member further includes an outer teeth repositioning formation on the outer longitudinal frame member.
12. An oral appliance according to claim 11, wherein the outer teeth repositioning formation comprises an outer flange projecting up from the outer longitudinal frame member above the height of the transverse frame members.
13. An oral appliance according to claim 12, wherein the base member has a central front region and left and right arm regions extending rearward from the central front region to left and right rear ends.
14. An oral appliance according to claim 13, wherein the outer flange projects upwardly from the transverse frame members along at least said central front region whereby to extend over and across the upper front teeth of a user in use.
15. An oral appliance according to claim 14, wherein the central front region of the outer flange extends upwardly above an upper surface of the transverse frame members by 2-10mm.
16. An oral appliance according to claim 14 or claim 15, wherein the outer flange also projects upwardly above the transverse frame members along left and right arm regions of the base member.
17. An oral appliance according to claim 16, wherein the left and right arm regions of the outer flange extend upwardly above the transverse frame members of the open frame by 2-6mm whereby to extend over at least part of the molars of the user in use.
18. An oral appliance according to claim 16 or claim 17, wherein the outer flange is interrupted or of reduced height at positions on the left side intermediate the left arm region and the central front region of the outer flange, and also on the right side intermediate the right arm region and the central front region of the outer flange, said positions on the left and right sides corresponding to the positions of the canine teeth of a user.
19. An oral appliance according to any one of claims 12 to 18, wherein the outer flange is formed integrally with the curved outer longitudinal frame member.
20. An oral appliance according to any one of claims 11 to 18, wherein the base member further includes an inner teeth repositioning formation on the inner longitudinal frame member.
21. An oral appliance according to claim 20, wherein the inner teeth repositioning formation comprises an inner flange projecting up from the inner frame member above the height of the transverse frame members.
22. An oral appliance according to claim 21, wherein the inner flange on the curved inner longitudinal frame member extends a distance of about 1-3mm away from an upper surface of the transverse frame members.
23. An oral appliance according to claim 21 or claim 22, wherein the inner flange projects up from the transverse frame members along the full length of the inner longitudinal frame member and the inner flange projects up substantially the same height along its full length.
24. An oral appliance according to any one of claims 21 to 23, wherein the inner flange is formed integrally with the curved inner element.
25. An oral appliance according to any one of claims 9 to 24, wherein the base member has a front said transverse frame member in the central front region of the base member, and also rear said transverse frame members towards the rear of the left and right arm regions of the base member.
26. An oral appliance according to claim 25, wherein the base member further includes intermediate transverse frame members in between the rear transverse frame members at the rear of the arm regions and the front transverse frame member.
27. An oral appliance according to claim 26, wherein the transverse cross element in the central front region of the base member has a width of 5-15mm, and the rear transverse cross elements at the rear of each of the arms have a width of 2-10mm, and the intermediate transverse frame members have a width of 1-4mm.
28. An oral appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 27, wherein the teeth engaging member comprises a central web having upper and lower surfaces that extends parallel to the plane of the open frame, and also inner and outer flanges that project transversely away from at least one of the upper and lower surfaces of the web and define with the web at least one channel within which the teeth of a user are received.
29. An oral appliance according to claim 28, wherein the open frame structure has upper and lower faces and inner and outer sides, and the teeth engaging member encases the upper and lower faces of the open frame structure and also the inner and outer sides of the open frame structure.
30. An oral appliance according to claim 29, wherein the teeth engaging member includes flanges that project away from both the upper and lower surfaces of the web defining both upper and lower channels within which respectively the upper and lower rows of teeth of a user can be received.
31. An oral appliance according to claim 30, wherein the teeth engaging member extends fully around and over the base member and completely encases the full surface of the base member.
32. An oral appliance according to claim 31, wherein the teeth engaging member covers an outer surface of the outer flange with a layer of material that is substantially thinner the layer of material covering an inside surface of the outer flange whereby to assist in holding the base member and teeth engaging member together.
33. An oral appliance according to any one of claims 29 to 32, wherein the teeth engaging member further includes one or more teeth positioning formations in at least one of the channels, each said positioning formation assisting in positioning the teeth of a user that are adjacent to it in use.
34. An oral appliance according to claim 33, wherein the teeth engaging member includes a plurality of teeth positioning formations, said plurality of teeth positioning formations collectively positioning at least the central front two incisors of the teeth of a user.
35. An oral appliance according to claim 34, wherein said plurality of teeth positioning formations collectively position the front four teeth of a user and also the three teeth on each side rearward of the front four teeth of a user on both the upper and lower rows of teeth of a user.
36. An oral appliance according to any one of claims 33 to 35, wherein each teeth positioning formation comprises a wedge shaped protrusion extending inwardly from a said flange into a said channel, and wherein the wedge shaped protrusions are integrally moulded with the teeth engaging member.
37. An oral appliance according to any one of claims I to 36, further including at least one breathing hole passing there through, and a tongue tab for encouraging a user to correctly position their tongue, and also a cut away on the curved outer flange of the teeth engaging member both above and below the web so that in use the soft gum of a user in this region does not make contact with the teeth engaging member.
38. An orthodontic trainer, comprising:
a base member made of polyamide material having a generally U-shaped form corresponding to the outline of the jaw of a user, the base member having an open frame structure with curved inner and outer elongate frame members interconnected at spaced intervals by transverse frame members, the base member having a central front region and left and right arm regions, and the base member including a teeth repositioning formation on the outer elongate frame member that extends across at least the front central region;
and a continuous teething engaging member made of silicone rubber or PVC
that encloses and encases the base member and comprises a web and inner and outer flanges projecting up and down from both upper and lower faces of the web and defining upper and lower channels within which the upper and lower teeth of the user can be received.
39. An orthodontic trainer according to claim 38, wherein the teeth repositioning formation on the outer elongate frame member also extends across at least part of the left and right arm regions as well as said central front region.
40. An orthodontic trainer according to claim 38 or claim 39, wherein the base member includes a further teeth repositioning formation on the inner elongate frame member.
41. An orthodontic trainer according to any one of claims 38 to 40, further including teeth positioning formations for encouraging the correct positioning of the teeth of a user.
42. An orthodontic trainer according to any one of claims 38 to 41, wherein the teeth engaging member is made of silicone rubber.
43. A sports guard, comprising:
a base member made of nylon having a generally U-shaped form corresponding to the outline of the jaw of a user, the base member having an open frame structure with curved inner and outer elongate frame members interconnected at spaced intervals by transverse frame members, the base member having a central front region and left and right arm regions; and a continuous teething engaging member made of silicone rubber or PVC
that encloses and encases the base member and comprises a web and inner and outer flanges projecting up from the upper faces of the web and defining an upper channel within which the upper arch and teeth of the user can be received.
44. A method of treating a patient to encourage improved oral habits and encouraging an improvement in the positioning of their teeth, the method comprising the steps of fitting an appliance in accordance with claims 1 to 42 to a user, and getting the user to wear the appliance.
45. A method of treating a patient according to claim 44, wherein the user wears the appliance for at least a few hours a day and does this at least three days a week.
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