Orthodontic attachment bonding tool and method of using same

a technology of attachment bonding and tooth extraction, applied in the field of dental tools, can solve the problems of significant patient preparation time, especially difficult to keep teeth dry for even a short period of time, etc., and achieve the effect of facilitating patient comfor

Active Publication Date: 2012-12-20
CANNON JAMES L
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"The present invention is a dental tool that can be used to bond orthodontic attachments to teeth. The tool has a portion for holding the tool and a portion for selectively gripping the object to be bonded to the tooth. It also includes a nozzle for emitting pressurized air to dry the tooth and a light source for curing the adhesive. The tool can be used to dry the tooth and apply the adhesive simultaneously, making the bonding process more efficient and comfortable for the patient. The invention also provides a system for bonding orthodontic attachments that does not require drying the oral cavity prior to application of the attachments."

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However, keeping the teeth dry for even a short period of time is especially difficult.
Since a dry environment is required for properly bonding orthodontic attachments to teeth, patient preparation time is significant.

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[0030]As used herein, the terms “cure”, “curing” and variations thereof as applied to the term “adhesive” includes both curing all or a portion of the adhesive and / or initiating the curing of the adhesive.

[0031]Referring now to the drawing in which like numbers indicate like elements throughout the several views, there is shown in FIG. 1 a disclosed embodiment of an orthodontic attachment bonding tool 10 in accordance with the present invention. Orthodontic attachments include, but are not limited to, orthodontic brackets, buccal tubes, cleats and eyelets. The orthodontic attachment bonding tool 10 comprises orthodontic attachment placement tweezers. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 the tweezers are reverse action tweezers; i.e., the tweezers are squeezed to open the jaws and released to close the jaws. Normal action tweezers can also be used; i.e., the tweezers are squeezed to close the jaws and released to open the jaws. Pliers can also be used, although tweezers are preferred. I...

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The invention includes a dental tool for applying orthodontic attachments to teeth. The tool includes a body having a portion for holding the dental tool and a portion for selectively gripping an object to be bonded to a tooth. The tool also includes a nozzle for emitting pressurized air adjacent the portion for selectively gripping the object to be bonded to the tooth. A method of using the tool is also disclosed.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention generally relates to dental tools. More particularly, this invention relates to a dental tool for grasping and applying objects, such as orthodontic attachment, to teeth. Specifically, the present invention relates to a dental tool for gripping an orthodontic attachment to be bonded to a tooth and also for drying the tooth and curing a photo-curable adhesive used to bond the orthodontic attachment to the tooth. A method of using the dental tool is also disclosed.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]In the practice of corrective orthodontia, orthodontic attachments are typically bonded to the labial surface of teeth and metal wires are attached to the attachments to exert forces on the attachments to slowly move the teeth into proper alignment. Examples of orthodontic brackets are shown in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,512,838; 5,248,257 and 7,329,120 (the disclosures of which are all incorporated herein by reference). The bonding of orthodontic attac...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61C7/02A61C7/00
CPCA61C7/02A61C19/004
InventorCANNON, JAMES L.
OwnerCANNON JAMES L