Orthodontic retainer for improving tongue vomiting habit
By designing an orthodontic retainer that improves tongue-tip habits, including tongue barriers and tongue pads, the problem that existing braces cannot correct patients' bad oral habits is solved, and the effect of correcting tongue-tip habits and reducing distortion recurrence is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421469738.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-06-25
- Publication Date
- 2025-05-13
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-06-25
AI Technical Summary
The existing braces cannot correct the patient's bad oral habits during the process of maintaining the teeth, such as sticking out the tongue, which leads to incorrect force on the tongue muscle group after the braces are removed, resulting in the bulge of the upper and lower front teeth and incomplete correction.
An orthodontic retainer is designed to improve tongue-tickling habits, including a body arranged in an arc shape, a groove arranged in the arc direction of the body, and a holding assembly arranged on the body. The retaining assembly includes a tongue stop and a tongue pad. When the patient's teeth are arranged in the cog, the patient can mount the tongue on the tongue pad to keep the tongue on the upper side of the inner wall of the oral cavity to correct the tongue sticking habit.
By correcting the tongue-tickling habit, the probability of distortion recurrence of patients after removing the dental orthopedic device is reduced. It has simple structure and strong adaptability, avoiding the molar gap caused by trans-molding archwires, which is conducive to establishing the muscle strength balance of the lip and tongue muscles.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of oral orthodontics, and specifically relates to an orthodontic retainer for improving the tongue sticking out habit. Background Art
[0002] In the prior art, malocclusion refers to a facial abnormality such as uneven tooth arrangement, abnormal occlusal relationship of the upper and lower dental arches, and abnormal size, shape and position of the jaw caused by congenital genetic factors or acquired environmental factors such as diseases, bad oral habits, tooth replacement disorders, etc. during the growth and development of children.
[0003] In the prior art, young children are prone to develop bad oral habits during their growth, and the most common bad oral habit is tongue sticking out. Tongue sticking out means that the tongue is often placed between the upper teeth and the lower teeth. This bad oral habit will cause the muscles on the tongue of young children to fail to exert force correctly during the swallowing process, pushing the upper jaw to bulge outward, resulting in facial malocclusion, and also having an adverse effect on the development of the child's mandible.
[0004] In the prior art, the recurrence of the correction effect is generally prevented by wearing braces (i.e., Hawley retainers). However, the existing braces can only maintain the position of the dentition during wearing, and cannot correct the patient's bad oral habits. After the braces are removed, because the patient's bad oral habits are not corrected, the incorrect force of the tongue muscle group will still cause the upper and lower front teeth to protrude. Therefore, improvements are urgently needed. Utility Model Content
[0005] In order to solve the technical problem that in the prior art, the Hawley retainer has a single function in maintaining the teeth correction effect, and can only maintain the position of the teeth, but cannot correct the patient's bad oral habits. After the Hawley retainer is removed, the tongue muscle group will still exert force incorrectly and make the upper and lower front teeth protrude because the patient's own bad oral habits are not corrected, resulting in incomplete correction, the present application proposes an orthodontic retainer for improving the habit of sticking out the tongue.
[0006] The present application adopts the following scheme, an orthodontic retainer for improving the habit of sticking out the tongue, comprising a main body arranged in an arc shape, a tooth groove arranged along the arc direction of the main body, and a retaining component arranged on the main body, the retaining component is used to retain the patient's tongue on the upper side of the inner wall of the patient's oral cavity, and the patient's teeth can match and extend into the tooth groove. The retaining component includes a tongue stopper arranged on the main body and extending toward the inside of the patient's oral cavity, and a tongue pad arranged on the tongue stopper. When the patient's teeth are matched in the tooth groove, the patient's tongue can match and be mounted on the tongue pad.
[0007] Furthermore, a buffer arc surface is provided on the side of the tongue stopper close to the inside of the patient's mouth, and the buffer arc surface is inclined away from the main body. When the end of the patient's tongue is matched and mounted on the tongue pad, the buffer arc surface is against the back of the patient's tongue.
[0008] Furthermore, a tongue top hole is provided on the buffer arc surface, and the end of the patient's tongue can be matched and extended into the tongue top hole.
[0009] Furthermore, the tooth groove includes a front tooth groove arranged along the arc direction of the main body, and a rear tooth groove arranged at both ends of the front tooth groove, and the depth of the front tooth groove is smaller than the depth of the rear tooth groove.
[0010] Furthermore, a silicone layer is provided at the bottom of the alveolar groove, and when the patient's teeth match and extend into the alveolar groove, the patient's teeth can fit into the silicone layer.
[0011] Furthermore, a lip stopper is provided on one side of the middle portion of the main body away from the inside of the patient's oral cavity, and when the patient's teeth are matched and arranged in the tooth sockets, the patient's lips fit against the lip stopper.
[0012] Furthermore, an expansion groove is provided on one side of the main body close to the inside of the patient's oral cavity. When the patient's teeth are matched in the tooth grooves, the patient's dental arch can be matched in the expansion groove.
[0013] Furthermore, the main body, the tooth groove and the retaining assembly are integrally formed, and the material of the main body is any one of thermoplastic polyurethane, polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene and polycarbonate.
[0014] Compared with the prior art, this application has the following beneficial effects:
[0015] The present application provides an orthodontic retainer for improving the tongue sticking out habit, which includes a main body arranged in an arc shape, a tooth groove arranged along the arc direction of the main body, and a retaining component arranged on the main body, wherein the retaining component includes a tongue stopper arranged on the main body, and a tongue pad arranged on the tongue stopper. When the patient's teeth are matched in the tooth groove, the patient can match the tongue and place it on the tongue pad so that the patient's tongue is kept on the upper side of the inner wall of the patient's oral cavity, thereby correcting the patient's tongue sticking out habit and reducing the probability of deformity recurrence after the patient removes the dental brace. The device has the advantages of simple structure and strong adaptability, avoiding the molar gap caused by the cross-molar archwire in the existing retainer, being conducive to establishing the muscle strength balance of the lip and tongue muscles, and being simple to use and easy to promote and implement. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for describing the embodiments.
[0017] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of an orthodontic retainer for improving tongue sticking out habit in the present application;
[0018] Figure 2 This application Figure 1 A partial enlarged view of the middle A;
[0019] Figure 3 This application Figure 1 A partial enlarged view of point B in the middle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0020] Combined with Figure 1-3 As shown, the technical scheme is further described, an orthodontic retainer for improving the habit of sticking out the tongue comprises a main body 1 arranged in an arc shape, a tooth groove 2 arranged along the arc direction of the main body 1, and a retaining component 3 arranged on the main body 1, the retaining component 3 is used to retain the patient's tongue on the upper side of the inner wall of the patient's oral cavity, and the patient's teeth can match and extend into the tooth groove 2, the retaining component 3 comprises a tongue stopper 30 arranged on the main body 1 and extending toward the inside of the patient's oral cavity, and a tongue pad 31 arranged on the tongue stopper 30, when the patient's teeth are matched in the tooth groove 2, the patient's tongue can match and be mounted on the tongue pad 31.
[0021] The present application provides an orthodontic retainer for improving the tongue sticking-out habit, which comprises an arc-shaped main body, tooth grooves arranged along the arc direction of the main body, and a retaining assembly arranged on the main body, wherein the retaining assembly comprises a tongue stopper arranged on the main body, and a tongue pad arranged on the tongue stopper. When the patient's teeth are matched in the tooth grooves, the patient can match the tongue and place it on the tongue pad so that the patient's tongue is kept on the upper side of the inner wall of the patient's oral cavity, thereby correcting the patient's tongue sticking-out habit and reducing the probability of recurrence of deformity after the patient removes the retainer. The retainer has the advantages of simple structure and strong adaptability, avoiding the molar gap caused by the cross-molar archwire in the existing retainer, being conducive to establishing the muscle strength balance of the lip and tongue muscles, and being simple to use and easy to promote and implement.
[0022] During the specific implementation of this embodiment, a buffer arc surface 32 is provided on the side of the tongue stopper 30 close to the inside of the patient's mouth. The buffer arc surface 32 is inclined away from the main body 1. When the end of the patient's tongue is matched and mounted on the tongue pad 31, the buffer arc surface 32 is against the back of the patient's tongue.
[0023] During the actual implementation process, the patient can place the tongue on the tongue pad so that the patient's tongue is kept on the upper side of the inner wall of the patient's mouth, correct the patient's tongue-sticking habit, and reduce the probability of deformity recurrence after the patient removes the retainer. It has a simple structure and strong adaptability, avoids the molar gap caused by the cross-molar archwire in the existing retainer, is conducive to establishing the muscle balance of the lip and tongue muscles, is simple to use, and is easy to promote and implement.
[0024] During the specific implementation of this embodiment, a tongue top hole 33 is provided on the buffer arc surface 32, and the end of the patient's tongue can be matched and extended into the tongue top hole 33.
[0025] In actual implementation, the cross-section of the tongue parietal hole is elliptical, and the tip of the patient's tongue can be inserted into the tongue parietal hole, so that the patient's tongue is located on the upper side of the inner wall of the oral cavity, correcting the patient's tongue sticking out habit;
[0026] During actual implementation, a plurality of through holes are provided at intervals along the periphery of the tongue parenchyma hole. When the tip of the patient's tongue is inserted into the tongue parenchyma hole, saliva can be discharged from the through holes.
[0027] During the actual implementation process, by designing a retaining component on the lingual side of the main body, it is helpful to correct the patient's abnormal tongue-sticking and swallowing habits, and is more conducive to establishing the muscle balance of the lip and tongue muscles; it minimizes the appearance of scattered tooth gaps in the patient's dentition during the orthodontic process, eliminates the arrow card or single-arm card of the Harley retainer in the prior art, and avoids the molar gap caused by the cross-molar archwire.
[0028] During the specific implementation of this embodiment, the tooth groove 2 includes a front tooth groove 20 arranged along the arc direction of the main body 1, and a rear tooth groove 21 arranged at both ends of the front tooth groove 20, and the depth of the front tooth groove 20 is less than the depth of the rear tooth groove 21.
[0029] In the actual implementation process, a transition surface is provided between the front alveolar groove and the back alveolar groove, and the transition surface is arc-shaped close to the back alveolar groove. When the patient's teeth are matched in the alveolar groove, the transition surface is used to protect the side walls of the patient's teeth and prevent the alveolar groove from causing wear on the patient's teeth.
[0030] During the specific implementation of this embodiment, a silicone layer is provided at the bottom of the tooth socket 2. When the patient's teeth match and extend into the tooth socket 2, the patient's teeth can fit into the silicone layer.
[0031] During the actual implementation process, an adhesive layer is further provided between the silicone layer and the bottom of the alveolar groove. The adhesive layer is used to attach the silicone layer to the bottom of the alveolar groove. The thickness of the adhesive layer is 0.1-0.3cm, and the thickness of the silicone layer is 0.8-1.2cm. Furthermore, the thickness of the adhesive layer is 0.2cm, and the thickness of the silicone layer is 0.9cm. By providing the silicone layer, when the patient's teeth are matched in the alveolar groove, the surface wear of the patient's teeth is reduced, and the alveolar groove is prevented from damaging the roots of the patient's teeth.
[0032] During the specific implementation of this embodiment, a lip stopper 4 is provided on the side of the middle portion of the main body 1 away from the inside of the patient's mouth. When the patient's teeth are matched in the tooth sockets 2, the patient's lips fit against the lip stopper 4.
[0033] During the specific implementation of this embodiment, an expansion groove 5 is provided on one side of the main body 1 close to the inside of the patient's mouth. When the patient's teeth are matched in the tooth sockets 2, the patient's dental arch can be matched in the expansion groove 5.
[0034] In the specific implementation of this embodiment, the main body 1, the tooth groove 2 and the retaining assembly 3 are integrally formed, and the material of the main body 1 is any one of thermoplastic polyurethane, polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene and polycarbonate.
[0035] In the actual implementation process, the material of the main body is polycarbonate. The selection of polycarbonate as the material for making the main body has the following advantages: First, polycarbonate has high strength and dimensional stability. It can be made into a retainer to withstand the pressure and friction in daily use and is not easy to deform or break; second, polycarbonate has better light transmittance, which makes the produced braces closer to natural teeth in appearance and has better aesthetics; third, due to the low water absorption and low expansion coefficient of polycarbonate, after it is made into a retainer, its size does not change much under different environmental humidity and can maintain a stable shape and size; fourth, polycarbonate has good biocompatibility and will not have adverse reactions to human tissues, making it suitable for long-term wear in the mouth.
[0036] The present application provides an orthodontic retainer for improving the tongue sticking out habit, which includes a main body arranged in an arc shape, a tooth groove arranged along the arc direction of the main body, and a retaining component arranged on the main body, wherein the retaining component includes a tongue stopper arranged on the main body, and a tongue pad arranged on the tongue stopper. When the patient's teeth are matched in the tooth groove, the patient can match the tongue and place it on the tongue pad so that the patient's tongue is kept on the upper side of the inner wall of the patient's oral cavity, thereby correcting the patient's tongue sticking out habit and reducing the probability of deformity recurrence after the patient removes the dental brace. The device has the advantages of simple structure and strong adaptability, avoiding the molar gap caused by the cross-molar archwire in the existing retainer, being conducive to establishing the muscle strength balance of the lip and tongue muscles, and being simple to use and easy to promote and implement.
[0037] The above are only embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. An orthodontic retainer for improving tongue sticking out habit, characterized in that: The invention comprises a main body (1) arranged in an arc shape, a tooth groove (2) arranged along the arc direction of the main body (1), and a retaining component (3) arranged on the main body (1), wherein the retaining component (3) is used to retain the patient's tongue on the upper side of the inner wall of the patient's oral cavity, and the patient's teeth can be matched and extended into the tooth groove (2); the retaining component (3) comprises a tongue stopper (30) arranged on the main body (1) and extending toward the inner direction of the patient's oral cavity, and a tongue pad (31) arranged on the tongue stopper (30); when the patient's teeth are matched and arranged in the tooth groove (2), the patient's tongue can be matched and mounted on the tongue pad (31).
2. An orthodontic retainer for improving tongue sticking out habit according to claim 1, characterized in that: A buffer arc surface (32) is provided on a side of the tongue stopper (30) close to the inside of the patient's oral cavity. The buffer arc surface (32) is inclined in a direction away from the main body (1). When the end of the patient's tongue is matched and mounted on the tongue pad (31), the buffer arc surface (32) abuts against the back of the patient's tongue.
3. An orthodontic retainer for improving tongue sticking out habit according to claim 2, characterized in that: The buffer arc surface (32) is provided with a tongue top hole (33), and the end of the patient's tongue can be matched and extended into the tongue top hole (33).
4. An orthodontic retainer for improving tongue sticking out habit according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tooth groove (2) comprises a front tooth groove (20) arranged along the arc direction of the main body (1), and a rear tooth groove (21) arranged at both ends of the front tooth groove (20), and the depth of the front tooth groove (20) is smaller than the depth of the rear tooth groove (21).
5. An orthodontic retainer for improving tongue sticking out habit according to claim 4, characterized in that: A silicone layer is provided at the bottom of the tooth socket (2); when the patient's teeth match and extend into the tooth socket (2), the patient's teeth can fit into the silicone layer.
6. The orthodontic retainer for improving tongue sticking out habit according to claim 1, characterized in that: A lip stopper (4) is provided on a side of the middle part of the main body (1) away from the inside of the patient's oral cavity. When the patient's teeth are matched and arranged in the tooth sockets (2), the patient's lips fit against the lip stopper (4).
7. An orthodontic retainer for improving tongue sticking out habit according to claim 1, characterized in that: An arch expansion groove (5) is provided on one side of the main body (1) close to the inside of the patient's oral cavity. When the patient's teeth are matched and arranged in the tooth sockets (2), the patient's dental arch can be matched and arranged in the arch expansion groove (5).
8. An orthodontic retainer for improving tongue sticking out habit according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main body (1), the tooth groove (2) and the retaining assembly (3) are integrally formed, and the material of the main body (1) is any one of thermoplastic polyurethane, polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene and polycarbonate.