Apparatus for aligning or positioning teeth, and related methods
AssigneeOle Christian Amundsen
InventorOle Christian Amundsen
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Abstract
An apparatus and a related pair of elements and methods are for aligning or positioning teeth. The apparatus is configured to be worn in a mouth of a wearer and further configured to be supported on the teeth of the wearer, and has elements arranged to be distributed along a set of the teeth and at least one engager member for engaging the elements for moving one or more of the teeth. In such embodiments, at least one pair of the elements can be engaged such that when in use, at least one part of one of the elements in the pair bears against at least one part of the other of the elements in the pair.
Claims27
An apparatus for aligning or positioning teeth, the apparatus configured to be worn in a mouth of a wearer and further configured to be supported on the teeth of the wearer, the apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of elements configured to be arranged along a set of the teeth;
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- at least one engager member for engaging the elements for moving one or more of the teeth;
- wherein the plurality of elements has at least one pair of elements which are arranged to be engaged such that at least one part of one of the elements in the pair is arranged to bear against at least one part of the other of the elements in the pair;
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- wherein the part of the one element in the pair comprises a socket or hollow portion for receiving the part of the other element in the pair in a male-female relationship, wherein the socket or hollow portion has at least one surface for guiding the part of the other element in the pair into the socket.
An apparatus for aligning or positioning teeth, the apparatus configured to be worn in a mouth of a wearer and further configured to be supported on the teeth of the wearer, the apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of elements, some of the elements being individually attachable to different teeth in a set of the teeth;
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- at least one flexible elongate member for engaging the elements for moving one or more of the teeth, the flexible elongate member connecting and threading the elements together and being configured to be tensioned to apply a component of force to the elements to engage the elements for moving the one or more of the teeth;
- wherein at least one pair of the elements in the plurality is arranged to be engaged by the flexible elongate member such that at least one part of one of the elements in the pair bears against at least one part of the other of the elements in the pair, thereby moving the one or more of the teeth;
- wherein the part of the one element in the pair comprises a socket or hollow portion for receiving the part of the other element in the pair in a male-female relationship, wherein the socket or hollow portion has at least one surface for guiding the part of the other element in the pair into the socket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.