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7621743 |
Orthodontic bracket
The present invention provides an improved self-ligating orthodontic bracket. According to one embodiment, the improved orthodontic bracket includes a mounting base for attachment to a tooth...
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7611352 |
Lifestyle bracket system having interchangeable ligation covers
An orthodontic bracket system including a plurality of interchangeable ligation covers so as to allow the patient and practitioner to create a desired aesthetic look. The inventive orthodontic...
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7611353 |
Self-ligating bracket system
An orthodontic bracket system includes a bracket and a clip. During closing, an arm of the clip rides down against an inclined rear surface of a first tie wing and a portion of the clip bends...
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7481651 |
Orthodontic device
To create an orthodontic device with a base having a base surface for fixing the device to a tooth, and a slot for receiving an archwire, which is defined by a bottom surface and two side surfaces...
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7479009 |
Orthodontic bracket base and bracket using the base
Disclosed is an orthodontic bracket which has excellent adhesion to a tooth surface and can be easily separated from the tooth surface after orthodontic treatment is finished. The base of the...
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7442039 |
Orthodontic bracket and clip release tool
An orthodontic bracket has a clip which is curved substantially in U-shape as covering at least one part of an opposite side to a base in an arch wire slot. Catching end portions which are provided...
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7416408 |
Aesthetic self-ligating orthodontic bracket
A self-ligating orthodontic bracket for captivating an archwire with a tooth. The bracket includes a bracket body mountable to a tooth and a self-ligating mechanism having an archwire slot and a...
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7387512 |
Orthodontic correction device
Orthodontic correction device includes a locking device for an arch in the form of a bracket in which is provided for a groove aimed at co-operating with the arch. The groove includes a blocking...
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7377777 |
Orthodontic appliance with archwire-engaging clip
An orthodontic appliance includes a latch that comprises at least one clip for retaining an archwire in an archwire slot of the appliance. The clip includes a first section, a second section...
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7329120 |
Orthodontic bracket with vertical slot and method of using same
There is disclosed an orthodontic bracket comprising a body member having a gingival opening mesio-distally extending slot formed therein. The slot is sized and shaped to receive an archwire. The...
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7306457 |
Self-ligating orthodontic passive low-friction bracket and method for mounting an arch wire on said bracket
Self-ligating orthodontic bracket which comprises a support body ( 6 ) intended to be fixed onto a tooth and provided with a slot ( 9 ) for receiving an arch wire ( 5 ) capable of imparting a...
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7267545 |
Self-ligating orthodontic bracket
An orthodontic bracket having a bracket body configured to be mounted to a tooth includes an archwire slot having a base surface defining a base plane and a slide engagement track defining a...
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7264468 |
Edgewise orthodontic bracket for capturing lost torque
An edgewise orthodontic bracket for use in an edgewise or straight-wire technique having a standard horizontally opening rectangular archwire slot and a mesiodistally extending tunnel or lumen...
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7249397 |
Hinged latch device with elongate strap hinge
A latch device comprises a base suitable for attachment to a substrate, a cover, an elongate strap hinge that connects the base and cover, a hinge guide structure and/or a camming structure, and a...
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7247019 |
Orthodontic brackets made from polymeric materials that impart desired strength properties
Orthodontic brackets are manufactured from at least one type of crystalline polymer that enhances the physical properties of the brackets. In one aspect, orthodontic brackets according to the...
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7234935 |
Orthodontic bracket system comprising multiple brackets having multiple aligned slots
An orthodontic bracket system includes a plurality of orthodontic brackets, each bracket sized and configured to be placed on a particular tooth of a patient during an orthodontic treatment...
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7210928 |
Orthodontic brackets with elongate film hinge
An orthodontic bracket comprises a bracket base, an arch wire slot configured to receive an arch wire, a ligation cover, an elongate film hinge that interconnects the bracket base and ligation...
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7210927 |
Self-ligating orthodontic brackets including a metal ligation cover hingedly connected to a bracket base
Self ligating orthodontic brackets include a bracket base and a ligation cover which interacts with the base in order to provide ligation of at least one arch wire associated with the base. The...
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7204690 |
Orthodontic devices for use with arch wires
An orthodontic bracket or convertible buccal tube for use with arch wires has the usual mesial distal extending slot having one side open to receive the wire. The open side is closed by a shutter...
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7175428 |
Shape memory self-ligating orthodontic brackets
Self-ligating orthodontic brackets which are at least partially formed of materials exhibiting shape memory each of which includes a base from which extends two spaced and opposing pairs of tie...
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7140876 |
Orthodontic appliance with latch for retaining an archwire
An orthodontic appliance includes a latch that comprises at least one clip with a region for receiving an archwire. The clip also includes a recess for receiving a post of the appliance, and the...
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7134873 |
Orthodontic wire ligating member
An orthodontic wire ligating member is engageable with an orthodontic bracket to retain an archwire inserted into a groove in the bracket. The ligating member is an elastically deformable member...
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7104791 |
Orthodontic devices for use with arch wires
An orthodontic bracket or convertible buccal tube for use with arch wires has the usual mesial distal extending slot having one side open to receive the wire. The open side is closed by a shutter...
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7094052 |
Orthodontic brackets with temporarily visible marking features
Self-ligating orthodontic brackets include a marking system for identifying which tooth or subset of teeth a specific bracket within a set of non-identical brackets pertains and/or for assisting in...
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7074037 |
Bracket for orthodontic appliances
A bracket for orthodontic appliances comprises a plate-like base ( 10 ), first support means ( 20 ) mounted on the base ( 10 ) and defining a first housing ( 25 ) for a first archwire ( 30 ), and...
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7033170 |
Orthodontic bracket and clip
An orthodontic bracket assembly has a bracket having base with a mounting portion for attachment to a patient's tooth, and a plurality of arms forming a bracket slot to receive a rectangular...
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7025591 |
Self-ligating orthodontic appliance
A self-ligating orthodontic appliance including a base, one or more pivotally and movably mounted jaws on the base, and a spring member actuable to coact with the base and jaws and selectively move...
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7014460 |
Orthodontic appliance with fatigue-resistant archwire retaining latch
An orthodontic appliance such as a bracket or buccal tube has a latch for retaining an archwire in an archwire slot. The latch releases the archwire from the archwire slot whenever the archwire...
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6964565 |
Two-part orthodontic bracket
A two-part orthodontic bracket comprises a base and a holding device produced separately therefrom, with the base and the holding device being connected to one another via a joint having a pivot...
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6957957 |
Molar appliance for orthodontic therapy
An orthodontic appliance for a molar tooth has a latch that is movable between an open position to admit or release an archwire into an archwire slot and a closed position to retain the archwire in...
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6913459 |
Orthodontic bracket
An orthodontic bracket 10 is a plastic bracket, having a base 11 directly or indirectly secured to the teeth, a bracket main body 12 furnished on the base 11 at its one side, an archwire...
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6887075 |
Orthodontic appliance
An orthodontic appliance comprises a base, a main body equipped on one side of the base, an archwire slot furnished to the main body, a convertible cap closing the archwire slot along the length...
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6866505 |
Self-engaging orthodontic bracket
An orthodontic bracket for securing an arch wire to the labial area of a tooth comprises a plunger having a lateral notch dimensioned to capture a section of the arch wire. A dual-positioned detent...
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6799966 |
Fluoropolymeric orthodontic article
Disclosed is an orthodontic article that includes a fluoropolymer and that exhibits at least 0.001% transmittance at 546 nm when measured according to the Transmittance Test Procedure.
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6733285 |
Orthodontic appliance with lingual retaining groove
An appliance used in orthodontic treatment includes a retaining groove that is located directly adjacent a base of the appliance. The retaining groove is useful for keeping a wire segment or other...
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6726474 |
Removable self-ligating module for orthodontic brackets
A self-ligating module for removable attachment to a conventional orthodontic bracket includes a stem removably securable in the vertical slot in the bracket and a clip pivotably secured to the...
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6709268 |
Orthodontic appliance with contoured retaining guide
An appliance used in orthodontic treatment includes a retaining guide that extends outwardly in an occlusal and/or a gingival direction. The retaining guide presents a smoothly contoured, domed...
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6695612 |
Self-ligating orthodontic brackets including a ligation cover biased toward an open or closed position
Self ligating orthodontic brackets include a bracket base and a ligation cover which interacts with the base in order to provide ligation of at least one arch wire associated with the base. The...
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6659766 |
Self-ligating orthodontic brackets having a safety locking feature for ligation cover
Self ligating orthodontic brackets include a bracket base and a ligation cover which interacts with the base in order to provide ligation of at least one arch wire associated with the base. The...
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6659767 |
Self-ligating orthodontic brackets that include a deformable ligation cover to facilitate locking and unlocking
Self ligating orthodontic brackets include a bracket base and a ligation cover which interacts with the base in order to provide ligation of at least one arch wire associated with the base. The...
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6655957 |
Self-ligating orthodontic brackets formed from multiple plastic materials
Self ligating orthodontic brackets include a bracket base and a ligation cover which interacts with the base in order to provide ligation of at least one arch wire associated with the base. The...
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6655958 |
Self-ligating orthodontic brackets that include a film hinge
Self ligating orthodontic brackets include a bracket base and a ligation cover which interacts with the base in order to provide ligation of at least one arch wire associated with the base. The...
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6592367 |
Orthodontic bracket system
An orthodontic bracket system for providing a compact and wingless orthodontic bracket. The orthodontic bracket system includes a base, a bracket member attached to the base, a vertical passage...
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6582226 |
Orthodontic appliance with self-releasing latch
An orthodontic appliance such as a bracket or buccal tube has a latch for retaining an archwire in an archwire slot. The latch releases the archwire from the archwire slot whenever the archwire...
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6485299 |
Adapter and method for converting lingual orthodontic tie bracket into self-ligating bracket
An adapter is configured to convert a non-self ligating lingual orthodontic bracket into a self-ligating bracket. The adapter is-removably attachable to the non-self ligating lingual orthodontic...
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6478579 |
Orthodontic twin bracket with archwire floor and side wall relief
The present invention is directed to an orthodontic twin bracket, and in particular an orthodontic twin bracket which includes protrusions on the floor and side walls of the archwire slot in order...
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6394798 |
Unitary metal injection molded orthodontic bracket
The present invention accordingly provides for an orthodontic bracket having a plurality of tiewings and a plurality of posts extending in the mesial/distal direction. The plurality of tiewings may...
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6382966 |
Appliance for orthodontic treatment
This appliance comprises metal housings which are fastened by their base being glued to a defined tooth and of which those for the incisors, canines and premolars comprise a horizontal groove for...
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6347939 |
Self-ligating orthodontic bracket
An orthodontic securing element has a base ( 1 ) and at least one holder ( 3, 4 ) which is arranged on the base ( 1 ). A covering ( 2 ) which covers over the base ( 1 ) and the holder ( 3, 4 ) is...
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6325622 |
Orthodontic bracket and latch assembly
An orthodontic bracket assembly includes a bracket and latch coupled to the bracket. The latch is movable between a slot-open position to enable removal or insertion of an archwire in an archwire...
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