KR102104786B1 - Apparatus tooth orthonontic and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for orthodontic treatment and an orthodontic treatment method using the same. The device for orthodontic treatment according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an anterior region-connecting wire having a curved shape corresponding to the set of teeth in the anterior region; an anterior region-fixing bracket fixing the anterior region-connecting wire to the lingual side; a first anterior region-drawing wire formed in the anterior region-connecting wire in such a manner that a drawing member for drawing the anterior region in one direction may be connected thereto; a posterior region-fixing bracket fixed to the lingual side of the posterior region to be connected to the anterior region-connecting wire at one end; a posterior region-connecting wire connected to the posterior region-fixing bracket; and a second anterior region-drawing wire provided in the anterior region-connecting wire to be connected to the drawing member. In the device, the anterior region-fixing bracket and the posterior region-fixing bracket have at least one anterior region-fixing hole and posterior region-fixing hole formed to penetrate therethrough.

Description

Orthodontic appliance and orthodontic method using the same {APPARATUS TOOTH ORTHONONTIC AND METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a dental orthodontic appliance, and more particularly, to a dental orthodontic appliance capable of improving the adhesion of the orthodontic appliance while minimizing the area of the orthodontic appliance attached to the tooth and a method of orthodontic using the same.

Since teeth are visible parts, they have a great influence on appearance. Accordingly, many people prefer teeth having a constant dentition and normal occlusion.

First of all, malocclusion is caused by various causes such as the shape or size of teeth, dental caries, and innate effects such as cleft palate, environmental effects such as eating food and lifestyle, and acquired effects such as bad habits. .

Here, it refers to an occlusal relationship in which the alignment of teeth is not aligned due to malocclusion or any cause, or the state of engagement of the upper jaw and the lower jaw deviates from the normal position and is aesthetically and functionally problematic.

Since malocclusion does not have a proper arrangement of teeth, food residues are easily left between teeth, and it is not easy to accurately brush teeth. Moreover, if there are teeth that deviate from the normal dentition, or if the position of the jaw is abnormal, teeth may be damaged, such as a tooth fracture, by an external impact.

Malocclusion uses the property that a tooth moves when it receives a certain force, and various methods are used in consideration of the cause of malocclusion, the time to treat malocclusion, and age.

In general, methods for treating malocclusion can be divided into a method of using a transparent ceramic bracket of a tooth color, a method of using a traditional metal bracket, and a method of using a lingual bracket that is invisible for aesthetic effect. .

First, in the case of a metal bracket attached to the surface of a tooth, although it has a superior function in treating malocclusion, there is a problem in that it is unsightly aesthetic because it is exposed to the outside. In addition, even if the metal bracket is firmly attached to the tooth, there is a disadvantage that the metal bracket is well removed from the tooth. Moreover, in order to improve the adhesion of the metal bracket to the teeth, when the contact area between the teeth and the metal bracket is widened, there is a possibility that damage to the teeth may occur.

In addition, since the method of using the lingual bracket is not exposed to the outside, it is aesthetically pleasing, and the function of correcting malocclusion is not inferior to that of using a metal bracket or a ceramic bracket. However, because the lingual bracket is attached to the lingual side of the tooth, there are many difficulties in the patient's pronunciation during orthodontics.

Furthermore, if the orthodontic device such as a lingual bracket or a metal bracket is pulled in the process of moving the teeth according to the orthodontic step, there is a problem in that the orthodontics fails because the adhesion to the teeth is poor.

Accordingly, there is a need for the development of a orthodontic appliance that can reduce damage to the teeth while minimizing damage to the teeth while maintaining the adhesiveness with the teeth without affecting the pronunciation of the patient while taking advantage of the lingual orthodontic appliance that is not exposed to the outside. It is becoming.

Therefore, the present applicant has proposed the present invention in order to solve the above problems, and related prior art documents include Korean Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1200379 (Invention name: Protruding mouth straightening wire and stone having the same) Access calibration system, registration date: 2012.11.06).

An object of the present invention is to provide an orthodontic appliance and a method of orthodontic using the same, which minimizes the contact area of the orthodontic appliance to the tooth while improving the adhesion of the orthodontic appliance and at the same time reducing damage to the teeth.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

The above object is, according to the present invention, in accordance with the dentition of the anterior teeth curvature-shaped anterior connection wire; An anterior fixing bracket for fixing the anterior connection wire to the lingual side of the anterior portion; A first anterior traction wire formed on the anterior connection wire and connected to a traction member that allows the anterior portion to be pulled in one direction; A posterior teeth fixing bracket fixed to the tongue side surface of the posterior teeth, and connected to the anterior teeth connecting wire at one end; Posterior teeth connecting wires connected to the posterior brackets; And a second anterior traction wire provided in the posterior connection wire and to which the traction member is connected. Including, the anterior fixed bracket and the posterior fixed bracket can be achieved by a orthodontic device through which at least one anterior fixed hole and the posterior fixed hole are formed.

An adhesive material is applied to the anterior and posterior teeth, and the adhesive material is provided with a resin that has fluidity and is cured by light on the surface of the teeth, and the anterior and posterior brackets are applied using the coated adhesive material. Can be fixed on.

A part of the adhesive material applied to the anterior portion passes between the anterior portion and one end of the anterior fixing bracket to form a first anterior adhesive layer, and the rest of the adhesive material applied to the anterior portion passes through the anterior fixing hole to the other end of the anterior fixing bracket. After forming the second anterior layer adhesive layer, the third anterior layer photopolymerization layer may be formed on one surface of the second anterior layer adhesive layer by irradiating and hardening the second anterior layer adhesive layer.

The anterior fixing brackets are arranged to be spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal direction of the anterior connecting wires and fixed to the anterior teeth, respectively, and may be provided in the same shape as the anterior teeth.

A part of the adhesive material applied to the posterior teeth passes between the posterior teeth and one end of the posterior bracket to form a first posterior adhesive layer, and the remainder of the adhesive material applied to the posterior teeth is passed through the posterior teeth fixing hole toward the other end of the posterior bracket. The second posterior posterior adhesive layer may be formed on one surface of the second posterior posterior adhesive layer by forming a second posterior posterior adhesive layer and hardening by irradiating the second posterior posterior adhesive layer with light.

The posterior bracket may be provided side by side to correspond to the dentition of the posterior teeth.

A wire support bracket is provided on the posterior fixed bracket, and an end portion of the anterior connection wire is inserted into the wire support bracket so that the anterior connection wire can be formed to be movable toward the posterior portion.

A second anterior traction wire is formed on the wire support bracket, and the traction member connects the first anterior traction wire and the second anterior traction wire all at once to pull the anterior portion toward the posterior teeth.

On the other hand, in the orthodontic method using the orthodontic appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is determined whether the anterior fixing bracket and the anterior connecting wire and the posterior fixing bracket and the posterior connecting wire are suitable for the teeth to be corrected. ; Attaching the posterior teeth to the posterior teeth of the teeth to be corrected and attaching the posterior bracket to the posterior teeth and the posterior connection wire; The adhesive material applied to the posterior teeth is exposed to one end and the other end of the posterior brackets through the posterior teeth fixing hole and irradiates light toward the adhesive material exiting toward the other end of the posterior brackets, posterior teeth photopolymerization step; Attaching an anterior fixing bracket to the anterior teeth by applying an adhesive material to the anterior teeth of the teeth to be corrected; An anterior portion photopolymerization step of irradiating the adhesive material applied to the anterior portion to one end and the other end portion of the anterior portion fixing bracket through the anterior portion fixing hole, and irradiating light toward the adhesive material exiting to the other end portion of the anterior portion fixing bracket; And connecting the traction member to the first anterior traction wire or the second anterior traction wire, and pulling the anterior portion in a direction to be corrected. It can be achieved, including.

In the attachment of the posterior teeth, the adhesive material exiting toward one end of the posterior bracket is formed by forming a first adhesive layer on the posterior teeth between the posterior teeth and the posterior bracket, and the adhesive material exiting toward the other end of the posterior bracket is the posterior bracket. A second posterior tooth adhesive layer is formed on the other end of the tooth, and in the photopolymerization stage of the posterior teeth, when light is irradiated to the adhesive material exiting toward the other end of the posterior teeth, a third posterior posterior photopolymerization layer is formed on the second posterior adhesive layer, and in the anterior attachment step , A first anterior adhesive layer is formed between the anterior portion and one end of the anterior fixing bracket, and the adhesive material that has exited toward the other end of the anterior fixing bracket is attached to the other end of the anterior fixing bracket. To form a second anterior adhesive layer, in the anterior photopolymerization step, When light is irradiated to the adhesive material exiting toward the other end of the tooth, a third precured photopolymerization layer may be formed on the second anterior adhesive layer.

Before the anterior attachment step, the end of the anterior connection wire not attached to the anterior fixing bracket is inserted into the wire support bracket so that the anterior connection wire can be moved forward or backward, and in the connection step of the traction member, one traction member is used. The first anterior traction wire and the second anterior traction wire may be connected at a time.

The orthodontic appliance of the present invention and the orthodontic method using the same can improve the adhesion of the orthodontic appliance while minimizing the range of damage to the tooth by reducing the contact area of the orthodontic appliance to the tooth. Furthermore, since less adhesive material is used to attach the orthodontic appliance to the teeth, the treatment cost required for orthodontics can be reduced.

In addition, since the contact area of the orthodontic appliance to the tooth is small, it can be easily removed without causing much damage to the tooth when removing the orthodontic appliance.

In addition, the orthodontic appliance of the present invention and the orthodontic method using the same, since the orthodontic appliance is not exposed to the outside, it does not harm the aesthetics of the orthodontic patient and can solve the inconvenience caused by the orthodontic patient in social life. You can.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 is a perspective view of an orthodontic appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view for explaining a state in which the orthodontic appliance shown in FIG. 1 is attached to a tooth.
FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which the orthodontic appliance shown in FIG. 2 is attached to a tooth.
4 is a view showing a state in which the anterior portion is moved using the orthodontic appliance shown in FIG. 3.
5 is a view showing a modified example of a state in which the anterior portion is moved using the orthodontic appliance shown in FIG. 3.
FIG. 6 is a diagram briefly showing parts A and B of FIG. 3.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily practice. The present invention can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

It is noted that the drawings are schematic and not drawn to scale. The relative dimensions and proportions of the parts in the figures are shown exaggerated or reduced in size for clarity and convenience in the drawings, and any dimensions are merely illustrative and not limiting. And the same reference numerals are used to indicate similar features in the same structures, elements, or parts appearing in two or more drawings.

The embodiments of the present invention specifically represent ideal embodiments of the present invention. As a result, various modifications of the drawings are expected. Therefore, the embodiment is not limited to a specific form of the illustrated area, and includes, for example, modification of the form by manufacturing.

Hereinafter, the orthodontic appliance 10 and the orthodontic method using the same according to embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, the orthodontic appliance 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to the anterior portion 1a and the posterior portion 1b of the tooth 1, and the anterior portion 1a includes six left and right middle incisors, left and right lateral incisors, left and right canines. Means the teeth of the dog, and the posterior teeth (1b) means three teeth each formed on both sides of the molars.

The orthodontic device 10 is for correcting the malocclusion of the anterior portion 1a and moves the anterior portion 1a to treat the malocclusion.

1 to 6, the orthodontic appliance 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

1 to 5, the orthodontic appliance 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is anterior teeth connecting wire 112, anterior teeth connecting wire 112 formed in accordance with the dentition of the anterior teeth 1a First anterior traction wire 114 to which the anterior portion fixing bracket 110 to be fixed to (1a), the traction member 130 to which the anterior portion 1a is pulled in one direction, and the posterior portion connected to the posterior portion 1b Connection wire 122, posterior connection wire 122 is provided in the posterior fixing bracket 120 and posterior connection wire 122 to secure the posterior connection wire 122 to the posterior portion 1b, and the second anterior towing wire to which the traction member 130 is connected 124.

For reference, in FIGS. 1 to 5, the orthodontic appliance 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is illustrated as being provided only on the mandibular teeth, but is not limited thereto, and may be provided on the maxillary teeth, not the mandibular teeth. It can be provided on both the upper and lower teeth.

1 and 2, the anterior connection wire 112 is formed in a curved curvature shape to match the dentition of the anterior portion 1a.

The anterior connection wire 112 may be made of a shape memory alloy so that the shape can be memorized according to the shape of the anterior portion 1a to be corrected, and may be made of a material harmless to the human body such as a Ni-Ti alloy.

In addition, the anterior connection wire 112 may have various diameters, and may be manufactured in various diameters depending on the orthodontic patient using the orthodontic device 10. Moreover, the diameter of the anterior connection wire 112 is preferably formed to a suitable diameter or a diameter smaller than the diameter of a wire used in the related art so that a patient who wants to orthodontize does not feel a foreign body.

This, the anterior connection wire 112 is connected to the anterior fixing bracket 110 is fixed to the anterior portion (1a). In other words, the anterior portion fixing bracket 110 is to secure the anterior portion connection wire 112 to the lingual surface of the anterior portion 1a.

1 and 2, the anterior fixing bracket 110 may be formed of one member with the anterior connecting wire 112, or may be formed of each member to form one member through welding or the like. have. Accordingly, it is preferable that the anterior portion fixing bracket 110 is formed of the same member as the anterior portion connecting wire 112.

For reference, when the anterior portion fixing bracket 110 and the anterior portion connecting wire 112 are formed as one member, it may be formed through a device such as a 3D printer.

On the other hand, since the anterior fixing bracket 110 is to be attached to the lingual surface of the anterior portion 1a, unlike the anterior connection wire 112, it is preferable to be formed in a flat shape on one surface. For example, the anterior fixing bracket 110 may be formed in various forms such as a circular shape, a square shape, and the like, so that one surface is flat, it is well attached to the anterior portion 1a.

The anterior portion fixing bracket 110 is spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal direction of the anterior portion connecting wire 112 and fixed to the anterior portion 1a. As described above, it is preferable that the anterior fixing bracket 110 is provided in the same shape as the anterior portion 1a to facilitate attachment to the tongue side surface of the anterior portion 1a.

In addition, the anterior fixing bracket 110 may be provided in the same size as the anterior portion (1a) or may be provided in a small size, but preferably it is preferably provided in a small size. If, when the anterior fixing bracket 110 is provided in a larger size than the anterior portion (1a) or provided in the same size, the orthodontic patient can feel a foreign body in the wearing of the orthodontic device 10, a long time This is because it can be difficult to proceed with the required orthodontics.

The anterior portion fixing bracket 110 attached to the anterior portion 1a is fixed to the anterior portion 1a by an adhesive material R. In other words, the anterior portion (1a) is coated with an adhesive material (R) provided with a resin that has fluidity and cures on the surface of the tooth, and the anterior fixing bracket (110) by the adhesive force of the applied adhesive material (R) This is fixed.

At this time, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, at least one anterior fixing hole 111 is formed in the anterior fixing bracket 110.

When the adhesive material R is applied to the anterior portion 1a, a part of the applied adhesive material R is located at one end of the anterior portion 1a and the anterior fixing bracket 110 and is applied to the applied adhesive material R. The rest is located on the other end side of the anterior fixing bracket 110 through the anterior fixing hole 111.

Specifically, referring to (a) of FIG. 6, a part of the adhesive material R applied to the anterior portion 1a is one end of the anterior portion 1a and the anterior portion fixing bracket 110 through the anterior portion fixing hole 111. Located between to form the first anterior adhesive layer (110a). In addition, the rest of the adhesive material R applied to the anterior portion 1a passes through the anterior fixing hole 111 toward the other end of the anterior fixing bracket 110 to form the second anterior adhesive layer 110b.

Here, the second anterior adhesive layer 110b is irradiated with light, and a part of the second anterior adhesive layer 110b is hardened by the irradiated light, so that the third anterior adhesive layer 110b is formed on one surface of the second anterior adhesive layer 110b. It is formed.

That is, the adhesive material R applied to the anterior portion 1a falls between the anterior portion 1a and one end of the anterior portion fixing bracket 110 through the anterior portion fixing hole 111 and toward the other end portion of the anterior portion fixing bracket 110. The adhesive force of the anterior portion 1a and the anterior portion fixing bracket 110 is further improved because it goes through the process of irradiating and hardening the light toward the adhesive material R exiting toward the other end portion of the anterior portion fixing bracket 110.

On the other hand, the anterior connection wire 112 is a first anterior traction wire 114 for connecting the traction member 130 is formed.

The first anterior portion traction wire 114 is formed on the anterior portion connection wire 112, the traction member 130 is connected.

Here, the traction member 130 generates a traction force to pull the anterior portion (1a) in one direction. The traction member 130 is formed in the form of a rubber band or a spring. Accordingly, the first anterior portion traction wire 114 is formed in a ring shape with an end portion so that the traction member 130 is hooked and connected.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the first anterior traction wire 114 is provided as a pair on the anterior connection wire 112.

If the first anterior traction wire 114 is provided with only one in the anterior connection wire 112 connecting the anterior portion 1a consisting of six teeth, the anterior portion 1a is moved in a direction to be balancedly corrected. Because it is impossible.

Accordingly, it is preferable that the first anterior traction wire 114 is formed in pairs, respectively, at portions adjacent to the middle incisors located on the left and right sides of the anterior portion 1a of the anterior connection wire 112.

The traction member 130 is connected to each of the pair of first anterior traction wires 114 and pulls the anterior portion 1a in a direction to be traction.

For reference, referring to FIGS. 3 to 5, one end of the traction member 130 is connected to the first anterior traction wire 114. The other end of the traction member 130 may be connected to the second anterior traction wire 124, which will be described later, or may be connected to a mini-screw (not shown) placed on the palatal portion (not shown). Moving the anterior portion 1a using the traction member 130 will be described in detail below.

1 and 2, the posterior teeth connection wire 122 is connected to the posterior teeth 1b. The posterior connection wire 122 may be formed of a shape memory alloy such as Ni-Ti alloy, which is harmless to the human body, as well as the anterior connection wire 112, but is not limited thereto.

Moreover, the posterior connection wire 122 is preferably formed of the same shape, size, and material as the anterior connection wire 112 to reduce the manufacturing cost of the orthodontic device 10 and to be convenient in manufacturing.

In addition, the posterior connection wire 122 is formed in the form of a wire generally used in the prior art, may have various diameters, and may be manufactured in various diameters depending on the orthodontic patient using the orthodontic device 10. .

On the other hand, the posterior connection wire 122 is connected to the posterior fixing bracket 120 fixed to the posterior portion (1b). In other words, the posterior teeth fixing bracket 120 is such that the posterior teeth connecting wire 122 is fixed to the tongue side surface of the posterior teeth 1b.

Like the aforementioned anterior fixing bracket 110 and the anterior connecting wire 112, the posterior fixing bracket 120 and the posterior connecting wire 122 also have the form of one connected member, so the posterior fixing bracket 120 also connects the posterior teeth It is preferably formed of the same member as the wire 122.

1 and 2, the posterior fixing bracket 120 is attached to the tongue side surface of the posterior portion 1b. Here, because the molar portion 1b is in the form of a molar, unlike the anterior portion 1a, the lingual surface is not flat and is provided in a convex shape. Accordingly, the posterior fixing bracket 120 is formed in a concave shape so that one side can wrap the posterior portion 1b provided in a convex shape.

Here, the posterior fixing bracket 120 is provided side by side to correspond to the teeth of the posterior teeth. In other words, the posterior fixing bracket 120 is formed in a connected form to fix the three posterior teeth 1b according to the dentition of the posterior teeth 1b, unlike the anterior teeth fixing bracket 110, thereby being attached to the posterior teeth 1b (1b) is stably supported.

On the other hand, the posterior fixing bracket 120 is fixed to the posterior teeth 1b by an adhesive material R, like the anterior fixing bracket 110.

Specifically, at least one posterior fixing hole 121 is formed in the posterior fixing bracket 120. The adhesive material R is applied to the tongue side surface of the posterior teeth 1b.

At this time, some of the adhesive material R applied to the posterior teeth 1b is located between the posterior teeth 1b and one end of the posterior teeth fixing bracket 120 through the posterior teeth fixing hole 121, the first posterior teeth adhesive layer 120a To form. Further, another part of the adhesive material R applied to the posterior teeth 1b, that is, the rest of the adhesive exits toward the other end of the posterior teeth fixing bracket 120 to form the second posterior teeth adhesive layer 120b.

Here, light is irradiated to the second posterior adhesive layer 120b, and a part of the second posterior adhesive layer 120b is hardened by the irradiated light. Accordingly, the third posterior teeth photopolymerization layer 120c is formed on one surface of the second posterior teeth adhesive layer 120b.

As described above, a part of the adhesive material R applied to the posterior teeth 1b is located between the posterior teeth 1b and one end of the posterior teeth fixing bracket 120 through the posterior teeth fixing hole 121 and the posterior teeth 1b and posterior teeth To improve the adhesion between the one end of the fixing bracket 120, the rest of the adhesive material (R) is located on the other end side of the posterior fixing bracket 120 through the posterior fixing hole 121, the posterior portion with respect to the posterior portion (1b) It is to ensure that the fixing bracket 120 is well attached. Moreover, by irradiating light toward the other end of the posterior fixing bracket 120 to harden the other end of the posterior fixing bracket 120, it is possible to further improve the attachment force of the posterior fixing bracket 120 to the posterior fixing portion 1b. .

For reference, the adhesive material R applied to the posterior teeth 1b is also made of the same resin as the adhesive material R applied to the anterior teeth 1a, but is not limited thereto and may be replaced with other materials. have.

Meanwhile, referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, a wire support bracket 126 is provided on the posterior fixing bracket 120. In other words, the wire support bracket 126 is connected to the posterior teeth connecting wire 122 connected to the posterior teeth fixing bracket 120.

The wire support bracket 126 is to allow the anterior portion connecting wire 112 to be moved forward or backward relative to the posterior portion 1b.

Accordingly, the wire support bracket 126 is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape, and an end portion of the anterior connection wire 112 is inserted therein to move forward and backward.

As the anterior connection wire 112 moves along the wire support bracket 126 to the rear (side of the posterior portion), the anterior fixing bracket 110 connected to the anterior connection wire 112 is also pulled backward, and eventually the anterior portion 1a Is moved in the direction to be corrected, that is, toward the posterior teeth 1b.

Here, referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the wire support brackets 126 are preferably formed in pairs in the posterior connection wires 122 connected to the posterior teeth 1b located on the left and right sides, respectively. Accordingly, the anterior portion 1a can be balancedly moved in a direction to be corrected through the anterior portion connection wire 112 formed in a curved curvature shape to match the dentition of the anterior portion 1a.

If, when the wire support bracket 126 is formed only on one of the posterior connection wire 122, because only one of the anterior connection wire 112 connected to the anterior portion (1a) pulls the anterior portion (1a) in a balanced manner This is because it is impossible to move, and in that case, a problem may arise in which the anterior portion 1a is not corrected in a desired shape.

In addition, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the second anterior traction wire 124 is formed in the posterior connection wire 122. The second anterior traction wire 124 is for moving the anterior portion 1a together with the first anterior traction wire 114 in one direction, that is, the molar portion.

The second anterior traction wire 124 is provided in a pair, like the first anterior traction wire 114. One of the pair of second anterior traction wires 124 is connected to the posterior teeth connection wire 122 fixed to the posterior teeth 1b located on the left side, and the other is fixed to the posterior teeth 1b located on the right side. It is connected to the posterior teeth connection wire (122).

That is, the second anterior traction wire 124 located on the left side is connected by the first anterior traction wire 114 and one traction member 130 positioned on the front side, and the second anterior traction wire located on the right side The 124 is connected to the first anterior traction wire 114 and the other traction member 130 located in front thereof, so that the anterior portion 1a can be balancedly moved in a direction to be corrected.

Hereinafter, a method of orthodontics using the orthodontic appliance 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.

The method of orthodontics using the orthodontic appliance 10 includes a wire trial step, a posterior teeth attachment step, a posterior teeth photopolymerization step, an anterior teeth attachment step, an anterior teeth photopolymerization step and a traction member connection step.

First, the wire poetic step refers to a step of matching the teeth to see if the anterior fixing bracket 110 and the anterior connecting wire 112 and the posterior fixing bracket 120 and the posterior connecting wire 122 fit well with respect to the teeth to be corrected. If, in the wire poetic stage, the anterior fixing bracket 110 and the anterior connecting wire 112 and the posterior fixing bracket 120 and the posterior connecting wire 122 do not fit well with the teeth to be corrected, the teeth to be corrected are shaped. And after checking the size again, after changing the shape of the anterior fixing bracket 110 and the anterior connecting wire 112 and the posterior fixing bracket 120 and the posterior connecting wire 122, the wire trial step must be performed again.

Next, the attachment of the posterior teeth is a step of attaching the posterior teeth fixing bracket 120 and the posterior teeth connecting wire 122 to the posterior teeth 1b of the teeth to be corrected. At this time, by applying an adhesive material (R) to the posterior portion (1b), attaching the posterior fixing bracket 120 and the posterior connection wire 122 to the posterior portion (1b).

For reference, since the posterior fixing bracket 120 and the posterior connection wire 122 are connected to each other and are in a single member state, when the posterior fixing bracket 120 is attached to the posterior portion 1b, the posterior connection wire 122 is also provided. It is attached to the posterior teeth 1b together.

Then, in the photopolymerization stage of the posterior teeth, it is a step of irradiating and hardening the light toward the adhesive material R applied to the posterior teeth fixing bracket 120.

Specifically, in the attachment of the posterior teeth, the adhesive material R applied to the posterior teeth 1b is positioned at one end of the posterior teeth fixing bracket 120 and the other end of the posterior teeth fixing bracket 120 through the posterior teeth fixing hole 121. do. The adhesive material R exiting toward one end of the posterior teeth 1b and the posterior teeth fixing bracket 120 through the posterior teeth fixing hole 121 forms the first posterior teeth adhesive layer 120a. In addition, the adhesive material R exiting toward the other end of the posterior teeth fixing bracket 120 through the posterior teeth fixing hole 121 forms the second posterior teeth adhesive layer 120b.

At this time, in order to completely fix the posterior fixed bracket 120 with respect to the posterior 1b, it is necessary to harden the adhesive material R located at the other end of the posterior fixed bracket 120. To this end, in the photopolymerization stage of the posterior teeth, the second posterior adhesive layer 120b formed at the other end of the posterior bracket fixing bracket 120 is irradiated with light to solidify, and at this time, the third posterior posterior photopolymerization layer at the other end of the posterior bracket fixing 120 120c is formed.

Next, the step of attaching the anterior teeth is a step of attaching the anterior teeth fixing bracket 110 and the anterior teeth connecting wire 112 to the anterior teeth 1a. At this time, as in the step of attaching the posterior teeth, when the anterior fixing bracket 110 is attached to the anterior teeth 1a by applying an adhesive material R to the anterior teeth 1a, the anterior teeth fixing bracket 110 and the anterior teeth formed of one member are connected. The wire 112 is also attached to the anterior portion 1a.

On the other hand, before the step of attaching the anterior teeth, the ends of the anterior connection wires 112 that are not attached to the anterior fixing brackets 110 are inserted into the wire support brackets 126 and the anterior fixing brackets 110 and the anterior connection wires 112 The connected anterior portion 1a is implemented to be movable toward the posterior portion 1b.

Next, the photopolymerization step of the anterior portion is a step of irradiating and hardening the light toward the adhesive material R applied to the anterior portion fixing bracket 110.

Specifically, in the step of attaching the anterior teeth, the adhesive material R applied to the anterior teeth 1a has one end of the anterior teeth 1a and the anterior teeth fixing bracket 110 and an anterior teeth fixing bracket 110 through the anterior teeth fixing hole 111. It is located on the other end side. Part of the adhesive material R exiting the anterior fixing hole 111 is located between the anterior portion 1a and one end of the anterior fixing bracket 110 to form a first anterior adhesive layer 110a, and the anterior fixing hole ( The rest of the adhesive material R exiting 111) is positioned at the other end of the anterior fixing bracket 110 to form the second anterior adhesive layer 110b.

At this time, in order to completely fix the anterior portion fixing bracket 110 with respect to the anterior portion 1a, it is necessary to completely harden the adhesive material R located at the other end of the anterior portion fixing bracket 110. To this end, in the photopolymerization step of the anterior portion, light is irradiated to the second anterior adhesive layer 110b formed at the other end portion of the anterior fixing bracket 110. Then, a part of the second anterior adhesive layer 110b is solidified, and a third anterior photopolymerization layer 110c is formed on the second anterior adhesive layer 110b.

Then, the connecting step of the traction member is a step of connecting the traction member 130 for moving the anterior portion 1a toward the posterior portion 1b to the anterior portion 1a.

In the connecting step of the traction member, the traction member 130 is connected to the first anterior traction wire 114 or the second anterior traction wire 124 to correct the anterior portion 1a, that is, to move toward the posterior portion 1b do.

At this time, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the first anterior traction wire 114 and the second anterior traction wire 124 are connected to the anterior portion 1a by using one traction member 130. Is to be more effectively pulled toward the posterior teeth (1b).

As described above, the orthodontic patient can make the foreign body feel a little less as the orthodontic patient performs by pulling the anterior portion 1a toward the posterior portion 1b using one traction member 130.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 5, one end of the traction member 130 is connected to a pair of first anterior traction wires 114, and the other end of the traction member 130 is connected to a palatal portion (not shown). It is also possible to connect the miniscrew (not shown) to be placed and pull the anterior portion 1a in the direction to be corrected.

By the above-described configuration, the orthodontic appliance of the present invention and the orthodontic method using the same can improve the adhesion of the orthodontic appliance while minimizing the damage range of the tooth by reducing the contact area of the orthodontic appliance to the tooth. Furthermore, since less adhesive material is used to attach the orthodontic appliance to the teeth, the treatment cost required for orthodontics can be reduced.

In addition, the orthodontic method using the orthodontic appliance of the present invention, because the contact area of the orthodontic appliance to the tooth is small, when removing the orthodontic appliance can be easily removed without causing much damage to the teeth.

In addition, the orthodontic appliance of the present invention and the orthodontic method using the same, since the orthodontic appliance is not exposed to the outside, it does not impair the aesthetics of the orthodontic patient and solves the inconvenience caused by the orthodontic patient in social life. You can.

As described above, in one embodiment of the present invention, it has been described by specific matters such as specific components and the like, and limited embodiments and drawings, which are provided only to help the overall understanding of the present invention, and the present invention It is not limited, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can make various modifications and variations from these descriptions. Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, and should not be determined, and all claims that are equivalent to or equivalent to the claims, as well as the claims described below, will be included in the scope of the spirit of the present invention.

1: teeth
1a: anterior teeth 1b: posterior teeth
10: Orthodontic appliance
110: anterior fixing bracket 110a: first anterior adhesive layer
110b: Second anterior portion adhesive layer 110c: Third anterior portion photopolymerization layer
111: anterior fixed hole 112: anterior connection wire
114: first anterior towing wire 120: posterior teeth fixing bracket
120a: First molar adhesive layer 120b: Second molar adhesive layer
120c: third posterior photopolymerization layer 121: posterior posterior fixation hole
122: posterior teeth connecting wire 124: second anterior towing wire
126: wire support bracket 130: traction member
R: adhesive material

Claims (11)

An anterior connection wire formed in a curved shape to match the dentition of the anterior portion;
An anterior fixing bracket which is arranged to be spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal direction of the anterior connection wire and is provided in the same shape as the anterior portion, so that the anterior connection wires are fixed to the lingual surface of the anterior portion, and the anterior connection wires are formed of one member with the anterior connection wires;
A first anterior traction wire formed on the anterior connection wire and connected to a traction member that allows the anterior portion to be pulled in one direction;
A posterior fixation bracket provided side by side to correspond to the dentition of the posterior teeth and fixed to the tongue side surface of the posterior teeth, but formed in a connected form to fix three posterior teeth according to the dentition of the posterior teeth;
A posterior connection wire formed in the form of a member connected to the posterior bracket;
A wire support bracket provided in the posterior connection wire and the end of the anterior connection wire is inserted to enable the anterior connection wire to be moved toward the posterior portion; And
A second anterior traction wire formed on a wire support bracket and formed at a position corresponding to the first anterior traction wire and connected to a traction member connected to the first anterior traction wire;
Including,
At least one anterior fixation hole and a posterior fixation hole are formed through the anterior fixation bracket and the posterior fixation bracket,
The anterior and posterior teeth are coated with an adhesive material that is cured by light on the surface of the teeth and is made of a resin having fluidity.
When the anterior fixing brackets are fixed using adhesive materials applied to the anterior teeth, the anterior teeth are fixed together with the anterior teeth even if the anterior teeth are connected.
Fixing the posterior bracket using adhesive material applied to the posterior teeth is fixed together with the posterior teeth even with the posterior teeth connection.
One end of the anterior connection wire is attached to the anterior portion together with the anterior fixing bracket by an adhesive material applied to the anterior portion, and the other end portion of the anterior connection wire not fixed to the anterior portion with the anterior fixing bracket is wire-movable to move forward or backward. Inserted into the bracket,
The traction member connects the first anterior traction wire and the second anterior traction wire together to pull the anterior portion toward the posterior teeth,
The first anterior traction wire is formed in a pair in a portion adjacent to the incisor located on the left and right sides of the anterior connection wire fixed to the anterior portion, and the wire support brackets are respectively formed on the posterior connection wires connected to the posterior teeth located on the left and right sides. It is provided in a pair as much as possible, and is formed in a pair so as to be formed on each of the wire support brackets provided in a pair even if the second anterior portion is pulled,
One first anterior traction wire and one second anterior traction wire are connected to one traction member at a time, and the other first anterior traction wire and the other second anterior traction wire are connected to the other traction member Orthodontic device, so that the wire is connected at a time to move the anterior portion in the direction to be corrected.
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A part of the adhesive material applied to the anterior portion passes through the anterior portion and one end of the anterior fixing bracket to form a first anterior adhesive layer,
The rest of the adhesive material applied to the anterior teeth exits through the anterior fixing holes to the other end of the anterior fixing brackets to form a second anterior adhesive layer,
The orthodontic appliance in which a third anterior photopolymerization layer is formed on one surface of the second anterior adhesive layer by irradiating and hardening the second anterior adhesive layer.
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A part of the adhesive material applied to the posterior teeth passes between the posterior teeth and one end of the posterior bracket to form a first posterior adhesive layer,
The rest of the adhesive material applied to the posterior teeth exits through the posterior teeth fixing hole toward the other end of the posterior teeth fixing bracket to form a second posterior teeth adhesive layer,
The orthodontic appliance in which a third posterior photopolymerization layer is formed on one surface of the second posterior posterior adhesive layer by irradiating and hardening the second posterior posterior adhesive layer.
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The first anterior adhesive layer is formed between the anterior portion and one end of the anterior fixing bracket,
The second anterior adhesive layer is formed with respect to the other end of the anterior fixing bracket,
The third anterior teeth photopolymerization layer is formed on the second anterior adhesive layer by irradiating light toward the adhesive material exiting toward the other end of the anterior fixing bracket.
The method of claim 5,
The first molar adhesive layer is formed between the molar portion and one end of the molar fixing bracket,
The second molar adhesive layer is formed on the other end of the molar fixing bracket,
The third orthodontic photopolymerization layer is formed on the second posterior posterior adhesive layer by irradiating light toward the adhesive material exiting toward the other end of the posterior bracket.
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