Orthodontic appliance
OwnerChristoph Von Mandachinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to an orthodontic device which is particularly economical and as small as possible, and which has hooks and a small tube, produced from a sheet metal plate using stamping and bending techniques and without the use of welding or soldering. The orthodontic device comprises a base plate having a flat region with a gingival and an occlusal edge. An occlusal rolling forms the small tube. The gingival edge has a counter-directional rolling. Concave cuts are formed in the side edges in order to form wing-shaped hooks. Both rollings can hold an applicator/protector, with which the orthodontic device is protected during adhesion, and can then be applied to a tooth in the correct orientation.
Claims14
An orthodontic appliance comprising a weld-free and solder-free base plate having side edges and a planar region having a bonding region configured to be directed to a tooth, a gingival edge and an occlusal edge, wherein the occlusal edge is rolled away from the bonding region of the base plate by at least 200° to form a circular occlusal tube configured for receiving an archwire and the gingival edge is rolled away from the bonding region of the base plate by at least 150° to form a rolled gingival region having two opposite sides, and wherein the rolled gingival region comprises indentations in each of the two opposite sides forming hooks near the gingival edge configured for connecting orthodontic accessories.
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