US20010018175A1 - Orthodontic jig for attaching orthodontic brackets - Google Patents
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Abstract
An orthodontic jig for attaching orthodontic brackets on the teeth is disclosed. The orthodontic jig comprises a housing, a bracket support extending out of the front side of the housing through the back side of the housing, tweezers for gripping the tie wings of the bracket connected to the housing and disposed around the bracket support, a cusp tip reference means for setting the cusp tip of the tooth as the reference surface of the orthodontic position, means for displacing the cusp tip reference plate upward or downward, and a handle connected to the upper and lower surface of housing for supporting the housing.
The orthodontic jig can be connected with a cusp tip reference means or/and a lingual bracket positioning device.
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- The present invention relates to an orthodontic jig used for affixing brackets to a patient's tooth, and more particularly to orthodontic jig for positioning and affixing the brackets to an anterior tooth and a posterior tooth.
- Generally, as can be seen in FIG. 2a and FIG. 2b, an
orthodontic bracket 100 is comprised of abase 101, aslot 102 a, anidentification mark 104, andtie wings 102. - The
base 101 is slightly larger than the center section of thebracket 100 and is concave to conform to the surface of the patient's tooth. Thechambered slot 102 a is slightly angled to the horizontal center line of thebracket 100 to receive anarch wire 103 which makes an ideal dentition. Thetie wing 102, being of rhomboidal construction, is used for securing the labial tooth surface's not coming in contact with aligature wire 105. The identification mark allows an orthodontist quicker identification when rebonding a loose bracket. Theligature wire 105 holds thearch wire 103 which will make the ideal dentition after thebracket 100 is glued to the patient's tooth. The stem is integrally formed on thebase 101 in order to receive theligature wire 105 or an elastic ligature. - To make a functional dentition, the orthodontist must glue the
bracket 103 accurately 3.5 mm-5 mm away from the end of the tooth and rapidly onto the surface of the tooth, because orthodontic bonding materials are congealed within 30 seconds. Simultaneously, the orthodontist must glue thebracket 100 parallel to the vertical axis of the tooth, referring to a vertical scribe line (not shown) of thebracket 100. - Conventional orthodontic tweezers are, for example, a cross-over type as can be seen in FIG. 2b, the cross-over type has a gripping jaw which is held in the closed position by tension formed by the shape of the tweezers. The user must apply pressure to the members to open the jaw align the object upon which the tweezers are to be used with, and then reduce the pressure on the members so that the object is held by the gripping area.
- The cross-over type is referred over other designs for work requiring the object to be held securely and accurately, as the amount of pressure applied by the user. This is especially crucial in the orthodontics field and in the placement of brackets on the patient's teeth, because such brackets are very small and must be held securely and located precisely. Therefore, the preferred embodiment of the tweezers, and could also embody tweezers which are not the cross-over type.
- On the other hand, to attach the bracket to the patient's tooth, the orthodontist generally uses various conventional tweezers for gripping the bracket. Also, to measure distance between the end of tooth and the bracket, the orthodontist generally uses a gauge comprising four different measurement tooth or uses the naked eye. Using one or both of these methods, the orthodontist ascertains whether the bracket is in an accurate position.
- However, the conventional tweezers have limitations in that the bracket is sometimes not in an accurate and precise position and it takes the orthodontist a lot of time to attach the bracket.
- An orthodontic tweezers with a gauge, as shown in FIG. 3a of U.S. Pat. No. 5,868,787, are proposed to overcomes the above mentioned limitations of the conventional tweezers. Tweezers with a gauge in the U.S. Pat. No. 5,868,787 can help the user attach the brackets more accurately and precisely to the patient's tooth and will serve well in the orthodontic field. Also, the user, using the tweezers can attach the brackets more quickly to the patient's tooth with greater comfort.
- However, the disadvantage of this tweezers is that it is difficult for the orthodontist to attach the brackets to molars because of the oral structure. Also, due to the height difference between the adjacent teeth, it is difficult to attach the bracket to the accurate orthodontic position. Also, the orthodontist cannot attach the bracket to the lingual surface of the teeth with this tweezers.
- It is an object of this invention to provide an orthodontic jig for attaching and positioning various brackets with ease and with high accuracy although required position may vary on the molar or incisor.
- It is another object of this invention to provide an orthodontic jig for attaching and positioning brackets with high accuracy when the size, torque, and angulation of the teeth are not uniform and the height difference between the adjacent teeth is very large.
- It is further object of this invention to an orthodontic jig for attaching and positioning various brackets with ease and with high accuracy although required position may vary on the labial or lingual surface of the teeth.
- In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an orthodontic jig for positioning a orthodontic bracket comprising a housing; a bracket support extending out of the front side of the housing through the back side of the housing; tweezers for gripping the tie wings of the bracket connected to the housing and disposed around the bracket support; a cusp tip reference means for setting the cusp tip of the tooth as the reference surface of the orthodontic position; means for displacing the cusp tip reference plate upward or downward; and a handle connected to the upper and lower surface of housing for supporting the housing.
- The present invention still provides an orthodontic jig for positioning a orthodontic bracket comprising tweezers including two cross over extended parts which is provided with a gripping tip to grip the tie wing of the labial bracket; a housing including a tweezers support connected with the edge of the tweezers, and a height gauge disposed between the extended parts and connected with a height adjusting screw; a bracket support inserted through the housing, wherein one edge thereof is formed with ‘T’ shape and the other edge thereof includes a rotation adjusting handle; and a cusp tip reference plate fixed with the upper edge of the height gauge for setting the orthodontic position of the bracket from the cusp tip gauge.
- The present invention further provides an orthodontic jig with the cusp tip reference means comprising a cusp tip reference plate connected to the displacing means; a frame having a connecting rod and a channel connected with the cusp tip reference plate; panels disposed at each side of the frame; an occlusal fossae positioning pin connected with the panel for coming in contact with the occlusal fossae of a molar; and span adjusting means connected to the panels for adjusting the span between the panels.
- The present invention further provides an orthodontic jig with the lingual bracket positioning device comprising a vertical frame; a lingual bracket support plate inserted into the slot of the lingual bracket; a lingual bracket tweezers connected to the vertical frame for gripping the tie wings of the lingual bracket; a vertical panel including a hole connected to the cusp tip reference means, a scale disc provided with an elongated hole on a concentric circle and a connecting hole connected to the lingual bracket support plate at the center of the disc; and a lingual bracket tweezers connected to the cusp tip reference means for gripping the tie wings of the lingual bracket.
- The above and other features, objects and advantages of the present invention will be better understood from the following detailed description of the invention when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
- FIG. 1a is a perspective view of the structure of a common orthodontic bracket;
- FIG. 1b is a perspective view of the structure of a common orthodontic tube;
- FIGS. 2a and 2 b are a perspective view of the structure of a conventional tweezers;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the structure of another conventional tweezers;
- FIG. 4a is a perspective view of an orthodontic jig for attaching and position brackets according to an embodiment of the present invention;
- FIG. 4b is a front view showing the attachment of the brackets on the teeth using the embodiment of the present invention;
- FIG. 5 is a detailed perspective view of a bracket support of the embodiment;
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the attachment of an orthodontic tube using an embodiment of the present invention;
- FIG. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the gripping operation of the bracket support of the embodiment;
- FIG. 8a is a front view showing the bracket attached on the tooth using the embodiment;
- FIG. 8b is a front view showing the bracket provided with angulation on the tooth using the embodiment;
- FIG. 9 is a fragmentary side view showing the pressing operation of the bracket support of the embodiment;
- FIG. 10 is a plan view showing the rotation operation of a handle of the embodiment;
- FIG. 11 is a plan view showing the various position of the handle according to the position of the teeth;
- FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view showing a first embodiment of an occlusal fossa positioning device coupling to the orthodontic jig;
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the occlusal fossa positioning device;
- FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing the positioning operation of the bracket on the tooth with the orthodontic jig coupled to the occlusial fossa positioning device;
- FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the occlusal fossa positioning device coupled to the orthodontic jig;
- FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the occlusal fossa positioning device separated from the orthodontic jig;
- FIG. 17 is a front view of the second embodiment of the occlusal fossa positioning device;
- FIG. 18 is a side view of a third embodiment of the occlusal fossa positioning device coupled to the orthodontic jig;
- FIG. 19 is a front view of the third embodiment of the occlusal fossa positioning device;
- FIG. 20 is an exploded perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the occlusal fossa positioning device separated from the orthodontic jig;
- FIG. 21 is a front view of the fourth embodiment of the occlusal fossa positioning device;
- FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the orthodontic jig for attaching and position brackets according to another embodiment of the present invention;
- FIG. 23a is a perspective view of an embodiment of the orthodontic device for attaching a labial bracket coupled to the orthodontic jig;
- FIG. 23b is a side view of the embodiment of the orthodontic device for attaching a labial bracket coupled to the orthodontic jig;
- FIGS. 24a to 24 c are a side view showing the attachment of the labial bracket on the tooth using the orthodontic jig connected with the embodiment;
- FIG. 25 is a side view of another embodiment of the orthodontic device for attaching a labial bracket.
- As shown in FIGS. 4a to 5, an orthodontic jig for attaching and positioning the brackets on the teeth according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a
housing 1 having atube 1 a extended inwardly from the back side thereof, abracket support 2 extended out of the front side of thehousing 1 through the tube la,tweezers 3 for gripping the tie wings of the bracket connected to thehousing 1 and disposed around thebracket support 2. - Referring to FIGS. 1 and 5, the
bracket support 2 comprises asupport plate 11 inserted in theslot 102 a of thebracket 100, acenter plate 12 inserted in thetube 1 a and formed in T shape with thesupport plate 11, aprotuberance 14 formed in the both side ofcenter plate 12, afastener 13 connected with the edge of thecenter plate 12 for preventing the center plate from deviating the housing, and aspring 15 disposed between thefastener 13 and theprotuberance 14. Thespring 15 provides thebracket support 2 with restoring force when the bracket gripped by the orthodontic jig is pressed on the labial surface on the tooth. Accordingly, thebracket support 2 is movable to backward and forward direction parallel to the direction of thetube 1 a and is rotatable around the axis parallel to the direction of thecenter plate 12. - Referring to FIGS. 4a, 4 b and 5, the
tweezers 3 comprises agripping body 3 a connected to the back side of thehousing 1 and disposed in both side of thebracket support 2, and agripping tip 3 b having a cutout, which is adapted to receive thesupport plate 11, in order to grip thetie wings 102 of thebracket 100. - As shown in FIG. 6, when the
orthodontic tube 110 is attached on the labial surface of the molar, ahole 110 a of theorthodontic tube 110 is adapted to agripping protuberance 3 c formed on the inner side of thegripping tip 3 b. - Turning now to FIGS. 4a and 4 b, the orthodontic jig also comprises a cusp
tip reference plate 4 for setting thecusp tip 300 a of thetooth 300 as the reference surface of the orthodontic position, and means 5 for displacing the cusptip reference plate 4 upward or downward. - The displacing means5 includes a
height gauge 21 having aninternal thread 21 a therein and ascale 21 b spaced a predetermined interval, e.g., 0.25 mm, and aheight adjusting screw 22, connected to theinternal thread 21 a, for adjusting the vertical displacement of theheight gauge 21. Apin 23 connects the cusptip reference plate 4 with the displacing means 5. Aguide tube 24 inwardly formed on the top surface of thehousing 1 is parallel to theheight gauge 21 and a slidingbar 25, which is connected with the cusptip reference plate 4, is inserted into theguide tube 24. Accordingly, when theheight adjusting screw 22 is rotated, theinternal thread 21 a is displaced up and down a predetermined pitch and then the slidingbar 25 is simultaneously displaced up and down theguide tube 24 in order to move the cusptip reference plate 4 up and down accurately. Ahandle 6 having anupper plate 6 a and alower plate 6 b is connected to the upper and lower surface ofhousing 1 by atapered anchor 7 and apivot pin 6 d respectively. Thetapered anchor 7 is connected to the bottom surface of theupper plate 6 a by a fixingpin 6 c. When thehandle 6 is pressed, thetapered anchor 7 is inserted into thetweezers 3 and then the span of thetweezers 3, which is equal to the diameter of the taperedanchor 7, is enlarged so that thegripping tip 3 b grips thetie wings 102 of the bracket. - Referring to FIGS. 4a to 4 b and FIG. 10, the
housing 1 comprises ahandle positioning plate 8 havingpositioning recesses 8 a spaced with 22.5° at the arc shaped bottom surface thereof. Thehandle 6 is rotated around thepivot pin 6 d and one of thepositioning recess 8 a is fitted with apositioning protuberance 9 formed on thelower plate 6 b so that an angle between thetweezers 3 and thehandle 6 is set within 45° to the left side and the right side respectively. - The operation of the orthodontic jig according to the embodiment of the present invention is as follows.
- When the
upper plate 6 a and thelower plate 6 b of thehandle 6 are pressed, as shown in FIG. 7, thetapered anchor 7 is inserted into thetweezers 3 and then the span of thetweezers 3 is enlarged so that thegripping tip 3 b may grip thetie wings 102 of the bracket. Also, thesupport plate 11 disposed in the cutout is inserted into theslot 102 a of thebracket 100. When thehandle 6 is released, theanchor 7 is ascended from thegripping body 3 a, and therefore the space between thegripping tips 3 b is reduced and thegripping tip 3 b grips thetie wings 102 of thebracket 100. - The
bracket 100 gripped by the orthodontic jig, as shown in FIG. 4b and FIG. 9, is contacted on the labial surface of the tooth and the cusptip reference plate 4 is contacted on thecusp tip 300 a of thetooth 300. As theheight adjusting screw 22 is rotated to the clockwise or counter-clockwise direction, theheight gauge 21 is moved up and down, so that the height between the cusptip reference plate 4 and thebracket 100 may be calibrated and the orthodontic position ‘A’ may be set. The orthodontist can adjust the orthodontic position ‘A’ by reading thescale 21 b. And then the adhesive is coated on the bottom surface of thebracket 100 and thebracket 100 is adhered to the labial surface of the tooth through the same procedure setting the orthodontic position ‘A’. In order to adhere the bracket to the tooth firmly, thegripping tip 3 b is pressed forward and then thebracket support 2 is moved backward and the compression force of thespring 15 press thebracket 100 onto the tooth. After the adhesion of thebracket 100 is completed, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8a, thelower plate 6 b of thehandle 6 are pressed, thetapered anchor 7 is inserted into thetweezers 3 and then thegripping tip 3 b is released. - Referring to FIG. 8b, when the tooth has some angulation, the
bracket 100 must be attached with the same angulation as the tooth. In this case, thesupport plate 11 of thebracket support 2 is rotated within the cutout and inserted into the inclined slot of thebracket 100. The attachment of the bracket having a inclined slot on the tooth is substantially the same as the above procedure. - Referring to FIGS. 10 and 11, when the bracket is attached on the molar, the
handle 6 is angled with thetweezers 3 within 45° so that the front surface of thehousing 1 faces with the labial surface of the molar. That is, as shown in FIGS. 4a, 4 b and 11, thehandle 6 is rotated around thepivot pin 6 d to angle with thehousing 1 within 90° and one of thepositioning recess 8 a is fitted into thepositioning protuberance 9 on thelower plate 6 b, so that the orthodontist can attach the bracket on the molar with ease. - The orthodontic jig may be connected with an occlusal fossae positioning device in order to correct the misaligned teeth having angulation, torque, rotation and height difference more accurately. A first embodiment of the occlusal fossae positioning device is shown in FIGS.12 to 14 and is designated by the
reference number 350. The occlusalfossae positioning device 350 comprises aframe 401 having a connectingrod 409 and achannel 401 a connected with the cusptip reference plate 4 by thefastener 408 through anopening 401 b,panels 402, disposed at each side of theframe 401, having a plurality ofholes 402 a,upper holes 402 b andgrooves 402 c fitted with the connectingrod 409, an occlusalfossae positioning pin 403 connected with thepanel 402 by afastener 404 through a verticallyelongated hole 403 a and one of theholes 402 a, and aspan adjusting screw 410 inserted into theupper holes 402 b for adjusting the span between thepanels 402. - The
span adjusting screw 401 comprises anexternal thread rods 405 connected to theupper holes 402 b and aspan adjusting disc 406, disposed between theexternal thread rods 405, for varying the span of thepanels 402 by its rotation. As each internal thread ofupper holes 402 b is formed at the opposite direction, the panels can move inwardly or outwardly by the rotation of thespan adjusting disc 406. - The operation of the orthodontic jig connected with a first embodiment of the occlusal
fossae positioning device 350 is as follows. - Referring to FIG. 14, the occlusal
fossae positioning device 350 is adapted to receive the cusptip reference plate 4 and thetweezers 3 connected with the cusptip reference plate 4 grips the bracket. And then the edge of occlusalfossae positioning pin 403 is positioned at theocclusal fossae 400 a of themolar 400. In this case, since each person or each molar has a different size, the span between the edges of occlusal fossae positioning pins 403 must be adjusted. As thespan adjusting disc 406 is rotated, the span between the upper portions ofpanels 402 is reduced in FIG. 14 (or enlarged), and thepanels 402 is pivoted around the connectingrod 409, so that the span between the edges of occlusal fossae positioning pins 403 is enlarged in FIG. 14 (or reduced).Springs 407 inserted into thegrooves 402 provide thepanels 402 with the restoration force. - When the molar has some torque, rotation, or angulation representing the inclination θ′ toward the labial side or the tongue side, the amount of twist around the molar axis, or the inclination toward an adjacent tooth respectively, the occlusal
fossae positioning pin 403 can be connected with the proper one of theholes 402 a and the height thereof can be very accurately adjusted with varying the connection position of theelongated hole 403 a. Accordingly, the attaching position of the bracket is set according to the torque, rotation and angluation of the molar so that the malocclusion of the teeth can be corrected ideally. - Referring now to FIGS. 15 and 16, there is shown a second embodiment of the occlusal fossae positioning device. The second embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 15 and 16, that is, the occlusal
fossae positioning device 500 is, in all major aspect, substantially the same as the first embodiment in FIGS. 10 to 13 and will not be described in detail. However, in the second embodiment, the cusptip reference plate 501 is provided with a cutout which provides areference adjusting rod 508 with the moving space. The occlusalfossae positioning device 500 comprises aframe body 502 having achannel 502 a connected with the cusptip reference plate 501,panels 503 disposed at each inner side of theframe body 502, an occlusalfossae positioning pin 504 connected with thepanel 503, aspan adjusting screw 505 connected through the both sides of theframe body 502 and thepanels 503 for adjusting the span between thepanels 503, a sliding guide pin parallel to thespan adjusting screw 505 for guiding thepanels 503 outwardly or inwardly, and areference adjusting rod 508 connected through the upper surface of theframe body 502. - The
reference adjusting screw 505 is rotated to come in contact with the upper surface of the molar, ahandle 505 a of thespan adjusting screw 505 is rotated so as to adjust the span between thepanels 503 and then the occlusalfossae positioning pin 504 comes in contact with two occlusal fossae of the molar. Other procedure of the attachment of the bracket to the labial surface of the molar is substantially the same as the first embodiment in FIGS. 10 to 13 and will not be described in detail. - FIGS. 18 and 19 illustrate a third embodiment of the occlusal fossae positioning device. The third embodiment, that is, the occlusal
fossae positioning device 600 is, in all major aspect, substantially the same as the second embodiment in FIGS. 15 to 17 but that the edge of the occlusal fossae positioning pin includes apositioning plate 605. - FIGS. 20 and 21 illustrate a fourth embodiment of the occlusal fossae positioning device. The fourth embodiment comprises a reference rod702 mounted on the cusp
tip reference plate 701, aframe body 703 having acylindrical hole 703 a connected with the cusp tip reference rod 702 by afastener 704 and ascale 703 b formed on the peripheral portion around thecylindrical hole 703 a, areference adjusting rod 705 connected through the upper surface of theframe body 703, an occlusalfossae positioning plate 706 connected with theframe body 703. - Referring to FIG. 20 and21, the height of the cusp
tip reference plate 701 is adjusted by the height gauge so that the bracket may be positioned at the accurate orthodontic position and the occlusalfossae positioning plate 706 may be contacted on the occlusal surface. And then the reference adjusting rod is positioned on the occlusal surface. When the molar has some torque, rotation or angulation, theframe body 703 is rotated around the reference rod 702, with reading thescale 703 b. And then the bracket is attached on the labial surface of the molar as described in the above. - FIG. 22 illustrates an orthodontic jig according to a modification of the present invention which gives the simpler structure of the cusp tip reference plate and the bracket support. In the orthodontic jig of FIG. 22,
tweezers 801 comprises two cross overextended parts 801 which are provided with agripping tip 801 b to grip the tie wing of thelabial bracket 100. The housing includes atweezers support 802 and aheight gauge 805. The tweezers support 802 is connected with the edge of thetweezers 801. Theheight gauge 805 is disposed between theextended parts 801 a and is connected with the height adjusting screw and is moved up and down with the sliding bar. Thebracket support 804 is inserted through the housing, one edge of the bracket support is formed with ‘T’ shape and the other edge of the bracket support includes arotation adjusting handle 803. The cusptip reference plate 807, which set the orthodontic position of the bracket from the cusp tip of the tooth, is fixed with the upper edge of the height gauge. A fixingplate 806 connects theheight gauge 805 with the tweezers support 802 so as to prevent theheight gauge 805 from fluctuating up and down. - The operation of another embodiment is substantially similar to the above. That is, the
bracket 100 gripped by the orthodontic jig is contacted on the labial surface of the tooth and the cusptip reference plate 807 is contacted on the cusp tip of the tooth. As the height adjusting screw is rotated to the clockwise or counter-clockwise direction, theheight gauge 805 is moved up and down, so that the height between the cusptip reference plate 807 and the bracket may be calibrated and the orthodontic position ‘A’ may be set. The orthodontist can adjust the orthodontic position ‘A’ by reading the scale. And then the adhesive is coated on the bottom surface of thebracket 100 and thebracket 100 gripped by the orthodontic jig is contacted and adhered to the labial surface of the tooth through the same procedure setting the orthodontic position. - Meanwhile, the orthodontic jig of the present invention may further comprise a lingual bracket positioning device.
- Referring to FIGS. 23a and 23 b, the lingual
bracket positioning device 90 comprises avertical frame 91, a lingualbracket support plate 92 inserted into the slot of the lingual bracket, and a lingual bracket tweezers 93 connected to thevertical frame 91 for gripping the tie wings of the lingual bracket. Thevertical panel 91 is provided with ahole 91 a connected to the cusptip reference plate 4, ascale disc 99 provided with anelongated hole 91 b formed on a concentric circle and a connectinghole 91 c connected to the lingualbracket support plate 92 at the center of the disc. The lingual bracket tweezers 93 are provided with a tiewing gripping panel 96 for gripping the tie wings of the lingual bracket, apressing panel 97 for pivoting thewing gripping panel 96, a connectingpin 95 connected to thewing gripping panel 96 and the pressing panel and inserted into theelongated hole 91 b and aspring 98 for providing thebracket support plate 92 with the restoration force. - The operation of the orthodontic jig connected with the lingual bracket positioning device is as follows.
- When the
handle 6 are pressed, as shown in FIGS. 23a to 23 c, the tapered anchor is inserted into the tweezers and then the span of the tweezers is enlarged so that thegripping tip 3 b may grip the tie wings of thelabial bracket 100. Also, thesupport plate 11 disposed in the cutout is inserted into the slot of thelabial bracket 100. When thehandle 6 is released, the anchor is ascended from thegripping body 3 a, and therefore the space between thegripping tips 3 b is reduced and thegripping tip 3 b grips the tie wings of thelabial bracket 100. Thelabial bracket 100 gripped by the orthodontic jig is contacted on the labial surface of the tooth. As theheight adjusting screw 22 is rotated so that theheight gauge 21 is moved up and down, the height between the cusptip reference plate 4 and thebracket 100 is calibrated. The occlusalfossae positioning pin 403 is positioned on two occlusal fossae of themolar 300. - Also, the
ligual bracket 100′ gripped by the lingual bracket positioning device is positioned on the lingual surface of the molar. The height of thelingual bracket 100′ is also adjusted by the rotation of theheight adjusting screw 22. As thepressing panel 97 of the lingual bracket tweezers 93 is pressed, thewing gripping panel 96 is rotated upward. Thebracket support plate 92 is inserted into thelingual bracket 100′ and thewing gripping panel 96 is restored by releasing thepressing panel 97, so that the tie wings of thelingual bracket 100′ is gripped by thewing gripping panel 96 and the orthodontic position of thelingual bracket 100′ is set. And then the adhesive is coated on the bottom surface of thelingual bracket 100′ and thelingual bracket 100′ is adhered to the lingual surface of the molar through the same procedure setting the orthodontic position. - When the molar has torque θ′ toward the labial side or the tongue side, the
bracket support plate 92 is rotated within theelongated hole 91 b with reading thescale disc 99 and then thelingual bracket 100′ is gripped by the lingual bracket tweezers. Thelingual bracket 100′ is adhered to the lingual surface of the molar through the same procedure. - In order to attach the
lingual bracket 100′ on the lingual surface of the incisor, the orthodontic jig must be connected only with the lingual bracket positioning device and without the occlusal fossae positioning device. - FIG. 25 illustrates another embodiment of the lingual bracket positioning device. The lingual bracket positioning device comprises a
wing gripping panel 72 connected with the cusptip reference plate 4 by thefastener 71 for gripping the tie wing of thelingual bracket 100′, aclamp 73 pivotally connected with thewing gripping panel 72 for gripping any part of thelingual bracket 100′ (for example, the slot or another tie wing of thelingual bracket 100′). - There have been disclosed heretofore the best embodiments of the invention presently contemplated. However, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made thereto without departing from the spirit of the invention.
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1. An orthodontic jig for positioning a orthodontic bracket comprising:
a housing;
a bracket support extending out of the front side of the housing through the back side of the housing;
tweezers for gripping the tie wings of the bracket connected to the housing and disposed around the bracket support;
a cusp tip reference means for setting the cusp tip of the tooth as the reference surface of the orthodontic position;
means for displacing the cusp tip reference plate upward or downward; and a handle connected to the upper and lower surface of housing for supporting the housing.
2. An orthodontic jig according to ,
claim 1
the bracket support comprises
a support plate inserted in the slot of the bracket;
a center plate formed in T shape with the support plate and extended through the housing;
a fastener connected with the center plate for preventing the center plate from deviating the housing; and a spring disposed between the fastener and a protuberance for providing the bracket support with restoring force.
3. An orthodontic jig according to ,
claim 1
the tweezers comprises
gripping body connected to the back side of the housing and disposed in both side of the bracket support; and
gripping tip including a cutout for gripping the tie wings of the bracket.
4. An orthodontic jig according to ,
claim 3
the gripping tip further comprises a protuberance on the inner side thereof.
5. An orthodontic jig according to ,
claim 1
the displacing means comprises
a height gauge having an internal thread therein and a scale spaced a predetermined interval; and
a height adjusting screw connected to the internal thread for adjusting the vertical displacement of the height gauge.
6. An orthodontic jig according to ,
claim 1
the handle comprises
an upper plate connected to the upper surface of the housing;
a lower plate connected to the lower surface of the housing; and
a tapered anchor connected to the bottom surface of the upper plate for adjusting the span between the tweezers.
7. An orthodontic jig according to ,
claim 6
the housing comprises a handle positioning plate 8 comprising positioning recesses spaced with a predetermined angle;
the lower plate comprises a positioning protuberance fitted into one of the positioning recesses; and
the handle is rotated around the pivot pin and an angle between the tweezers and the handle is set within 90°.
8. An orthodontic jig according to ,
claim 1
the cusp tip reference means is a plate connected to the displacing means for contacting the cusp surface of a tooth.
9. An orthodontic jig according to ,
claim 1
the cusp tip reference means comprises
a cusp tip reference plate connected to the displacing means;
a frame having a connecting rod and a channel connected with the cusp tip reference plate;
panels disposed at each side of the frame;
an occlusal fossae positioning pin connected with the panel for coming in contact with the occlusal fossae of a molar; and
span adjusting means connected to the panels for adjusting the span between the panels.
10. An orthodontic jig according to ,
claim 9
the cusp tip positioning pin comprises an elongated hole for adjusting the height thereof.
11. An orthodontic jig according to ,
claim 9
the span adjusting means comprise an external thread rods; and
a span adjusting disc disposed between the external thread rods for varying the span of the panels by its rotation.
12. An orthodontic jig according to ,
claim 1
the cusp tip reference means comprise
a cusp tip reference plate connected to the displacing means;
a frame body having a channel connected with the cusp tip reference plate;
panels disposed at each inner side of the frame body;
an occlusal fossae positioning pin connected with the panels for coming in contact with the occlusal fossae of a molar; and
span adjusting means connected through the both sides of the frame body and the panels for adjusting the span between the panels.
13. An orthodontic jig according to ,
claim 12
the occlusal fossae positioning pin comprises a plate at the edge thereof.
14. An orthodontic jig according to ,
claim 12
the span adjusting means comprises
the span adjusting screw connected through the both sides of the frame body and the panels for adjusting the span between the panels; and
a handle for rotating the span adjusting screw.
15. An orthodontic jig according to ,
claim 14
the span adjusting means further comprises a sliding guide pin parallel to the span adjusting screw for guiding the panels.
16. An orthodontic jig according to ,
claim 1
the cusp tip reference means comprise
a cusp tip reference plate connected to the displacing means;
a reference rod mounted on the cusp tip reference plate;
a frame body having a cylindrical hole connected with the reference rod by a fastener;
a reference adjusting rod connected through the upper surface of the frame body; and
an occlusal fossae positioning plate connected with the frame body for coming in contact with the occlusal fossae of a molar.
17. An orthodontic jig for positioning a orthodontic bracket comprising:
tweezers including two cross over extended parts which is provided with a gripping tip to grip the tie wing of the labial bracket,
a housing including a tweezers support connected with the edge of the tweezers, and a height gauge disposed between the extended parts and connected with a height adjusting screw;
a bracket support inserted through the housing, wherein one edge thereof is formed with ‘T’ shape and the other edge thereof includes a rotation adjusting handle; and
a cusp tip reference plate fixed with the upper edge of the height gauge for setting the orthodontic position of the bracket from the cusp tip gauge.
18. An orthodontic jig according to ,
claim 1
the orthodontic jig further comprises the lingual bracket positioning device comprising:
a vertical frame;
a lingual bracket support plate inserted into the slot of the lingual bracket;
a lingual bracket tweezers connected to the vertical frame for gripping the tie wings of the lingual bracket;
a vertical panel including a hole connected to the cusp tip reference means, a scale disc provided with an elongated hole on a concentric circle and a connecting hole connected to the lingual bracket support plate at the center of the disc; and
a lingual bracket tweezers connected to the cusp tip reference means for gripping the tie wings of the lingual bracket.
19. An orthodontic jig according to ,
claim 18
the lingual bracket tweezers comprise:
a tie wing gripping panel for gripping the tie wings of the lingual bracket;
a pressing panel for pivoting the tie wing gripping panel;
a connecting pin connected to the wing gripping panel and the pressing panel, and inserted into the elongated hole; and
a spring for providing the bracket support plate with the restoration force.
20. An orthodontic jig according to ,
claim 1
the orthodontic jig further comprises the lingual bracket positioning device comprising:
a wing gripping panel connected with the cusp tip reference means for gripping the tie wing of the lingual bracket;
a clamp pivotally connected with the wing gripping panel for gripping any part of the lingual bracket.
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