Orthodontic appliance
AssigneeTomy Company, Ltd.
InventorsMasaaki Orikasa, Seiji Kihara, Makoto Mitsudo, Mitsuhiro Matsushima
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Abstract
An orthodontic appliance comprising a main body for orthodontic treatment and a bonding base connected to the main body and capable of adhering to the teeth, wherein the main body and the bonding base each comprise calcium phosphate crystallizing glass. The calcium phosphate crystallizing glass preferably comprises CaO 10 to 60 wt %, P2O5 25 to 85 wt %, Al2O3 5 to 25 wt % and Li2O 0.01 to 5 wt %, and has Vickers hardness Hv based on JIS Z2244 of 4.5 GPa or lower, and bending strength based on JIS R1601 of 100 MPa or higher.
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An orthodontic appliance comprising a main body for orthodontic treatment and a bonding base connected to the main body and capable of adhering to the teeth, wherein the main body and the bonding base each comprise calcium phosphate crystallizing glass.
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