Orthodontic device for cranial adaptations

An orthodontic system for cranial adaptations configured to be allocated between a patient's upper and lower dental arches, comprising:

• a U-shaped element with a seat on an upper portion thereof to accommodate the upper dental arch for orthodontic treatment;
• a lower vestibular shield arranged on a lower portion of the U-shaped element, the lower vestibular shield being arranged on each of left and right sides of the U-shaped element, and being configured to engage externally with the lower dental arch and contain the lower dental arch;
• a front shield centrally arranged on the U-shaped element and configured to rest against upper incisor teeth of the patient;
• and
• an aligner configured to be arranged within the seat of the U-shaped element when the aligner is worn on the upper dental arch of the patient, the aligner having lingual pins;
• wherein the U-shaped element further comprises:
• a palatal shield on the upper portion of the U-shaped element, the palatal shield being arranged on each of the left and right sides of the U-shaped element, the palatal shield being configured to strengthen a pressure which the patient applies while bringing the upper and lower dental arches into contact with each other and to allow a maxillae of the patient to expand, thereby widening the upper dental arch;
• an upper lingual shield arranged at a center of an inner surface of the U-shaped element, the upper lingual shield having a lingual ramp centered thereon, the lingual ramp being configured to ensure a tongue of the patient remains in a specific well-defined area which is at the incisor teeth such that the tongue is delimited laterally by the lingual ramp and by the lingual pins of the aligner;
• a median crest configured to allow precise engagement between the aligner and the seat, the median crest being arranged at a location corresponding to two central incisors of the patient;
• and
• a first series of inclined sectoral surfaces located inside the seat on the left side of the U-shaped element and a second series of inclined sectoral surfaces located inside the seat on the right side of the U-shaped element,
• wherein each series of inclined sectoral surfaces includes a first inclined sectoral surface arranged at premolar teeth of the patient, a second inclined sectoral surface arranged at molar teeth of the patient, and a third inclined sectoral surface adjacent to a free end of the U-shaped element, and
• wherein each of the inclined sectoral surfaces is removably mounted in the seat so as to protrude from a base of the seat, and has a trapezoidal section with an arched side facing outwards toward an inside of a cheek of the patient.