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US 12,690,949 B2Granted
Orthodontic device
AssigneeAli Arslan Nazan
InventorEsra Demirel
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Abstract
An orthodontic retainer for stabilization of plurality of teeth is provided, which includes at least one first textured group of layer(s) for improving adhesiveness which contacts inner surfaces of teeth, at least one second textured group of layer(s) for preventing biofilm entities which is positioned at interdental places of teeth, wherein the orthodontic retainer is formed in one piece.
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An orthodontic retainer for stabilization of a plurality of teeth comprising:
- at least one first region having a first surface with a contact angle of between 0° and 90° when measured with water or oil, said at least one first region being located on a top side and/or a bottom side of the orthodontic retainer and/or located on a tooth side and/or on a tongue side of the orthodontic retainer,
- at least one second region having a second surface with a contact angle greater than 90° when measured with the water or the oil, said at least one second region being located on a top side and/or a bottom side of the orthodontic retainer and/or located on a tooth side and/or on a tongue side of the orthodontic retainer;
- wherein the orthodontic retainer is integrally formed in one piece,
- the at least one first region and the at least one second region have different types of surface roughness parameters from each other,
- wherein the at least one first region is at least one first textured group of layers for improving adhesiveness of the retainer when contacting with contact surfaces of teeth, and the at least one second region is at least one second textured group of layers for placing on interdental places and is configured to prevent biofilm entities.
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