Silica gel appliance capable of customizing thickness of jaw pad

Abstract

The utility model discloses a silica gel appliance capable of customizing the thickness of a jaw pad. The silica gel appliance comprises an appliance body, the appliance body comprises a lip-cheek block and a tongue block, the lip-cheek block is connected with the tongue block, an upper correction groove and a lower correction groove which do not interfere with each other and can be used for containing teeth are formed between the lip-cheek block and the tongue block, and at least one rear tooth correction area is arranged on the upper correction groove or the lower correction groove. And at least one jaw base plate is stacked in the rear tooth correction area from bottom to top or from top to bottom. Different requirements of different cases on the thickness of the jaw pad can be met without replacing the whole orthodontic appliance, the orthodontic effect of teeth is ensured, and the orthodontic cost is reduced.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of silica gel appliance, especially to a silica gel appliance with customizable jaw pad thickness. BACKGROUND

[0002] The appliance is a device for treating malocclusion, which can improve personal image, promote oral health, improve life quality and the like in people's life. By wearing the appliance, people can have more neat, healthy and beautiful teeth, so as to better enjoy life. The appliance can also be called an orthodontic appliance. When worn, the appliance can generate force or functional force of masticatory muscles and perioral muscles, so as to change malocclusion, misaligned teeth and periodontal support tissue, thereby facilitating normal growth and development of the teeth, jaw and face. The appliance is particularly important for early orthodontic treatment of children's teeth.

[0003] The existing appliance specifically includes a silica gel appliance, a muscle function appliance, a bite induction appliance and a bite adjustment appliance. In the process of treating posterior teeth, the thickness of the upper and lower jaw pads of these appliances cannot be adjusted. If different jaw pad thicknesses are required for different cases, another jaw pad with a different thickness needs to be designed and manufactured, which leads to waste of the original jaw pad and a long time for re-manufacturing, and cannot guarantee the effect of tooth treatment.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a silica gel appliance with customizable jaw pad thickness to solve the above problems. SUMMARY

[0005] To overcome the above-mentioned shortcomings, the utility model aims to provide a silica gel appliance with customizable jaw pad thickness, which can meet different requirements for the thickness of the jaw pad for different cases without replacing the whole appliance, guarantee the effect of tooth treatment and reduce the cost of treatment.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purposes, the utility model adopts the technical scheme of a silica gel appliance with customizable jaw pad thickness, which comprises an appliance body. The appliance body comprises a labial and buccal stop and a lingual stop. The labial and buccal stop and the lingual stop are connected, and two upper and lower orthodontic grooves that do not interfere with each other and can accommodate teeth are formed between the two. At least one posterior tooth treatment area is arranged on the upper or lower orthodontic groove. At least one jaw pad plate is stacked from bottom to top or from top to bottom in the posterior tooth treatment area.

[0007] Further, the jaw pad plate is fixed and adhered in the posterior tooth treatment area by glue, and the upper and lower stacked jaw pad plates are also adhered to each other by glue. According to the thickness requirement of the jaw pad for different patients, other jaw pad plates are sequentially adhered to the lower jaw pad plate to achieve the required thickness of the jaw pad. The operation process is convenient and fast, and the thickness of the jaw pad of the appliance during treatment can be quickly adjusted.

[0008] The jaw pad and other jaw pads, and the glue used for the adhesion of the posterior tooth correction area is a biocompatible glue.

[0009] Further, the jaw pad is made of silica gel. By setting the jaw pad and the appliance body to be made of the same material, the safety of the entire appliance during use can be improved, and the silica gel material can be adjusted in hardness during production, so that the appliance body provided with the jaw pad is more comfortable for the patient to use.

[0010] Further, two posterior tooth correction areas are arranged on the upper or lower orthodontic groove, and are respectively located at the two ends of the orthodontic groove. The arrangement position of the posterior tooth correction area corresponds to the position of the patient's posterior teeth, and the arrangement of two posterior tooth correction areas enables the appliance to simultaneously correct the posterior teeth on the left and right sides in the patient's oral cavity, effectively improving the efficiency of tooth correction.

[0011] Further, the upper and lower surfaces of the orthodontic groove form an upper dental arch track and a lower dental arch track between the lip and cheek stop and the tongue stop. The upper dental arch track and the lower dental arch track are the same as the arrangement track of the teeth, and are used for containing and correcting the teeth. The posterior tooth correction area is specifically located at the two ends of the upper dental arch track.

[0012] Further, the upper dental arch track and the lower dental arch track are provided with a plurality of tooth grooves at the portions where the jaw pad is not arranged. Each tooth groove corresponds to the teeth of the patient, so that the teeth of the patient can be accurately inserted into the corresponding tooth groove when the appliance body is worn, avoiding the phenomenon that the patient's comfort is low and the correction effect is not ideal due to the mismatch between the appliance body and the patient's oral teeth.

[0013] Further, a plurality of through breathing holes are arranged at the top of the tongue stop, and a plurality of tongue spurs are arranged at the side close to the tongue tip at the bottom. The purpose of the breathing hole is to assist the mouth breathing patient to establish nasal breathing in the early stage of wearing, reduce the pressure in the oral cavity, maintain the balance of the pressure inside and outside the mouth, make the oral saliva flow freely, thereby reducing the pain and discomfort that may occur when wearing the appliance, and at the same time, the moisture in the oral cavity is discharged, the bacteria breeding is reduced, and the oral hygiene is maintained; the plurality of tongue spurs can be used to assist in lifting the tongue to reduce the frequency of mouth breathing and establish nasal breathing.

[0014] The utility model discloses the beneficial effect:

[0015] In the appliance body, according to the required thickness of the jaw pad of the patient, a plurality of jaw pad plates are stacked from bottom to top or from top to bottom in the posterior tooth correction area, so that the thickness meets the correction requirements. When the thickness of the jaw pad plate is too high, the surface can be ground by a grinding head to meet the patient's needs, without replacing the entire appliance, which can ensure the correction effect of the teeth and reduce the correction cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 Figure 1 is a side view of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0017] In the figure: 1, appliance body; 2, tongue block; 3, lip and cheek block; 4, correction groove; 41, upper dental arch track; 42, lower dental arch track; 5, posterior tooth correction area; 6, jaw pad; 7, breathing hole; 8, tongue spike. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The preferred embodiments of the utility model are described in detail below with reference to the drawings, so that the advantages and features of the utility model can be more easily understood by those skilled in the art, and the protection scope of the utility model can be more clearly and explicitly defined.

[0019] Referring to the drawings Figure 1 As shown in the drawings, the silicone appliance with customizable jaw pad thickness in the embodiment includes an appliance body 1; the appliance body 1 includes a lip and cheek block 3 and a tongue block 2, the lip and cheek block 3 is connected with the tongue block 2, and two mutually non-interfering correction grooves 4 for accommodating teeth are formed between the two to make the overall structure of the appliance body 1 conform to the oral environment of the patient.

[0020] At least one posterior tooth correction area 5 is arranged on the upper or lower correction groove 4, and at least one jaw pad 6 is stacked from bottom to top or from top to bottom in the posterior tooth correction area 5. The thickness of the jaw pad 6 is changed to meet the different needs of different cases for the thickness of the jaw pad. And the jaw pad 6 can be arranged in the upper or lower correction groove 4 to meet the tooth correction of the upper or lower teeth.

[0021] In some embodiments, the base thickness of each jaw pad 6 can be set to 1mm, when the jaw pad thickness to be corrected is 2mm, only two jaw pads 6 with a thickness of 1mm need to be fixed together, and finally fixed in the posterior tooth correction area 5; if the thickness of the stacked jaw pad 6 is greater than the demand of the patient for the thickness of the jaw pad, a grinding mechanism can be used for grinding customization, for example, the thickness of the jaw pad to be corrected is 1.5mm, two jaw pads 6 with a thickness of 1mm are fixed to each other, and are glued in the posterior tooth correction area 5, and then the upper jaw pad 6 is ground by 0.5mm using the grinding mechanism, so that the appliance body 1 with a jaw pad thickness of 1.5mm is obtained. It should be noted that the thickness of the initial jaw pad 6 is not limited to 1mm, and different sizes can be replaced according to actual needs.

[0022] The adjustment of the thickness of the upper jaw pad of the above-mentioned appliance body 1 only needs to change the thickness of the jaw pad plate 6, without the need to re-open the mold to make a new appliance body 1 that conforms to the height of the jaw pad, thereby effectively reducing the cost of the patient's treatment, and the adjustment of the thickness of the jaw pad plate 6 consumes less time than re-opening the mold to make the appliance body 1, which can further ensure the treatment effect of the patient.

[0023] It should be noted that the order of grinding the jaw pad plate 6 and adhering the jaw pad plate 6 to the posterior tooth treatment area 5 is not limited, and the grinding mechanism used for grinding the jaw pad plate 6 is a grinding head.

[0024] In addition, the tongue guard 2 is arranged in the structure of the appliance body 1 as a whole, which can effectively prevent the tongue from interfering with the normal operation of the appliance, thereby ensuring the effect of the treatment. And in the case of wearing the appliance body 1, the tongue guard 2 can adjust the tongue position of the user, improve the breathing, so that the patient can breathe more comfortably during the correction period, and also can minimize the discomfort during the correction process;

[0025] The arrangement of the lip and cheek guard 3 can prevent the gums from being stimulated due to direct contact with the teeth when the appliance is worn, thereby reducing the occurrence of pain and inflammation, and the lip and cheek guard 3 can enhance the stability of the dental arch, help to keep the teeth in order after correction, and also adjust the occlusal relationship of the upper and lower teeth, so that the teeth are more orderly and the mastication efficiency is improved.

[0026] The jaw pad plate 6 is fixedly adhered in the posterior tooth treatment area 5 by glue, and the upper and lower stacked jaw pad plates 6 are also adhered to each other by glue. According to the thickness requirement of the jaw pad of different patients, other jaw pad plates 6 are sequentially adhered on the lower jaw pad plate 6 to achieve the required thickness of the jaw pad of the patient, which is convenient and fast, and can realize the rapid adjustment of the thickness of the jaw pad of the appliance during the treatment process.

[0027] The glue used for adhering the jaw pad plate 6 to other jaw pad plates 6 and the posterior tooth treatment area 5 is biocompatible glue. Biocompatibility refers to the concept of various biological, physical and chemical reactions generated after the interaction between materials and organisms. Generally speaking, it is the compatibility of the material after being implanted into the human body, that is, whether it will cause harm to the human body. Such glue will not cause damage to the human body during the long-term use of the appliance. Specifically, the biocompatible glue is a single-component flow clear translucent gel.

[0028] It should be noted that the multiple stacked jaw pad plates 6 are the same size and have consistent shapes to ensure the treatment effect of the patient wearing the appliance body 1.

[0029] In some embodiments, the jaw pad 6 has a rectangular cross section, and the length and width of the jaw pad 6 are determined according to the size of the teeth to be treated.

[0030] The jaw pad 6 is made of silica gel. By setting the jaw pad 6 and the appliance body 1 to be made of the same material, the safety of the entire appliance during use can be improved. In addition, the silica gel material can be adjusted in hardness during production, so that the appliance body 1 provided with the jaw pad 6 is more comfortable for the patient to use.

[0031] The upper or lower orthodontic groove 4 is provided with two posterior tooth treatment areas 5, which are located at the two ends of the orthodontic groove 4. The posterior tooth treatment areas 5 are arranged at positions corresponding to the positions of the posterior teeth of the patient. The arrangement of the two posterior tooth treatment areas 5 allows the appliance to simultaneously treat the posterior teeth on the left and right sides of the patient's mouth, thereby effectively improving the efficiency of tooth treatment.

[0032] The upper and lower surfaces of the orthodontic groove 4 form an upper dental arch track 41 and a lower dental arch track 42 between the lip and cheek stop 3 and the tongue stop 2. The upper dental arch track 41 and the lower dental arch track 42 have the same arrangement track as the teeth, and are used to contain and correct the teeth. The posterior tooth treatment areas 5 are located at the two ends of the upper dental arch track 41.

[0033] The portions of the upper dental arch track 41 and the lower dental arch track 42 that are not provided with the jaw pad 6 are each provided with a plurality of tooth grooves. Each tooth groove corresponds to a tooth of the patient, so that when the patient wears the appliance body 1, the teeth can be accurately inserted into the corresponding tooth grooves, thereby avoiding the phenomenon that the patient's comfort is low and the treatment effect is not ideal due to the mismatch between the appliance body and the patient's teeth.

[0034] The tongue stop 2 is provided with a plurality of breathing holes 7 at the top and a plurality of tongue spurs 8 at the bottom near the side of the tongue tip. The breathing holes 7 are arranged to assist the mouth-breathing patient in establishing nasal breathing in the early stage of wearing the appliance, reduce the pressure in the mouth, maintain the balance of the pressure inside and outside the mouth, and allow the saliva in the mouth to flow freely, thereby reducing the pain and discomfort that may occur when wearing the appliance, and allowing the moisture in the mouth to be discharged, reducing the growth of bacteria, and maintaining oral hygiene. The tongue spurs 8 are arranged to assist in lifting the tongue, thereby reducing the frequency of mouth breathing and establishing nasal breathing.

[0035] The above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical concept and characteristics of the present application, and the purpose is to enable those skilled in the art to understand the content of the present application and implement it, and cannot limit the protection scope of the present application. Any equivalent changes or modifications made in accordance with the spirit and essence of the present application should be covered within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A customizable thickness of the jaw pad of the silicone aligner, characterized by: The appliance body comprises a labial-lingual stop and a lingual stop connected with each other, and two mutually non-interfering orthodontic slots for accommodating teeth are formed between the labial-lingual stop and the lingual stop, at least one posterior tooth correction area is arranged on the upper or lower orthodontic slot, and at least one jaw pad is stacked in the posterior tooth correction area from bottom to top or from top to bottom.

2. The customizable thickness of the jaw pad of the silicone aligner according to claim 1, wherein: The jaw pad is fixed and adhered in the posterior tooth correction area by glue, and the upper and lower stacked jaw pads are also adhered to each other by glue.

3. The customizable thickness of the jaw pad of the silicone aligner of claim 1, wherein: The jaw pad is made of silica gel.

4. The customizable thickness of the jaw pad of the silicone aligner of claim 1, wherein: Two posterior tooth correction areas are arranged on the upper or lower orthodontic slot, and are respectively located at the two ends of the orthodontic slot.

5. The customizable thickness of the jaw pad of the silicone aligner of claim 1, wherein: The upper and lower surfaces of the orthodontic slot form an upper dental arch track and a lower dental arch track between the labial-lingual stop and the lingual stop.

6. The customizable thickness of the jaw pad of the silicone aligner of claim 5, wherein: A plurality of tooth grooves are formed in the upper dental arch track and the lower dental arch track which are not provided with the jaw pad.

7. The customizable thickness of the jaw pad of the silicone aligner of claim 1, wherein: A plurality of through breathing holes are formed in the top of the lingual stop, and a plurality of tongue spurs are arranged on the side close to the tongue tip of the bottom of the lingual stop.

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