Orthodontic appliance with embedded wire for moving teeth

An orthodontic appliance for a dental arch of a patient, comprising:

• a unitary appliance body defining a lingual portion, a labial-buccal portion, and a contoured portion therebetween positionable about a portion of a dental arch, wherein the appliance body further defines an anterior portion and a posterior portion;
• a first wire coupled to the appliance body, wherein the first wire is at least partially embedded in the posterior portion of the appliance body, and wherein the first wire is positionable to apply a force between the posterior portion of the appliance body and at least one tooth located distally of the posterior portion of the appliance body, the first wire extending from the lingual portion of the appliance body to the labial-buccal portion of the appliance body;
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• a second wire disposed about the appliance body between the first wire and the anterior portion of the appliance body.

An orthodontic appliance for a dental arch of a patient, comprising:

• a unitary appliance body defining a lingual portion, a labial-buccal portion, and a contoured portion therebetween positionable about a portion of a dental arch, wherein the appliance body further defines an anterior portion and a posterior portion;
• a first wire coupled to the appliance body, wherein the first wire is at least partially embedded in the posterior portion of the appliance body, and wherein the first wire is positionable to apply a force between the posterior portion of the appliance body and at least one tooth located distally of the posterior portion of the appliance body, the first wire extending from the lingual portion of the appliance body to the labial-buccal portion of the appliance body;
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• a second wire disposed about the appliance body between the first wire and the anterior portion of the appliance body.

A generally horseshoe shaped clear flexible resilient plastic wire-imbedded orthodontic appliance for an upper arch or a lower arch of a patient, comprising:

• a flexible, unitary construction plastic portion with a lingual side, a labial side, a left molar area, a right molar area, a left canine area and a right canine area, including:
• contours on the lingual side and on the labial side, wherein the contours are adapted to snugly cover the patient's teeth of only an upper arch or only a lower arch so that the appliance remains in place over the patient's teeth and so that the plastic portion guides the force of one or more flexible wires imbedded within the labial side of the plastic portion against the side of the teeth;
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• one or more flexible wires imbedded within the labial side of the plastic portion, whereby the wires are adapted to apply force on the labial side of only one arch of the patient's bite to rapidly correct the orientation of the teeth in the patient's bite.