阅读说明：本技术 一种方便调节的牙齿矫正器 (Convenient tooth unscrambler of adjusting ) 是由 秦小茹 姜小飞 贺献芝 于 2020-12-11 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明为解决牙科领域存在的矫正器的矫正力方向不能改变的问题,提供一种方便调节的牙齿矫正器,该矫正器包括：牙套,牙套的外周壁上设置有连接区,连接区分布有多个第一钩挂件；连接组件,连接组件的端部设置有第二钩挂件,第一钩挂件和第二钩挂件中的一个为钩形,另一个为钩形或环形,第一钩挂件用于和第二钩挂件钩挂。本发明的一种方便调节的牙齿矫正器,第二钩挂件通过钩挂处在不同位置的第一钩挂件,可以简单方便地调节牙齿矫正器矫正力的方向。(The present invention provides a dental appliance which is convenient to adjust in order to solve the problem that the direction of the corrective force of the appliance cannot be changed in the dental field, the appliance comprising: the tooth socket is characterized in that a connecting area is arranged on the outer peripheral wall of the tooth socket, and a plurality of first hook hanging pieces are distributed in the connecting area; the connecting component, the tip of connecting component is provided with the second hook-and-loop fastener, and one of first hook-and-loop fastener and second hook-and-loop fastener is the hook-type, and another is the hook-type or annular, and first hook-and-loop fastener is used for with the hook-and-loop fastener hook. According to the dental appliance convenient to adjust, the second hook hanging piece is hooked on the first hook hanging piece in different positions, and the direction of the orthodontic force of the dental appliance can be adjusted simply and conveniently.)

1. An adjustable dental appliance, comprising:

the tooth socket is characterized in that a connecting area is arranged on the outer peripheral wall of the tooth socket, and a plurality of first hook pieces are distributed in the connecting area;

the connecting assembly is characterized in that a second hook piece is arranged at the end part of the connecting assembly, one of the first hook piece and the second hook piece is in a hook shape, the other one of the first hook piece and the second hook piece is in a hook shape or a ring shape, and the first hook piece is used for hooking the second hook piece.

2. The adjustable dental appliance of claim 1, wherein the first hook member is evenly distributed in plurality along a circumference of the mouthpiece.

3. The adjustable dental appliance of claim 1, wherein the first hook member is provided in a plurality of uniform positions along the axial direction of the mouthpiece.

4. The adjustable dental appliance of claim 1, wherein the connection assembly includes an elastic member having one end connected to the second hook member.

5. The adjustable dental appliance of claim 4, wherein the resilient member is a spring.

6. The adjustable dental appliance of claim 1, wherein the mouthpiece is made of a flexible material.

7. The adjustable dental appliance of claim 1, wherein the first hanger is made of a flexible material, the first hanger is circular and the second hanger is hook shaped.

8. The adjustable dental appliance of claim 6 or 7, wherein the flexible material is latex or silicone.

9. The adjustable dental appliance of claim 1, further comprising a flexible connector, one end of the flexible connector being fixedly connected to the connection assembly and the other end of the flexible connector being fixedly connected to the mouthpiece, wherein the flexible connector is not tightened when the first and second hook members are connected.

10. The adjustable dental appliance of claim 1, further comprising a protective sleeve disposed over the connection assembly.

Technical Field

The invention relates to dentistry, in particular to a dental appliance convenient to adjust.

Background

In real life, human teeth generally have a larger or smaller outward protrusion phenomenon, and for people with a larger outward protrusion phenomenon, the teeth need to be drawn together for the beauty of the teeth to be corrected.

At present, the teeth are directly sleeved on the two sides of the tooth through rubber bands or the tooth sockets sleeved on the two sides of the tooth are connected through the rubber bands to carry out the drawing-together correction. The direction of the orthodontic force applied to the teeth in this manner is often not changeable, resulting in poor orthodontic effect of the teeth.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. Therefore, the invention provides the conveniently-adjusted dental appliance, which can simply and conveniently adjust the direction of the orthodontic force, so that the orthodontic effect of teeth is better.

An adjustable dental appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: the tooth socket is characterized in that a connecting area is arranged on the outer peripheral wall of the tooth socket, and a plurality of first hook pieces are distributed in the connecting area; the connecting assembly is characterized in that a second hook piece is arranged at the end part of the connecting assembly, one of the first hook piece and the second hook piece is in a hook shape, the other one of the first hook piece and the second hook piece is in a hook shape or a ring shape, and the first hook piece is used for hooking the second hook piece.

The conveniently-adjusted dental appliance provided by the embodiment of the invention has at least the following beneficial effects: the tooth socket is provided with a plurality of first hook pieces, the end part of the connecting component is provided with a second hook piece, and the second hook piece is positioned on the first hook pieces at different positions through hooks, so that the direction of the orthodontic force of the dental appliance can be simply and conveniently adjusted.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the first hook member is provided in plurality along a circumferential direction of the mouthpiece.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the first hook member is provided in plurality along an axial direction of the mouthpiece.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the connection assembly includes an elastic member having one end connected to the second hooking member.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the resilient member is a spring.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the mouthpiece is made of a flexible material.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the first hooking member is made of a flexible material, the first hooking member is annular and the second hooking member is hook-shaped.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the flexible material is latex or silicone.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the tooth socket further comprises a flexible connecting piece, one end of the flexible connecting piece is fixedly connected with the connecting assembly, the other end of the flexible connecting piece is fixedly connected with the tooth socket, and the flexible connecting piece is not tightened when the first hook hanging piece and the second hook hanging piece are connected.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the device further comprises a protective sleeve, wherein the protective sleeve is sleeved on the connecting component.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a schematic view of the overall assembly of an appliance according to an embodiment of the invention;

figure 2 is a top view of the dental appliance of figure 1;

figure 3 is a schematic front view of the dental appliance of figure 1;

figure 4 is a schematic view of a mouthpiece according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

a tooth 100;

a tooth socket 200, a connecting area 201 and a first hook hanger 210;

a connecting assembly 300, a second hook member 310, an elastic member 320;

a flexible connector 400;

protective sheath 500.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the positional or orientational descriptions, such as "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "pointed", "inner", "outer", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc., are given with reference to the positional or orientational relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element so referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present invention. In the description of the present invention, the sidewall means a left sidewall and/or a right sidewall.

In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more, "more than", "less than", "more than", and the like are understood as excluding the present number, and "more than", "less than", "in", and the like are understood as including the present number. If the description of "first" and "second" is used for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, the description is not intended to indicate or imply relative importance or to implicitly indicate the number of the indicated technical features or to implicitly indicate the precedence of the indicated technical features.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that "a is disposed on B" merely represents the connection relationship between a and B, and does not represent that a is above B.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "disposed," "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. "bolted" and "screwed" are equally interchangeable. To those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in conjunction with specific situations.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, an adjustable dental appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: the tooth socket 200 is characterized in that a connecting area 201 is arranged on the outer peripheral wall of the tooth socket 200, and a plurality of first hook hangers 210 are distributed on the connecting area 201; the connecting assembly 300, the end of the connecting assembly 300 is provided with a second hooking member 310, one of the first hooking member 210 and the second hooking member 310 is hook-shaped, and the other is hook-shaped or loop-shaped, and the first hooking member 210 is used for hooking the second hooking member 310.

The tooth socket 200 is a part which is sleeved on the tooth 100 needing to be corrected, the bottom of the tooth socket is provided with an opening, and the tooth 100 is sleeved in the tooth socket 200 from the opening at the bottom. It is understood that the shape of the mouthpiece 200 is determined according to the actual teeth 100 to be corrected, and the mouthpiece 200 may be a custom-made mouthpiece 200 made of rigid material such as a metal mouthpiece, a ceramic mouthpiece, etc. specially manufactured according to the specific shape of the teeth 100 of the user; the mouthpiece 200 may also be a standard mouthpiece 200 made of a flexible material with different specifications, and the mouthpiece 200 may deform to some extent, so that the standard mouthpiece 200 with different specifications may be combined to be suitable for the teeth 100 with different shapes. It is also understood that the top end of the mouthpiece 200 may be open, uncapped, and that the occlusal surface of the tooth 100 is exposed when the mouthpiece 200 is fitted over the tooth 100; the top of the mouthpiece 200 may also be closed, with only one opening at the bottom of the mouthpiece 200, so that when the mouthpiece 200 is fitted over the tooth 100, the tooth 100 is completely enclosed by the mouthpiece 200.

The connecting assembly 300 is a strip-shaped object, when the dental appliance is actually used, the two tooth sockets 200 are respectively sleeved on the teeth 100 of which the two sides need to be corrected, the two ends of the connecting assembly 300 are respectively connected with the two tooth sockets 200, and the connecting assembly 300 is in a tightened or stretched state, applies pulling force to the teeth 100 in the two tooth sockets 200, draws the teeth 100 together and moves inwards, and plays a role in correcting the teeth 100.

The outer peripheral wall of the mouthpiece 200 is provided with a connection region 201, and when the mouthpiece 200 is actually used, the connection region 201 is located on the inner side of the tooth 100 and faces the inside of the oral cavity. The connection region 201 is provided with a plurality of first hooks 210, and the plurality of first hooks 210 are dispersedly distributed on the connection region 201. It is understood that the distribution of the first hooking members 210 may be different according to the actual situation, such as an up-down arrangement, a left-right arrangement, an array arrangement, a circumference arrangement, and so on. It is understood that the first hook member 210 may be integrally formed with the mouthpiece 200 or may be an additional member additionally mounted to the mouthpiece 200.

The end of the connecting member 300 is provided with a second hook 310, and since the two hook structures can be hooked to each other and one hook can be hooked to a ring, the first hook 210 and the second hook 310 can be both in a hook shape, or the first hook 210 can be a hook shape and the second hook 310 can be a loop shape, or the first hook 210 can be a loop shape and the second hook 310 can be a hook shape, and the first hook 210 and the second hook 310 can be conveniently hooked to each other, so that the connecting member 300 can be fixed to the mouthpiece 200. It is understood that the annular hook member is not necessarily circular, and may be other hook members of similar shapes. It is understood that the connecting assembly 300 may be provided with the second hook 310 at both ends, or may be provided with the second hook 310 at only one end, and the other end is connected with the mouthpiece 200 in other manners. It is understood that the second hook member 310 may be integrally formed with the connecting member 300, or may be an additional member additionally mounted to the connecting member 300.

Since the plurality of first hook members 210 are dispersedly distributed on the connection region 201, the second hook member 310 can simply and conveniently adjust the direction of the orthodontic force by hooking the first hook members 210 at different positions. For example, the teeth 100 to be straightened protrude outward, and the top end of the teeth 100 protrudes outward more than the root of the teeth 100, so that the second hook 310 is hooked on the first hook 210 above the mouthpiece 200, and mainly applies a straightening force to the upper end of the teeth 100, so that the upper ends of the teeth 100 are drawn closer more, and the teeth 100 are straightened better.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, in some embodiments of the present invention, a plurality of first hook hangers 210 are uniformly distributed along a circumferential direction of the mouthpiece 200.

The tooth 100 is substantially cylindrical, and the mouthpiece 200 needs to be fitted over the tooth 100, so as to be referred to, the axial direction of the mouthpiece 200 is the axial direction of the tooth 100 after the mouthpiece 200 is fitted over the tooth 100, and similarly, the circumferential direction of the mouthpiece 200 is the circumferential direction of the tooth 100 after the mouthpiece 200 is fitted over the tooth 100. Because the first hook members 210 are uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the tooth socket 200, a user can hook the first hook members 210 at different positions through the second hook members 310 to adjust the corrective force of the appliance to the two sides of the tooth 100, for example, the left side of the tooth 100 to be corrected is deeper than the right side of the tooth 100 to be corrected, at this time, the second hook members 310 can be hooked on the first hook members 210 positioned on the left side of the tooth socket 200, the corrective force is mainly applied to the left side of the tooth 100, the left side of the tooth 100 is pulled closer, and the corrective effect of the tooth 100 is better. The first hook members 210 are more attractive and convenient for manufacturing the appliance.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, in some embodiments of the present invention, the first hook member 210 is uniformly distributed in plurality along the axial direction of the mouthpiece 200.

The tooth 100 is substantially cylindrical, and the mouthpiece 200 needs to be fitted over the tooth 100, so as to be referred to, the axial direction of the mouthpiece 200 is the axial direction of the tooth 100 after the mouthpiece 200 is fitted over the tooth 100, and similarly, the circumferential direction of the mouthpiece 200 is the circumferential direction of the tooth 100 after the mouthpiece 200 is fitted over the tooth 100. Because the first hook members 210 are uniformly distributed along the axial direction of the tooth socket 200, a user can hook the first hook members 210 at different heights through the second hook members 310 to adjust the corrective force of the appliance on the teeth 100 at different height positions and different sizes, for example, the top end of the tooth 100 to be corrected is more protruded than the root of the tooth 100, at this time, the second hook members 310 can be hooked on the first hook members 210 above the tooth socket 200 to mainly apply the corrective force to the upper end parts of the teeth 100, so that the upper ends of the teeth 100 are pulled closer more, and the corrective effect of the teeth 100 is better. The first hook members 210 are more attractive and convenient for manufacturing the appliance.

It can be understood that the mouthpiece 200 may have the first hook hangers 210 uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the mouthpiece 200 and the first hook hangers 210 uniformly distributed along the axial direction of the mouthpiece 200 at the same time, or only the first hook hangers 210 uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the mouthpiece 200 or the first hook hangers 210 uniformly distributed along the axial direction of the mouthpiece 200 may be separately provided.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, in some embodiments of the present invention, the connection assembly 300 includes an elastic member 320, and one end of the elastic member 320 is connected to the second hook member 310.

It will be appreciated that the second hook member 310 may be directly connected to one end of the elastic member 320, and the second hook member 310 may also be indirectly connected to the elastic member 320, for example, the second hook member 310 is connected to a circular ring, and the elastic member 320 is also connected to the circular ring, so that the second hook member 310 is indirectly connected to the elastic member 320. The elastic member 320 is provided to make the force of the dental appliance pulling the teeth 100 together softer and more durable, and less harmful to the teeth 100.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, in some embodiments of the present invention, the elastic member 320 is a spring.

The spring is easily available and cheaper, and the use of the spring as the elastic member 320 reduces the production cost.

Referring to figures 1-4, in some embodiments of the present invention mouthpiece 200 is made of a flexible material.

Since the teeth 100 of different sizes are different for each person and for different parts of each person, the tooth socket 200 fitted over the teeth 100 needs to be suitable for the teeth 100 of different sizes. The tooth socket 200 is made of flexible materials, so that the tooth socket 200 has certain deformation capacity, and the standard tooth sockets 200 with different specifications can be suitable for the teeth 100 with different shapes and sizes. Compared with the dental mouthpiece 200 made of rigid material which can only be obtained by customization, the standard dental mouthpiece 200 made of flexible material is simpler and more convenient to manufacture, and is more suitable for mass production, so that the production cost of the dental mouthpiece 200 is remarkably reduced, and the dental appliance is cheaper. And the standard mouthpiece 200 can be used with other teeth 100 of comparable shapes after sterilization, further reducing the cost of straightening the teeth 100.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, in some embodiments of the present invention, the first hook 210 is made of a flexible material, the first hook 210 is circular, and the second hook 310 is hook-shaped.

The inner side of the tooth 100 is generally inclined at a certain angle to the direction of the orthodontic force and is not perpendicular. The first hook 210 is circular, so that the second hook 310 can be hooked on any position of the circular first hook 210, and the first hook 210 is made of a flexible material, so that the first hook 210 can deform to a certain extent after being affected by a correction force, and the correction force applied to the tooth socket 200 is more appropriate.

Referring to fig. 1-4, in some embodiments of the invention, the flexible material is latex or silicone.

Since the mouthpiece 200 needs to be installed in the mouth of a human body, a flexible material that is not harmful to the human body needs to be used. The latex and the silica gel are commonly used materials for the baby nipple and are suitable for the human body. Silica gel is colorless, tasteless, nontoxic, high temperature resistant, low temperature resistant, and long-time disinfection also can not have harmful components to ooze, and is more durable, can not produce peculiar smell such as plastics, and can not paste together with food, easily washs, washes at the clear water and can resume totally. The latex is made of natural rubber, is rich in elasticity, has a larger range suitable for 100 sizes of teeth, is softer than silica gel, and is more comfortable for users.

The existing silica gel tooth socket 200 is made of TPU materials, namely thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers which are basically linear polymers, can be processed by the same technology and equipment as thermoplastics, such as injection molding, extrusion, blow molding, calendering and the like, is particularly suitable for producing small-size parts in large scale, and waste materials of the existing silica gel tooth socket can be recycled and reused.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, in some embodiments of the present invention, a flexible connecting unit 400 is further included, one end of the flexible connecting unit 400 is fixedly connected to the connecting unit 300, the other end of the flexible connecting unit 400 is fixedly connected to the mouthpiece 200, and the flexible connecting unit 400 is not tightened when the first hook member 210 and the second hook member 310 are connected.

The flexible connector 400 is arranged to connect the connecting assembly 300 and the mouthpiece 200, and in some special cases, when the connecting assembly 300 and the mouthpiece 200 are completely disconnected, the flexible connector 400 can connect the disconnected mouthpiece 200 to the connecting assembly 300 or connect the disconnected connecting assembly 300 to the mouthpiece 200, so that the mouthpiece 200 or the connecting assembly 300 is prevented from falling into the deeper part of the oral cavity of a human body, and great harm is caused. It will be appreciated that the flexible coupling unit 400 has a certain redundant length without affecting the hooking of the second hook member 310 to the first hook member 210 and the removal of the second hook member 310 from the first hook member 210, so that the flexible coupling unit 400 is not tightened when the first hook member 210 and the second hook member 310 are coupled. The flexible connector 400 may be a non-toxic common rope, a fine flexible steel wire with high toughness, etc.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, in some embodiments of the present invention, a protective sleeve 500 is further included, and the protective sleeve 500 is sleeved on the connection assembly 300.

In the actual use process of the appliance, since the appliance is located in the oral cavity of the human body, especially the connecting component 300 is located at a position easily touched by the tongue of the human body, in order to prevent the connecting component 300 from being directly contacted with the tongue, the connecting component 300 is contaminated, and the human body may also be damaged by the connecting component 300, such as the tongue being scratched by the spring clip and the corners of the components of the connecting component 300. The protective sleeve 500 is disposed outside the connecting assembly 300, so that the above problems can be effectively avoided, and the connecting assembly 300 is prevented from being contaminated and a human body is protected. It will be appreciated that since protective sheath 500 needs to be installed in a human mouth, it needs to be made of a material that is non-toxic to humans.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made within the knowledge of those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention.