CN104921831B - For testing the dental appliance system and indicator of smile - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a kind of for testing the dental appliance system of smile, comprising: dental appliance is used to be arranged in at least tooth of user；And at least one indicator, it is set on the dental appliance, wherein the indicator is used to indicate the smile's situation for wearing the user of the dental appliance.And the present invention also provides a kind of indicators for being used to test smile that can be arranged directly on tooth, to realize dynamic, the convenient monitoring of the smile's frequency and amplitude for patient or user.

Description

For testing the dental appliance system and indicator of smile

Technical field

Present invention relates in general to oral cavity technical fields, in particular it relates to a kind of for testing the tooth of smile Section's device system and indicator.

Background technique

Modern metropolitan cities crowd needs situations such as in face of life stress, operating pressure and economic pressures, affects their body Heart health.As the city crowd that can not select life, the mode in face of life can only be selected, attempting to smile in face of oneself is Best bet.Smile can promote blood circulation, enliven facial muscles, and smile can make one mood and be loosened, and slow down pressure Power, at the same smile can also be brought to others it is happy.Therefore, how smile is kept, tests and change oneself smile's attitude and row To become a kind of demand.

And smiling is the combination of dynamic and static beauty, is the important way that the mankind transmit emotion.Studying smile aesthetics is exactly to make People laugh at finer, and further smile can also reflect whether facial tissue and face nerve are normal, such as, normal face It is that symmetrically, if face's side muscular paralysis, smile is just asymmetric.If an evening has been slept in windowing or air-conditioning is blown suddenly, The disapperance of nasolabial sulcus of side after getting up, it is askew for laughing it up face, that is, facioplegia needs to see a doctor in time.Especially The middle-aged and the old will be vigilant the possibility of cerebral apoplexy if a side face feels numb, is stiff.Therefore, test smile not only has aesthetic Meaning, and clinically similarly play a significant role.

There is the much research about smile in correction field, focus primarily upon using digital camera shoot smiley image come into Row smile test and analysis, but by periodically shooting smiley image test smile method be only used for statically testing it is a certain The amplitude of the smile at moment, and cannot be used to dynamically test and monitor the frequency of smile, so that cannot be used for dynamic monitoring is No facioplegia, and user is easy to pretend smile in face of camera, therefore shoots smiley image by digital camera It can not be used to test the usual smile's situation of user.

Therefore, be badly in need of develop it is a kind of can easily, dynamically, truly test user smile method and be System.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, the invention proposes a kind of for testing the dental appliance system of smile, can utilize patient or use The dental appliance that person is worn realizes the amplitude of dynamic, convenient monitoring the smile's frequency and to(for) patient or user.

Correspondingly, according to an aspect of the invention, there is provided it is a kind of for testing the dental appliance system of smile, it wraps Include: dental appliance is used to be arranged in at least tooth of user；And at least one indicator, it is set to institute It states on dental appliance, which is characterized in that the indicator is used to indicate the smile's situation for wearing the user of the dental appliance.

Preferably, the dental appliance includes stealthy dental appliance.

As replacement, the dental appliance further includes dentistry bracket or the facing without correction function.

Preferably, the indicator is set on the dental appliance corresponding to the position of the specific tooth position of user.

Preferably, the indicator includes light-sensitive material.Also, further, it is preferred that extremely by the light-sensitive material The change of a few feature indicates smile's situation of the user, and the feature of change includes color, in shape and size At least one.

Preferably, the light-sensitive material includes photosensitive colour-changing material.

Preferably, the light-sensitive material is fixed on the dentistry by spray coating method, semar technique, bonding and/or infusion process Corresponding on the position of the specific tooth position of user on instrument.

Preferably, the light-sensitive material is handled by rapid shaping and is formed on the dental appliance corresponding to user Specific tooth position position on.

Preferably, the dental appliance includes stealthy dental appliance, and corresponding to making on the stealthy dental appliance The part of the specific tooth position of user is prepared using the light-sensitive material.

As replacement, the indicator includes photosensitive sensor.Preferably, the dental appliance includes that stealthy tooth is rectified Device is controlled, and the stealthy dental appliance includes at least one of protrusion, recess and aperture to accommodate the photosensitive sensor.

As replacement, the dental appliance includes dentistry bracket, and the dental appliance includes archwire and at least one Bracket bracket, the photosensitive sensor are arranged at least one described bracket bracket.

As replacement, the dental appliance includes the facing without correction function, and described without correction function Facing include at least one of protrusion, recess and aperture to accommodate the photosensitive sensor.

Moreover, the photosensitive sensor can also be fixed on the dentistry by bonding/or welding as replacement Corresponding on the position of the specific tooth position of user on instrument.

According to another aspect of the present invention, it provides a kind of for testing the indicator of smile, comprising: light-sensitive material； It is characterized in that, the indicator is fixed in the smile for being used to indicate the user on at least tooth of user Situation.

Preferably, the indicator further includes protective layer.

Preferably, smile's shape of the user is indicated by the change of at least one feature of the light-sensitive material Condition, the feature of change include at least one of color, shape and size.

Preferably, the light-sensitive material includes photosensitive colour-changing material.

Preferably, the light-sensitive material is fixed on the use by spray coating method, semar technique, bonding and/or infusion process On the position of the specific tooth position of person.

The dental appliance system and indicator according to the present invention for being used to test smile, can utilize patient or user The dental appliance worn, by being arranged on dental appliance or being set up directly on the photosensitive instruction on the specific position of tooth Device realizes the amplitude of dynamic, convenient monitoring the smile's frequency and to(for) patient or user.

Detailed description of the invention

Above-mentioned and other feature of the invention will by with reference to the accompanying drawing and its detailed description be described further.It should Understand, these attached drawings illustrate only several illustrative embodiments according to the present invention, therefore are not considered as pair The limitation of the scope of the present invention.Unless stated otherwise, attached drawing is not necessarily to scale, and wherein similar label indicates class As component.

Fig. 1 shows the tooth bitmap of the user of specific embodiment according to the present invention a kind of.

The schematic diagram of lips and teeth part when being laughed at Fig. 2 shows a kind of user of specific embodiment according to the present invention.

Fig. 3 shows a kind of showing for the dental appliance system for testing smile of specific embodiment according to the present invention It is intended to.

Fig. 4 shows the dental appliance system for testing smile of another specific embodiment according to the present invention Schematic diagram.

Fig. 5 shows the dental appliance system for testing smile of another specific embodiment according to the present invention Schematic diagram.

Specific embodiment

Refer to constitute the attached drawing of this specification a part in the following detailed description.Show mentioned by the description and the appended drawings Meaning property embodiment is not intended to limit the scope of the invention only merely for being illustrative purpose.Those skilled in the art Member, which is appreciated that, can also use many other embodiments, and can make various changes to described embodiment, Without departing from purport and protection scope of the invention.It should be understood that the various aspects of the invention for illustrating and illustrating herein It can arrange, replace, combine, separate and design according to many different configurations, these difference configurations are included in the present invention In.

Fig. 1 is a kind of tooth bit distribution figure of the user of specific embodiment according to the present invention, wherein 1,2 in Fig. 1 Quadrant indicates maxillary teeth, therefore the number of maxillary teeth includes 11-18 and 21-28；And under 3, the 4 quadrants expression in Fig. 1 Jaw tooth, therefore the number of mandibular teeth includes 31-38 and 41-48.Wherein have between the tooth on 11 and 12 tooth positions upper Jaw denture middle line, and there is mandibular dentition middle line between the tooth on 31 and 41 tooth positions.

And according to the research of clinical oral, when general normal person does not laugh at, upperlip merges together, to will not incite somebody to action Tooth exposes.Although needing to be open when feed, so that its upperlip can be separated by a distance, and a part of tooth is revealed Out, but in general, only sincerely show smile when, when the corners of the mouth is slightly towards upwarping, the left side and/or right side of the upper jaw The 4th tooth (using the denture middle line of the upper jaw as starting point) can just expose, that is to say, that in general, only show sincerely Tooth and neighbouring gum portion when smile, when the corners of the mouth is slightly towards upwarping, on 14 and/or 24 tooth positions as shown in Figure 1 Position can just expose.

Certainly, the invention is not limited to carry out smile's test using 14 and 24 tooth positions.According to not sympathizing with for user Condition can use other tooth positions to carry out smile's test.For example, if for specific user, when showing smile only If the tooth for exposing 13 and/or 23 tooth positions, it is believed that 13 and/or 23 tooth positions will be utilized for smile's test of the user Tooth.Alternatively, if for specific user, if the user or clinician think laughing at for the user Hold test, utilizes 13 and/or 23 tooth positions (perhaps 13 and 24 tooth positions perhaps certain in 14 and 23 tooth positions or 13,23,14,24 One tooth position) tooth it is more appropriate if, can " customized " determine tooth position for testing smile, with determination The setting position of indicator.

Fig. 2 shows a kind of schematic diagrames of the smile of the user of specific embodiment according to the present invention, wherein when it When showing smile, the corners of the mouth is slightly upwarped, so that the tooth and neighbouring gum position on 14 and 24 tooth positions are no longer by lip Portion stops, and can expose outside.

And when tooth and neighbouring gum position are no longer stopped by lip, i.e. exposing is when outer, the light of major part It can be irradiated on tooth.Therefore, the people for often showing smile and infrequently specific tooth position (such as 14 Hes of the people of displaying smile 24 tooth positions) on tooth and neighbouring gum position on the light quantity that is irradiated to it is different.Show that the frequency of smile is higher, it is special The amount for determining the light being irradiated on tooth and neighbouring gum position on tooth position (such as 14 and 24 tooth positions) is also bigger.

Based on principles above, the invention proposes a kind of for testing the dental appliance system of smile comprising: dentistry device Tool is used to be arranged in at least tooth of user；And at least one indicator, it is set to the dental appliance On, wherein the indicator is used to indicate the smile's situation for wearing the user of the dental appliance.

With reference to Fig. 3, a kind of dentistry device for being used to test smile of specific embodiment according to the present invention is shown in figure The schematic diagram of tool system.Dental appliance shown in Fig. 3 is a series of one of them in stealthy dental appliances, this stealth tooth Tooth appliance is made of the elastic transparent polymer material of safety, and having can be in the polymer shell of the cavity of inner containment tooth The geometry of body, the cavity of its receiving tooth is mutually fitted with state/arrangement after the amendment of appliance tooth to be achieved It answers, therefore by using a series of dental appliance tooth can be relocated.In general, a correcting process is often Need a series of stealthy dental appliance as shown in Figure 3.The wear time of each stealthy dental appliance is generally 1-3 A week, preferably 2 fortnights, and according to the actual needs of patient, entire correcting process generally require 20-40 hidden Shape dental appliance.

The stealth dental appliance is divided into maxillary appliance and mandibular appliance, and wherein maxillary appliance makes for being worn on On the maxillary teeth of user, and mandibular appliance is used to be worn on the mandibular teeth of user.Either maxillary appliance is also It is mandibular appliance, because being the composed structure of transparent sheet, can be divided into outer surface part and inner surface portion. Wherein the tooth of inner surface portion and user are in contact, and " covering " on tooth, and outer surface part is then and user Oral environment be in contact.Also, if being distinguished from the front and rear surfaces direction of tooth, the appearance of stealthy dental appliance Face part can be divided into lip side external surface part 31 (when appliance is worn on the tooth of user, lip side external surface portion Points 31 close to tooth front surfaces, and it is adjoining with the lip of user) and tongue side outer surface part 32 (when appliance wearing When on the tooth of user, tongue side outer surface part 32 close to tooth rear surface, and it is adjacent with the tongue of user Closely).

The manufacturing process of an illustrative embodiments according to the present invention, above-mentioned stealth dental appliance is as follows: first Physics is made according to the state of the current dental phenomenon of patient or tooth and its perienchyma's (such as gum, facial soft tissue) Tooth model (such as making gypsum tooth model by impression taking), then the physical tooth model is scanned, to generate generation The virtual tooth model of the reset condition of table patient teeth.Next, based on the original virtual tooth model and for patient Tooth rescues target, and set at least one rescues parameter, by computer system according to the original virtual tooth model and At least one set rescues parameter and automatically forms a series of gradually progressive orthodontic states (alternatively referred to as target Teeth arrangement model either rescue after teeth arrangement model).The a series of orthodontic state is reflected to original Tooth model carry out a series of advantageous changes to tooth structure or arrangement rescued after step.Each orthodontic state A corresponding tooth digitized data model, therefore can be obtained by computer system and store a series of tooth numerical data mould Type.

After obtaining a series of tooth digitized data model, handle that (such as laser is rapid-result fastly by rapid shaping Shape SLA, layer separated growth LOM, selective laser sintering SLS, Fused Deposition Modeling FDM and 3 D-printing manufacture 3DP etc. Quick molding method), tooth model (the i.e. sun of dental appliance of physics is generated according to the tooth data model being layered Mould).It then can be based on the formpiston of the dental appliance, by hot-embossing equipment, by what is be made of transparent polymer material Appliance diaphragm carries out hot forming on above-mentioned tooth model, to form shell, so that dental appliance be made, is being hot pressed into It, can be by the way that specific shape be arranged on the formpiston of dental appliance, to form corresponding protrusion on appliance during type. Also, further appliance is reprocessed, to form recess and aperture.

In another illustrative embodiments, can be generated according to the tooth digitized data model indicates dental appliance The appliance digitized data model of shape.Because dental appliance is configured to have the geometry for accommodating the cavity of tooth, I.e. its substantially with one on jaw corresponding to appliance perhaps multiple teeth be consistent can accommodate or close to duplication every The reversed shape of tooth.I.e. based on the formpiston type obtained for representing orthodontic state, at traditional computer data The method of reason, such as the method for CAD (CAD), by being offset out from the crown surfaces of each tooth or distance About 0.05mm is more, to obtain the dental appliance represented with the basic phase of outer profile " identical " of the orthodontic state The digitized data model of the inner surface of (former type).Preferably, as needed, guarantee appliance cavity geometry and Under the premise of dental phenomenon matches substantially, the shape of appliance can be designed personalizedly.It can be to representative and the tooth The digitized data model for rescuing the basic dental appliance of the outer profile phase " identical " of state is finely adjusted section, sets personalizedly The shape for counting dental appliance, can directly form protrusion, recess and aperture.Then it is handled using rapid shaping, direct root Carry out " 3 D-printing " stealthy dental appliance according to appliance digitized data model

According to the relationship characteristic of previously described normal human smile and tooth, in dental appliance, such as invisible orthotic device On the specific tooth position corresponding to user position on form protrusion, recess or aperture so that the indicator 30 is arranged.Example Such as, protrusion, recessed can be formed on the appliance lip side external surface part corresponding to the tooth on 14 and/or 24 tooth positions of the upper jaw It falls into and aperture is to be arranged indicator 30.When user shows magnificent smile, the indicator 30 will be exposed to lip Except portion, to touch visible light, so as to cause the specific physics of indicator 30 or the change of chemical feature, so as to Smile's situation of monitoring and test user.

According to a specific embodiment, the indicator 30 includes photosensitive (photosensitivity) material, thus Smile's situation of the user is indicated according to the change of at least one feature of light-sensitive material.Preferably, the feature of change Including at least one of color, shape and size.

Preferably, the light-sensitive material uses visible light light-sensitive material, and such light-sensitive material has wide absorption band, it Most of visible light source can be absorbed, and because luminous energy is absorbed, so that physics or chemistry can occur under the action of light energy Reaction, generates a series of variation of structures and form.Preferably, the variation of the structure and form show as color, shape or The variation of person's size.

Specifically, after absorbing photon, it is anti-photopolymerization can to occur for many substances including high molecular material It answers, light degradation reaction, photochromic or photic electric conduction phenomena.

In one exemplary embodiment, indicator 30 of the invention uses photochromic material.It is photochromic to refer to Certain compounds molecular structure under the light action of certain wavelength and intensity can change, so as to cause its absorption to light The corresponding change of peak value, that is, color, and described change is irreversible.To, if user often shows smile, The indicator 30 being set on specific tooth position will be often subject to the irradiation of visible light, to accumulate over a long period, often show smile The dental appliance worn of user on the color change of indicator 30 will be than often showing that the user of smile is worn The color change of indicator 30 on the dental appliance worn is greater, so as to achieve the purpose that test smile.

Preferably, the photochromic material includes photosensitive macromolecular material, such as by phonetic by polystyrene and polyethylene Copolymer film material made of two kinds of materials of pyridine (P2VP) are overlapping.

As replacement, the photochromic material can also use light sensitivity metallic compound, such as antimony trisulfide class, The material of selenium arsenic antimony class and lead oxide class.

In another exemplary embodiment, indicator 30 of the invention uses light degradation reaction material.What light degradation referred to It is the reaction that certain compounds are gradually degraded under the light action of certain wavelength and intensity.To if user often opens up If showing smile, the indicator 30 being set on specific tooth position will be often subject to the irradiation of visible light, to accumulate over a long period, pass through The size for the indicator 30 on dental appliance that often user of displaying smile is worn will become smaller, so as to reach test The purpose of smile.

The feature of light-sensitive material changes the change including at least one of color, shape and size.According to an example Property embodiment, can by people by vision-based detection judge its feature change.For example, can by user or doctor according to The frequency of the color of photochromic material changed to judge user smile.It previously according to multiple user's samples or can laugh at Hold test experiments and establish standard color comparison card, one group of corresponding relationship will be established between the statistics of smile's frequency and the change of color, from And the frequency of user smile can be easily judged according to the change of color.

In another exemplary embodiment, features described above change is machine readable.For example, wearing dental appliance The color change of indicator 30 described in period is measured by the visual program of computer.Here computer not only includes large-scale Computer further includes small-sized microprocessor.The small-sized microprocessor can be set in specific machine to measure color change. Such computer can be set in the consulting room of clinician, so that wearing user's regular visit doctor of dental appliance When raw, the result about smile's test can be obtained simultaneously.

As replacement, the indicator 30 includes photosensitive sensor (also referred to as optical sensor or photoelectric sensor), is led to It crosses and converts corresponding electric signal for the received optical signal of institute, to measure optical signal.

Photosensitive sensor it is many kinds of, mainly have: photodiode, photomultiplier tube, photo resistance, photosensitive three pole Pipe, photoelectrical coupler, optical fiber type photoelectric sensor, color sensor, CCD and cmos image sensor etc..Photosensitive sensor is Current production rate is most, one of most widely used sensor, is divided into guide type and photovoltage type by photoelectric different. Guide type, that is, photo resistance is a kind of semiconductor homogeneous texture.Photovoltage type includes photodiode, phototriode, light Battery, photoelectricity field-effect tube and light activated power thyristor etc., they belong to semiconductor junction configuration device.Photosensitive sensor is widely used in Accurate measurement, optic communication, computing technique, camera shooting, night vision, remote sensing, guidance, robot, quality examination, security alarm and other In measurement and control device.

Preferably, the present invention uses certain types of photosensitive sensor, for example, visible light photo resistance and corresponding mating Electronic circuit is to form indicator 30.Visible light photoresitor include selenium, cadmium sulfide, cadmium selenide, cadmium telluride, GaAs, silicon, Germanium, zinc sulphide photo-resistor etc. have the characteristics that high sensitivity, reaction speed are fast.Visible light photoresitor is to light Sensibility (i.e. spectral characteristic) and human eye to the response of visible light (0.4~0.76) μm very close to, as long as the light that human eye can be experienced, It will cause its change in resistance, to convert the variation of the optical signal received to the variation of electric signal.

The working principle of photo resistance is based on inner photoeffect.Contact conductor is loaded onto semiconductor photosensitive material ends, It is encapsulated in the shell with transparency window and just constitutes photo resistance, after incident light disappears, by the electronics-of photon excitation generation To will be compound, the resistance value of photo resistance also just restores initial value in hole.Metal electrode at photo resistance both ends adds voltage, wherein Just electric current passes through, when the light by certain wavelength irradiates, electric current will become larger with the increase of light intensity, to realize photoelectricity Conversion.And the support circuit of photosensitive sensor can store the variation of the electric signal, so as to record institute in real time The variation of the optical signal received.

And photosensitive sensor electric signal collected can be digitized and stored in chip, and be output to calculating Machine, it is more scientific, result is more accurately provided so as to automatic data collection and processing data.

According to a kind of illustrative embodiment, which further includes one or more other than photosensitive sensor A microchip (also referred to as receive microchip, for example, micro integrated circuit), which may include power supply to drive sensor to carry out work Make.And, it is preferred that the microchip may also include data recording equipment, the information recorded for storage sensor.It is described micro- Matrix can be arranged on the same position with sensor, also can be set on adjacent position, be connected with microelectronic circuit is crossed It connects.

Further, it is preferred that the microchip may also include that radio transmitter, pass for transmitting received from one or more The information of sensor.It, should when one or more sensors receive information and are transmitted on data recording equipment and radio transmitter Data recording equipment stores the collected information (being denoted as the first signal) of institute, the radio transmitter transmit information to In the receiving device that computer is connected.Receiving device can receive data (being denoted as second signal) from microchip.In addition, optional It selects, in other embodiments, radio transmitter can be replaced with hardware connection mode.

For example, the receiving device can be used to upload from photosensitive sensor number obtained in clinician or user According to.Then, the receiving device further comprises a display equipment, is used for based on by data handled by software, Xiang doctor Or user provides readable information.This readable information may include displaying smile discrete acquired in photosensitive sensor Time point information value.This readable information can also include the smile's numerical value chart obtained from user in certain a period of time. It can also provide warning message, that is, issue the caution signal that smile is very few in one day.

Then, the information on the receiving device can be further conveyed on other computers or server so as to long-term Storage is for further processing as needed.Selectable, the receiving device, which can be set, is being equipped with above-mentioned dental appliance Patient family in or office in, it is preferred that the receiving device can be the portable portable electronic device of user, Such as mobile phone.

It is formed on the position corresponding to specific tooth position of the outer surface part of invisible orthotic device although being described above Protrusion, recess and aperture accommodate indicator, still, further, in the case where indicator 30 is light-sensitive material, can also lead to It crosses a variety of methods such as spray coating method, semar technique, bonding and/or infusion process and indicator 30 (is optionally distributed in inert carrier Or in diluent) be applied directly on the surface of invisible orthotic device and realize the step of " indicator 30 is set to dental appliance " Suddenly.Preferably, then by indicator 30 it is applied on the surface of the specific tooth position of appliance and then sprays one layer of bio-capacitivity Protective layer to protect indicator 30 to will not fall off in the oral cavity.

Preferably, the polymer shell of invisible orthotic device itself includes light-sensitive material.According to a kind of exemplary embodiment, In rapid shaping treatment process, the polymer shell on specific tooth position is prepared by raw material of photosensitive resin, and it is poly- on other tooth positions Object shell is closed then to manufacture using general transparent material.

And according to a kind of exemplary embodiment, the Photoactive compounds of antimony trisulfide class, selenium arsenic antimony class and lead oxide class are added Into the material of manufacture invisible orthotic device, to can both to contain photosensitive chemical combination in the polymer shell on only specific tooth position Object, or (to can detecte when detection on specific tooth position containing Photoactive compounds in the polymer shell on all tooth positions The changing features of Photoactive compounds).

In the case where indicator 30 is photosensitive sensor, can also will refer to for example, by a variety of methods such as being bonded, welding Show that device 30 is fixed on the surface of invisible orthotic device come the step of realizing " indicator 30 is set to dental appliance ".Preferably, Indicator 30 is applied to on the surface of the specific tooth position of invisible orthotic device again and then is sprayed the protection of one layer of bio-capacitivity Layer is to protect indicator 30 to will not fall off in the oral cavity.

Although hereinbefore, describing the present invention by taking stealthy dental appliance as an example, the ordinary skill people of this field Member is it should be appreciated that according to the present invention, the indicator 30 for testing smile can also be arranged on the dentistry of other mount types On the position of the specific tooth position corresponding to user in instrument, such as on dentistry bracket.

Utilization has been widely applied other than conventional extraction, root canal treatment method in tooth treatment and correction field Dentistry bracket carries out the method that deformity teeth is rescued.Dentistry bracket generally comprises ordinary steel wire bracket and crystalline ceramics bracket, though Its right material is different, but is made of bracket bracket and arch wire.Wherein the bracket bracket of ordinary steel wire bracket is metal, and saturating The bracket bracket of bright ceramic bracket is ceramics.Although comparing with invisible orthotic device, dentistry bracket compares influence beauty, its valence Lattice are relatively cheap, have a wide range of application.

Fig. 4 shows the schematic diagram of the dental appliance system of another specific embodiment according to the present invention.Dentistry support Slot includes the bracket bracket 41 being respectively fixed on single tooth, is fixed by given strap or is fixed by adhesive On tooth.After on the tooth that bracket bracket 41 is fixed to the upper jaw or lower jaw, then resilience arch wire 42 is placed in Or in the archwire slot of lower bracket, effectively to be bound.

According to the present invention it is possible to be referred to by designing the bracket bracket 41 with special " container " region to accommodate at least one Show device 30.Preferentially, hollow protrusions are formed in the outer surface of bracket bracket 41, forms " container " area for accommodating indicator 30 Domain.And by the shape for reasonably selecting above-mentioned protrusion, so that it under the premise of not influencing the wearing of bracket bracket, plays appearance Receive the effect of indicator 30.

It further, can also be for example, by spray coating method, semar technique, bonding in the case where indicator 30 is light-sensitive material And/or indicator 30 (being optionally distributed in inert carrier or diluent) is applied to bracket branch by a variety of methods such as infusion process The step of " indicator 30 is set to dental appliance " is realized on the surface of frame.Preferably, then by indicator 30 it is applied to support On the surface of the specific tooth position of slot bracket and then the protective layer of one layer of bio-capacitivity of spraying is to protect indicator 30 not take off It falls in the oral cavity.

In the case where indicator 30 is photosensitive sensor, can also will refer to for example, by a variety of methods such as being bonded, welding Show that device 30 is fixed on the surface of bracket bracket come the step of realizing " indicator 30 is set to dental appliance ".Preferably, then Indicator 30 is applied on the surface of the specific tooth position of bracket bracket and then the protective layer of one layer of bio-capacitivity of spraying with Protection indicator 30 will not fall off in the oral cavity.

According to the present invention, corresponding in other dental appliances can also be arranged on for testing the indicator 30 of smile On the position of the specific tooth position of user.Other dental appliances may include the protectiveness facing etc. without correction function.Though So the present invention is illustrated by taking invisible orthotic device and dentistry bracket as an example, but the dental appliance in the present invention is not limited to This, the dental appliance in the present invention, which covers all can be worn on tooth, has correction function or without correction function Equipment or equipment.

As replacement, dental appliance according to the present invention further includes general facing, these general facings itself do not have Standby correction function itself does not have elasticity, therefore will not apply Orthodontic force to tooth, but it can be used for taking care of one's teeth, It can especially be worn over except the tooth of the progress of patient decayed tooth treatment to take care of one's teeth.This kind of tooth without correction function Set both can be used metal and be made, and transparent high molecular material also can be used and be made.Preferably, transparent high score subtree is utilized Rouge material prepares such facing without correction function.

For example, Fig. 4 shows the facing for only needing to protect single particular tooth.With it is similar in the first specific embodiment As, " container " can be formed on the facing for not having correction function to accommodate indicator according to the concrete condition of user 30, and the tooth is set on specific tooth, to measure smile.

Also, similar with the first specific embodiment, " container " for accommodating indicator 30 both may be used To be protrusion, it is also possible to recess or aperture.

It further, can also be for example, by spray coating method, semar technique, bonding in the case where indicator 30 is light-sensitive material And/or indicator 30 (being optionally distributed in inert carrier or diluent) is applied to and does not have by a variety of methods such as infusion process The step of " indicator 30 is set to dental appliance " is realized on the surface of the facing of correction function.It preferably, then will instruction Device 30 is applied on the surface of the specific tooth position for the facing for not having correction function and then the guarantor of one layer of bio-capacitivity of spraying Sheath is to protect indicator 30 to will not fall off in the oral cavity.

In the case where indicator 30 is photosensitive sensor, can also will refer to for example, by a variety of methods such as being bonded, welding Show that device 30 is fixed on the surface for the facing for not having correction function the step for realizing " indicator 30 is set to dental appliance " Suddenly.Preferably, then indicator 30 is applied on the surface of the specific tooth position for the facing for not having correction function and then is sprayed The protective layer of one layer of bio-capacitivity is to protect indicator 30 to will not fall off in the oral cavity.

Further, another specific embodiment according to the present invention, additionally providing one kind can be arranged directly on tooth On indicator 30, with the frequency of the smile for testing user, wherein the indicator 30 is light-sensitive material.

According to the embodiment, the indicator 30 be can be set on the position of the specific tooth position of user.It is indicating In the case that device 30 is light-sensitive material, it can be incited somebody to action for example, by a variety of methods such as spray coating method, semar technique, bonding and/or infusion process It is realized on the surface for the tooth that indicator 30 (being optionally distributed in inert carrier or diluent) is applied to specific tooth position The step of " indicator 30 is set to tooth ".Preferably, then by indicator 30 be applied on the surface of specific tooth position and then The protective layer of one layer of bio-capacitivity is sprayed to protect indicator 30 to will not fall off in the oral cavity.

It is set up directly on the material composition and characteristic of the indicator on tooth about this, is set similar to what is be outlined above The indicator on dental appliance is set, is just not repeated herein.

Although various aspects of the invention and embodiment are disclosed, other aspect and embodiment are for this field skill It is also obvious for art personnel.Various aspects and embodiment disclosed herein are for illustration purposes only, rather than limit mesh 's.The invention is intended to cover any and all modifications and variations of each embodiment of the invention.Protection scope of the present invention and Purport is only determined by appended claims.

Equally, each chart can show the exemplary architecture or other configurations of disclosed method and system, help It may include the feature and function in disclosed method and system in understanding.Claimed invention is shown shown in being not limited to Example property framework or configuration, and desired feature can be realized with various alternative architectures and configuration.In addition to this, for process Figure, functional descriptions and claim to a method, box sequence described herein, which should not necessarily be limited by, to be implemented with similarly sequence to hold The various embodiments of the row function, unless explicitly pointing out within a context.

Unless otherwise expressly stated, term and phrase and its variant used herein are interpreted as open, Rather than it is restrictive.In some instances, such as " one or more ", " at least ", scalability word as " but being not limited to " It converges and the appearance of phrase or other similar term should not be construed as to be intended in the example without this scalability term Or need the case where indicating constriction.

Claims (21)

1. a kind of for testing the dental appliance system of smile, comprising:

Dental appliance is used to be arranged in at least tooth of user；And

At least one indicator is set on the dental appliance,

It is characterized in that, the indicator is used to indicate the smile's situation for wearing the user of the dental appliance, and work as institute When stating indicator and touching visible light, specific physically or chemically feature changes, relevant to the indicator to indicate The light quantity that gum position near tooth and the relevant tooth is irradiated to.

2. system according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the dental appliance includes stealthy dental appliance.

3. system according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the dental appliance includes dentistry bracket.

4. system according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the dental appliance includes the tooth without correction function Set.

5. system according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the indicator is set on the dental appliance and corresponds to The position of the specific tooth position of user, wherein the specific tooth position is not only just hindered when the user shows smile by lip It keeps off and exposes outside.

6. system according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the indicator includes light-sensitive material.

7. system according to claim 6, which is characterized in that pass through the change of at least one feature of the light-sensitive material To indicate that smile's situation of the user, the feature of change include at least one of color, shape and size.

8. system according to claim 7, which is characterized in that the light-sensitive material includes photosensitive colour-changing material.

9. system according to claim 6, which is characterized in that the light-sensitive material passes through spray coating method, semar technique, bonding And/or infusion process is fixed on the dental appliance corresponding on the position of the specific tooth position of user.

10. system according to claim 6, which is characterized in that the light-sensitive material is handled by rapid shaping and is formed In on the position of specific tooth position for corresponding to user on the dental appliance.

11. system according to claim 6, which is characterized in that the dental appliance includes stealthy dental appliance, and institute The part on stealthy dental appliance corresponding to the specific tooth position of user is stated to be prepared using the light-sensitive material.

12. system according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the indicator includes photosensitive sensor.

13. system according to claim 12, which is characterized in that the dental appliance includes stealthy dental appliance, and The stealth dental appliance includes at least one of protrusion, recess and aperture to accommodate the photosensitive sensor.

14. system according to claim 12, which is characterized in that the dental appliance includes dentistry bracket, and the tooth Section's bracket includes archwire and at least one bracket bracket, and the photosensitive sensor is arranged at least one described bracket bracket.

15. system according to claim 12, which is characterized in that the dental appliance includes the tooth without correction function Set, and the facing without correction function includes at least one of protrusion, recess and aperture to accommodate the photosensitive biography Sensor.

16. system according to claim 12, which is characterized in that the photosensitive sensor passes through bonding/or welding quilt It is fixed on the position for corresponding to the specific tooth position of user on the dental appliance, wherein the specific tooth position is only described User is not just stopped by lip and exposes outside when showing smile.

17. a kind of for testing the indicator of smile, comprising:

Light-sensitive material, when touching visible light, specific physically or chemically feature changes；

It is characterized in that, the indicator is fixed on at least tooth of user, so that instruction is at least one described Tooth and at least tooth light quantity that nearby gum position is irradiated to, to be used to indicate smile's shape of the user Condition.

18. indicator according to claim 17, which is characterized in that the indicator further includes protective layer.

19. indicator according to claim 17, which is characterized in that by least one physics of the light-sensitive material or The change of chemical feature indicates smile's situation of the user, the physically or chemically feature of change include color, shape and At least one of size.

20. indicator according to claim 19, which is characterized in that the light-sensitive material includes photosensitive colour-changing material.

21. indicator according to claim 17, which is characterized in that the light-sensitive material passes through spray coating method, semar technique, glues Knot and/or infusion process are fixed on the position of specific tooth position of the user.