An appliance for lip muscle training

Abstract

The utility model relates to tooth correction technical field, specifically disclose a kind of appliance for lip muscle training. The appliance for lip muscle training includes appliance main part and the cooperation piece of being arranged at appliance main part, appliance main part is formed with tooth groove, and tooth groove is located the upside and / or downside of appliance main part. Cooperation piece is formed with closed lip surface, and closed lip surface is convex to the outer wall surface of appliance main part, and cooperation piece is hollow inside, and closed lip surface forms preset thickness. Using the utility model, can carry out lip muscle training while carrying out tooth correction, to reduce the recurrence risk of tooth deformity problem, effectively guarantee the correction effect of tooth.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of orthodontic technology, and in particular to an orthodontic appliance for lip muscle training. Background Technology

[0002] The lip muscles are a crucial factor influencing facial development, affecting the development of the lower third of the face, and their functional state directly impacts the alignment of teeth. If the periocular muscle groups are not coordinated, it can cause abnormal forces on the upper and lower dental arches. For example, hyperfunction of the lip muscles may put pressure on the dental arch, leading to malocclusion and other deformities. Conversely, incomplete closure of the upper and lower lips can cause an imbalance in the strength of the internal and external muscles, resulting in open bite, protruding anterior teeth, and other deformities, all of which affect facial development.

[0003] Lip muscle trainers can restore coordination between the tongue, lip, and cheek muscles through lip muscle training, thereby correcting developmental disorders that occur in early childhood. However, traditional orthodontic appliances usually only achieve one of the functions of orthodontic treatment or lip muscle training, and cannot achieve simultaneous correction and lip muscle training, which can easily lead to relapse and affect the treatment effect. Utility Model Content

[0004] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this invention provides an orthodontic appliance for lip muscle training. This appliance can perform lip muscle training while orthodontic treatment is being carried out, thereby reducing the risk of relapse of dental malocclusion and effectively ensuring the orthodontic effect.

[0005] To address the aforementioned technical problems, this utility model provides an orthodontic device for lip muscle training, comprising an orthodontic body and a fitting disposed on the orthodontic body. The orthodontic body has a toothed groove located on the upper and / or lower side of the orthodontic body. The fitting has a closed lip surface that protrudes outward from the outer wall of the orthodontic body. The fitting is hollow internally, and the closed lip surface has a predetermined thickness.

[0006] As an improvement to the above solution, the preset thickness is 1mm-5mm.

[0007] As an improvement to the above solution, the main body of the orthodontic appliance and the mating parts are made of elastic material.

[0008] As an improvement to the above solution, the main body of the orthodontic appliance is formed with a connecting hole, the fitting is inserted into the connecting hole, and the outer wall surface of the fitting is interference-fitted with the inner wall surface of the connecting hole.

[0009] As an improvement to the above solution, the mating component has a mating platform formed on the side facing the tooth groove, and the mating platform forms the closed lip surface on the plane outside the body of the orthodontic appliance.

[0010] As an improvement to the above solution, the closed lip surface is formed with a preset thickness, which is 5mm-25mm.

[0011] As an improvement to the above solution, the mating component is formed with a ventilation hole, the cross-sectional area of ​​which gradually increases along a preset direction, the preset direction being the extension direction of the inner wall of the orthodontic body towards the closed lip surface.

[0012] As an improvement to the above solution, the mating member is formed with a holding portion located at the end of the closed lip surface away from the inner wall surface of the orthodontic body.

[0013] As an improvement to the above solution, the holding part is an arc-shaped boss formed at the end of the mating part. The arc-shaped boss protrudes outward toward the tooth groove, and the inner wall surface of the arc-shaped boss extends in the same direction as the outer wall surface of the orthodontic body.

[0014] The present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] In this embodiment, when using the orthodontic appliance, the patient can bite down on the alveolar bone of the appliance body, using the alveolar bone as a positioning and support to complete the correction of the teeth to be treated and guide the jawbone to the correct position after correction. Because the fitting is hollow inside and has a preset thickness on the closed-lip surface (i.e., a thin-walled structure at the closed-lip surface), when the patient presses their upper and lower lips against the outer wall of the appliance body, the muscle strength of the upper and lower lips can be increased accordingly, causing deformation of the closed-lip surface to close the upper and lower lips. This achieves lip muscle training using the appliance body.

[0016] Furthermore, by utilizing the orthodontic appliance provided in this embodiment, lip muscle training can be performed simultaneously with orthodontic treatment, based on the correct jawbone structure, thereby strengthening the lip muscle environment in the oral cavity, reducing the risk of relapse of dental malocclusion problems, and effectively ensuring the orthodontic effect. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the orthodontic appliance in this utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the orthodontic appliance in this utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional structural diagram of the orthodontic appliance in this utility model. Detailed Implementation

[0020] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this utility model clearer, the following will describe this utility model in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is hereby declared that the terms "up," "down," "left," "right," "front," "back," "inner," and "outer," etc., appearing or about to appear in this document, are based solely on the accompanying drawings and are not intended to specifically limit this utility model.

[0021] This invention provides a corrective device for lip muscle training, such as... Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the orthodontic appliance for lip muscle training includes an appliance body 1 and a fitting 2 disposed on the appliance body 1. The appliance body 1 has a tooth groove 11 located on the upper and / or lower side of the appliance body 1. Specifically, the tooth groove 11 is divided into an upper tooth groove 12 and a lower tooth groove 13. The upper tooth groove 12 is for upper teeth biting, and the lower tooth groove 13 is for lower teeth biting. The fitting 2 has a closed lip surface 21, which protrudes outward from the outer wall surface of the appliance body 1. The fitting 2 is hollow inside, and the closed lip surface 21 has a preset thickness T1.

[0022] In this embodiment, when using the orthodontic appliance, the patient can bite down on the alveolar bone 11 of the appliance body 1, using the alveolar bone 11 as a positioning and support to complete the orthodontic treatment of the teeth to be treated and guide the jawbone to the correct position after correction. Since the mating part 2 is hollow inside and the lip-closing surface 21 has a preset thickness T1, that is, the mating part 2 forms a thin-walled structure at the lip-closing surface 21, when the patient applies the upper and lower lips to the outer wall surface of the appliance body 1, the muscle strength of the upper and lower lips can be increased accordingly, causing the lip-closing surface 21 to deform and close the upper and lower lips, thereby realizing the use of the appliance body 1 to train the lip muscles of the upper and lower lips.

[0023] Furthermore, by utilizing the orthodontic appliance provided in this embodiment, lip muscle training can be performed simultaneously with orthodontic treatment, based on the correct jawbone structure, thereby strengthening the lip muscle environment in the oral cavity, reducing the risk of relapse of dental malocclusion problems, and effectively ensuring the orthodontic effect.

[0024] Specifically, to maximize the effectiveness of lip muscle training and avoid injury or ineffective training, the intensity of lip muscle training needs to be dynamically adjusted according to the training progress. In this embodiment, to facilitate increasing the muscle strength required for lip muscle training according to the training progress, the preset thickness T1 of the closed lip surface 21 is 1mm-5mm. When performing lip muscle training, patients can select the corrector corresponding to the preset thickness T1 of the closed lip surface 21 according to the actual training progress, so as to increase the muscle strength according to the actual training progress.

[0025] For example, when starting lip muscle training, an appliance with a preset thickness T1 of 1mm for the closed lip surface 21 can be selected. At this time, a lighter muscle force can be used to deform the closed lip surface 21 and repeatedly squeeze the closed lip surface 21 to train the lip muscles, while avoiding muscle damage. When it is necessary to increase muscle strength, an appliance with a preset thickness T1 of 3mm for the closed lip surface 21 can be selected to match the corresponding training intensity.

[0026] As a further embodiment of the above solution, the main body 1 and the fitting part 2 of the orthodontic appliance are made of elastic material to further ensure that the orthodontic appliance can produce controllable elastic deformation during treatment, ensuring wearing comfort while ensuring that the main body 1 of the orthodontic appliance can provide the patient with information feedback on lip closing force, making it convenient for the patient to control the magnitude of lip closing force and further improve the effect of lip closing training.

[0027] Specifically, to facilitate the assembly of the fitting 2 onto the main body 1 of the orthodontic appliance, such as Figure 3 As shown, the main body 1 of the orthodontic appliance has a connecting hole 23, and the fitting part 2 is inserted into the connecting hole 23. The outer wall surface of the fitting part 2 and the inner wall surface of the connecting hole 23 are interference-fitted. The fitting method between the connecting hole 23 and the fitting part 2 ensures the stability of the fitting part 2 assembled on the main body 1 of the orthodontic appliance, and further ensures that the fitting part 2 and the main body 1 of the orthodontic appliance can be used to perform tooth orthodontic treatment and lip muscle training simultaneously.

[0028] As an optional embodiment, when the mating member 2 is inserted into the alveolar 11, to further ensure the synchronization of orthodontic treatment and lip muscle training, such as... Figure 3 As shown, the mating part 2 has a mating platform 24 on the side facing the alveolar bone 11. The mating platform 24 forms a closed lip surface 21 on the plane outside the main body 1 of the orthodontic appliance, thereby ensuring that the patient can perform occlusal guidance and lip muscle training at the same time when wearing the orthodontic appliance, avoiding the situation where the patient only performs one type of training and neglects the other, and further ensuring the synergistic effect of orthodontic treatment and lip muscle training.

[0029] Of course, in other embodiments, the mating part 2 may also be integrally formed with the body 1 of the orthodontic appliance. For example, the mating part 2 is a protruding column structure formed on the outer wall of the body 1 of the orthodontic appliance, and the side wall of the mating part 2 forms a closed lip surface 21.

[0030] As an optional embodiment, the closed lip surface 21 is formed with a preset length of 5mm-25mm, wherein the preset length is preferably 10mm, so as to ensure that when the upper and lower lips are closed on the closed lip surface 21, the closed lip surface 21 can provide sufficient space for the upper and lower lips, so as to avoid the mating part 2 from squeezing the upper and lower lips, thereby improving the comfort when wearing the orthodontic appliance and performing lip muscle training.

[0031] As a further improvement to the above embodiments, such as Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the fitting 2 has a ventilation hole 25, which can serve as a backup airway when wearing the orthodontic appliance to avoid problems such as suffocation or difficulty breathing for the patient. In this embodiment, the ventilation hole is preferably a hollow hole formed in the middle of the fitting 2; of course, the ventilation hole can also be multiple small-diameter air holes arranged at intervals in the fitting, and the arrangement can be selected according to the actual situation. When the ventilation hole 25 is a hollow hole, the cross-sectional area of ​​the ventilation hole 25 gradually increases along a preset direction, which is the direction in which the inner wall of the orthodontic body 1 extends towards the closed lip surface 21. This allows the airflow velocity to be reduced along the preset direction when exhaling through the ventilation hole 25, so as to reduce or avoid airflow noise caused by exhaling through the air hole.

[0032] As a further improvement to the above embodiments, such as Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the mating part 2 has a holding part 26, which is located at the end of the closed lip surface 21 away from the inner wall surface of the appliance body 1, so that the patient can hold the holding part 26 and put the appliance into the mouth to perform corresponding orthodontic treatment and lip muscle training.

[0033] Specifically, such as Figure 1 As shown, the gripping part 26 is an arc-shaped boss formed at the end of the mating part 2. The arc-shaped boss protrudes outward toward the tooth groove 11, so as to provide a handhold for the patient while avoiding the patient's contact with the closed lip surface 21, thereby keeping the closed lip surface 21 clean. Furthermore, the inner wall surface of the arc-shaped boss extends in the same direction as the outer wall surface of the appliance body 1, so that the shape of the inner wall surface of the arc-shaped boss can be adapted to the shape of the outer wall surface of the upper and lower lips, further improving the wearing comfort of the patient when wearing the appliance and undergoing orthodontic treatment and lip muscle training.

[0034] The above description is the preferred embodiment of this utility model. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principle of this invention, and these improvements and modifications are also considered to be within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A corrective device for lip muscle training, characterized in that, The device includes an orthodontic appliance body and a fitting disposed on the orthodontic appliance body. The orthodontic appliance body has a tooth groove located on the upper and / or lower side of the orthodontic appliance body. The fitting has a closed lip surface that protrudes outward from the outer wall surface of the orthodontic appliance body. The fitting is hollow inside, and the closed lip surface has a predetermined thickness.

2. The corrective device for lip muscle training as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The preset thickness is 1mm-5mm.

3. The corrective device for lip muscle training as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The main body of the orthodontic appliance and the mating parts are made of elastic material.

4. The corrective device for lip muscle training as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The main body of the orthodontic appliance has a connecting hole, the fitting is inserted into the connecting hole, and the outer wall surface of the fitting is interference-fitted with the inner wall surface of the connecting hole.

5. The corrective device for lip muscle training as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The mating component has a mating platform on its side facing the tooth socket, and the mating platform forms the closed lip surface on a plane located outside the main body of the orthodontic appliance.

6. The corrective device for lip muscle training as described in claim 5, characterized in that, The closed lip surface is formed to a preset length, which is 5mm-25mm.

7. The corrective device for lip muscle training as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The fitting has a ventilation hole, the cross-sectional area of ​​which gradually increases along a preset direction, which is the direction in which the inner wall of the orthodontic body extends toward the closed lip surface.

8. The corrective device for lip muscle training as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The fitting has a holding portion located at the end of the closed lip surface opposite to the inner wall surface of the orthodontic body.

9. The corrective device for lip muscle training as described in claim 8, characterized in that, The holding part is an arc-shaped boss formed at the end of the mating part. The arc-shaped boss protrudes outward toward the tooth groove, and the inner wall surface of the arc-shaped boss extends in the same direction as the outer wall surface of the orthodontic body.

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