Orthodontic system
OwnerChen-Wen TSENGinventor
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Abstract
An orthodontic system includes a dental appliance and an auxiliary arrangement unit. The dental appliance includes a main body defining a receiving space for receiving at least a portion of a dentition of a user therein. The main body is formed with a main projection projecting outwardly away from the receiving space. The auxiliary arrangement unit includes an attaching member to be bonded to a tooth of the dentition, and a restraining member interconnecting the main projection and the attaching member for moving the tooth toward the main projection.
Claims20
An orthodontic system comprising:
- a dental appliance made of a transparent material and including a main body that includes a buccal side wall and a lingual side wall opposite to and cooperating with said buccal side wall to define a receiving space for receiving at least a portion of a dentition of a user therein, said main body is formed with a main projection projecting outwardly away from said receiving space;
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- an auxiliary arrangement unit including an attaching member that is adapted to be bonded to a tooth of the dentition of the user, and at least one restraining member that interconnects said main projection and said attaching member for moving the tooth in a direction toward said main projection.
An orthodontic system comprising:
- a dental appliance made of a transparent material and including a main body that includes a buccal side wall and a lingual side wall opposite to and cooperating with said buccal side wall to define a receiving space for receiving at least one tooth of a dentition of a user therein;
- at least one of said buccal side wall and said lingual side wall define reserve room in spatial communication with said receiving space for providing flexibility to said main body so as to accommodate movement of the tooth caused by correcting the tooth.
A method for manufacturing an orthodontic system, comprising the step of:
- impressing a dentition of a user to obtain a dental mould;
- positioning at least one tooth on the dental mould to a desired position;
- forming at least one protuberance on the dental mould;
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- forming a dental appliance by imprinting a transparent material on the dental mould, the dental appliance including a main body that includes a buccal side wall, and a lingual side wall opposite to and cooperating with the buccal side wall to define a receiving space for receiving at least one tooth of the dentition therein, one of the buccal side wall and the lingual side wall being formed with a reserve room, which is caused by the protuberance, in spatial communication with the receiving space for providing flexibility to the main body so as to accommodate movement of the tooth caused by correcting the tooth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.