Abstract:
Methods for designing and fabrication of a series of apparatuses for expanding a patient's palate ("palatal expanders"). In particular, described herein are methods and apparatuses for forming palatal expanders, including rapid palatal expanders, as well as series of palatal expanders formed as described herein and apparatuses for designing and fabricating them.
Abstract:
Orthodontic systems and related methods are disclosed for designing and providing improved or more effective tooth moving systems for eliciting a desired tooth movement and/or repositioning teeth into a desired arrangement. Methods and orthodontic systems of the invention include tooth attachments having improved or optimized parameters selected or modified for more optimal and/or effective application of forces for a desired/selected orthodontic movement. Attachments of the present invention can be customized to a particular patient (e.g., patient-customized), a particular movement, and/or a sub-group or sub-set of patients, and configured to engage an orthodontic tooth positioning appliance worn by a patient, where engagement between the attachment and orthodontic appliance results in application of a repositioning force or series/system of forces to the tooth having the attachment and will generally elicit a tooth movement.
Abstract:
Un aparato expansor palatino para expandir el paladar de un paciente, comprendiendo el aparato: un par de regiones de enganche a los dientes conectadas mediante una región palatina, en el que la región palatina está realizada a la medida de la arcada dentaria del paciente y está configurada para aplicar entre 8 y 160 N de fuerza entre el par de regiones de enganche a los dientes para expandir el paladar del paciente cuando el paciente lleve puesto el aparato; en el que las regiones de enganche a los dientes comprenden, cada una, un lado oclusal y un lado vestibular, así mismo, en el que el grosor promedio del lado oclusal (851) es menor que el grosor promedio de la región palatina (850), y el grosor promedio del lado vestibular (852) es menor que el grosor promedio del lado oclusal (852).
Abstract:
Releasable and removable palatal expander apparatuses (100) for expanding a patient's palate ("palatal expanders") and methods of using and making them. These releasable palatal expanders (100) are adapted for ease in removal by the patient or caregiver, and may include a breach region (167) configured to predictably bend or break when a pulling force is applied. The palatal expander apparatuses (100) described herein may include one or more locks for locking the palatal expander onto the patient's teeth. The lock(s) may be unlocked to release the palatal expander from the teeth. A lock may include a control for manually unlocking the lock. Unlocking the locks may allow the palatal expander to automatically disengage from the patient's teeth.
Abstract:
Methods for designing and fabrication of a series of apparatuses for expanding a patient's palate ("palatal expanders"). In particular, described herein are methods and apparatuses for forming palatal expanders, including rapid palatal expanders, as well as series of palatal expanders formed as described herein and apparatuses for designing and fabricating them.
Abstract:
Orthodontic systems and related methods are disclosed for designing and providing improved or more effective tooth moving systems for eliciting a desired tooth movement and/or repositioning teeth into a desired arrangement. Methods and orthodontic systems of the invention include tooth attachments having improved or optimized parameters selected or modified for more optimal and/or effective application of forces for a desired/selected orthodontic movement. Attachments of the present invention can be customized to a particular patient (e.g., patient-customized), a particular movement, and/or a sub-group or sub-set of patients, and configured to engage an orthodontic tooth positioning appliance worn by a patient, where engagement between the attachment and orthodontic appliance results in application of a repositioning force or series/system of forces to the tooth having the attachment and will generally elicit a tooth movement.