Elastomeric orthodontic bracket
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorRICHARD E. RABY
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Abstract
An orthodontic bracket is provided, which comprises an outer body, an elastomeric inner body coupled to the outer body, and a bracket base configured to couple to a tooth. The inner body of the outer body is disposed between the outer body and the bracket base. In an embodiment, a removable dental appliance comprises a plurality of polymeric shell portions each having one or more cavities shaped therein to receive one or more teeth and wherein each of the plurality of shell portions is formed to be separate from the other plurality of shell portions, wherein the bracket base is a polymeric shell portion.
Claims20
An orthodontic bracket comprising:
- an outer body;
- an inner body coupled to the outer body, wherein the inner body is elastomeric;
- and
- a bracket base configured to couple to a tooth;
- wherein the inner body is disposed between the outer body and the bracket base;
- wherein the inner body has thickness of at least 0.1 mm.
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A method of making an orthodontic bracket comprising:
- receiving one or more dimensions of an outer body and a bracket base;
- determining one or more dimensions of an inner body based on the one or more dimensions of the outer body and the bracket base;
- and
- forming the inner body based on the one or more dimensions of the inner body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.