Intraoral expander device
OwnerGiovanni GIARDINOinventor
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Abstract
An intra-oral expander device comprises: a transverse expansion assembly, which can be anchored in opposed positions to the upper dental arch and is expandable in a respective plane of action to produce a palatal expansion; and a longitudinal expansion assembly, which is carried by the transverse expansion assembly and is able to exert an action of postero-anterior thrust on the upper front teeth. The longitudinal expansion assembly is mounted on the aforesaid transverse expansion assembly, with possibility of adjustment of the orientation with respect to the plane of action of said transverse expansion assembly.
Claims10
An intraoral expander device including:
- a transversal expansion assembly for anchoring at opposed positions in the superior dental arch and expandable in a respective action plane for producing palatal expansion, and
- a longitudinal expansion assembly, carried by said transversal expansion assembly for exerting a postero-anterior urging force on the upper front teeth, said longitudinal expansion assembly mounted on said transversal expansion assembly with an adjustable orientation with respect to the action plane of said transversal expansion assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.