39 results about "Maxillary arch" patented technology

Methods and systems for anesthetizing a portion or all of a patient's maxillary dental arch using a nasal delivered anesthetizing composition. The process generates anesthesia sufficient for facilitation of operative dentistry, endodontics, periodontics or oral surgery for teeth of the maxillary arch. The dental nasal spray process consists of inserting one or more dispensing devices through the patient's nostril and delivering metered dosages of anesthetic solution or gel into the nasal cavity. The process may utilize a single solution which is a mixture of anesthetic agents, vasoconstricting agents and other physiological inert agents or two separate solutions, wherein one solution contains the vasoconstricting agents and the other solution contains the anesthetic agents. Anesthetic diffusion through the thin walls of the nasal cavity allows for the blocking of nerve impulses originating from the maxillary dentition and surrounding tissues. Anesthesia of specific oral regions such as right versus left sides of the dental arch, anterior versus posterior teeth, and soft tissue anesthesia may be controlled through modification of the dosage volume and the selection of right or left nostril insertion and agent delivery.

The present invention relates to a palatal expansion device that has a screw having an activator (e.g., one or more activation arms) wherein the screw connects two blocks, each block having an opening for receiving the screw; a stabilizer attached to the blocks; and an anti-wind-back mechanism (e.g., a spring extension) positioned opposite the activation mechanism. In another embodiment, the present invention includes a palatal expansion device that has at least one screw, wherein the screw connects with one or more blocks and the blocks have an opening for receiving the screw. The device further includes one or more stabilizers attached to the blocks; a ratchet that engages the screw; and a built-in activator that communicates with the ratchet. This design allows essentially unidirectional rotation of the screw. The ratchet system includes, in one aspect, a pin/pocket arrangement, or a ratchet wheel/spring arrangement. The present invention involves kits and methods for expanding the maxillary arch or mandible using the palatal expansion devices of the present invention.

A cleaner apparatus for use in a dental prophylaxis process includes an applicator defining a curved occlusal wall, a buccal wall, a lingual wall, and a distal wall, each of the buccal wall, the lingual wall and distal walls extending outwardly from the occlusal wall and forming a curved applicator configured to receive a patient's teeth in one of the maxillary arch and mandibular arch of the patient. The applicator being configured to receive and contain a cleaning agent in the cavity during a teeth cleaning process. An ultrasonic transducer is embedded within each of the buccal wall and the lingual wall of the applicator. A controller is electrically coupled to the transducers for powering the transducers and controlling the operation thereof, and the cleaner apparatus for cleaning a full arch of a patients teeth via cavitation of the cleaning agent resulting from ultrasonic radiation transmitted from the transducers.

A palatal expansion orthodontic appliance comprising, an advancer for advancing the upper front teeth, an expansion screw for controlling the expansion of two acrylic halves that each contain a Hang Clasp and optionally a molar intrusion wire. The two acrylic halves share and anchor the wire ends of the advancer, the Hang clasps and any molar intrusion wires. The orthodontic appliance simultaneously expands the maxillary arch and advances the upper front teeth. Methods of manufacture, including kits for the manufacture of the orthodontic appliance are also included.

A dental isolation block adapted for maintaining the mouth of the dental patient open, while keeping the work field dry and exposed with the lip retracted and the tongue suppressed to facilitate performance of a dental procedure by a dental practitioner. The dental isolation block includes a first and second bite platform capable of being disposed between the maxillary arch and mandibular arch, a lip retractor with a first end adjacent the first bite platform and a second end adjacent the second bite platform, and a tongue shield extending between the first and second bite platform. The lip retractor may include a channel for receiving and directing saliva to a suction drain and suction holes all in fluid communication with a dental office suction system. A suction extension may be affixed to the first and/or second bite platform to further evacuate saliva from entering the work field. The dental isolation block can be positioned such that the lip retractor retracts the upper lip if the work field is on the upper arch or to retract the lower lip if the work field in on the lower arch.

An orthodontic arch expander joins to a mouthpiece proximate to the rear of the mouthpiece. The transparent mouthpiece has a desired arc that fits over the teeth of the upper jaw. The mouthpiece has two wings that join near the incisors and then become parallel and spaced apart around the molars. Near the molars, an arch expander joins to the mouth piece. The arch expander has two telescoping shells with a threaded jack and cooperating springs. Each shell joins to a corresponding wing of the mouthpiece. Turning the jack lengthens a rod that pushes the shells outwards against the mouthpiece thus widening the maxillary arch without brackets or bands upon the teeth. An alternate embodiment has the arch expander attaching directly to the palatal bone through screws placed through a grommet at the end of each shell by an orthodontist or oral surgeon.

The invention relates to a diaphragm pressing type maxillary traction device and a manufacture method of the diaphragm pressing type maxillary traction device, in particular to a diaphragm pressing type maxillary traction device for orthodontics and a manufacture method of the diaphragm pressing type maxillary traction device, and belongs to the technical field of medical apparatus and instruments for orthodontics. The diaphragm pressing type maxillary traction device comprises an upper jaw pad (101) and a traction hook (103); diaphragms (104) for covering maxillary arch, partial mucosa at buccolabial side and most of the mucosa at a palatal side are arranged on a base plate (102) of the upper jaw pad (101); the base plate (102) is provided with bumps (105) for fixing the position in buccal surface areas relative to the primary central incisor, the deciduous cuspid and the second deciduous molar; the tail end of the traction hook (103) is wrapped into the base plate (102); and a head (106) of the traction hook (103) is extended from a position between the deciduous cuspid and the second deciduous molar to the labial and positioned in the labial surface of the deciduous cuspid.

The invention belongs to a non-invasive treating method of congenital cleft palate in the medical field, especially relating to a shape appliance digitalizing method of a cleft palate alveolar bone, which comprises the following steps of: 1) obtaining the jaw arch fault information of a cleft palate alveolar bone by using the microscopic CT (computed tomography) technology, wherein the thickness of a scanning layer is 50 mu m; 2) moving the cleft palate alveolar bone segment of a maxillary arch solid model to approach to a normal maxillary arch form from an abnormal form in a simulation manner in reverse engineering software, and simulating and demonstrating the shape change process step by step; 3) obtaining a digitalized model of the cleft palate alveolar bone jaw arch in each stage in the process of remedying according to the simulation and demonstration; 4) manufacturing an appliance retention column digitalized model used in each stage of shaping the alveolar bone according to the digitalized model of the cleft palate alveolar bone jaw arch; and 5) automatically processing a prototype of an alveolar bone shape appliance by using the rapid forming technology. A digitalized designing and manufacturing method of the shape appliance of a cleft palate alveolar bone independent of the experience and handwork of a doctor is provided.

The invention discloses a method and device for manufacturing an orthodontic bracket and relates to the technical field of orthodontic bracket manufacturing, by means of the method and device for manufacturing the orthodontic bracket, the personalized orthodontic bracket can be manufactured according to the unique tooth three-dimensional anatomical structure of each patient, and the effect and efficiency of orthodontic treatment can be improved.The method includes the steps that firstly, an original three-dimensional tooth column model before orthodontic treatment is obtained; then, digital virtual orthodontic tooth arrangement is conducted on the original three-dimensional tooth column model according to the preset head shadow measurement value range of normal people and preset mark points, and a three-dimensional model of a normal tooth column state is constructed; smooth maxillary arch wires and mandibular arch wires are constructed according to the lip buccal side tooth crown state in the three-dimensional model; finally, a bracket gutter corresponding to the orthodontic bracket is constructed according to the tooth position information in the three-dimensional model and the states of the maxillary arch wires and mandibular arch wires, and a bracket bottom plate corresponding to the orthodontic bracket is constructed according to the dental crown surface form in the three-dimensional model.The method and device are suitable for processing the orthodontic bracket.

A maxillary arch expander, in particular an expander for use with a human patient, is described. Also described are a method of treatment that includes the use of the maxillary arch expander and a method of inserting and removing the maxillary arch expander from the mouth of the patient. All or part of the maxillary arch expander is generally easily removable and reinsertable during use.

The invention discloses a device for expanding a maxillary dental arch through automatic force application. The device comprises a support, force application rods, a driving mechanism and a guide mechanism, wherein the force application rods are slidably connected with the guide mechanism, the guide mechanism and the driving mechanism make the force application rods horizontally move towards the outer side or the inner side of the support, the guide mechanism is fixedly arranged on the support, the output end of the driving mechanism is connected with the force input ends of the force application rods, the force application rods are arranged at the two sides of the support, and the guide mechanism and the driving mechanism make the force application rods horizontally move towards the outer side or the inner side of the support; and the guide mechanism comprises a guide rail and a guide sliding block, and the sliding block is slidably arranged on the guide rail and is also connected with the output ends of the force application rods and the output end of the driving mechanism. Automatic force application of an arch expander can be achieved, and the situation is avoided that the treatment progress and effect are influenced due to poor compliance of a patient; force application parameters can be adjusted according to the condition of the patient, and the comfort of the patient in the treatment process can be improved through single small-distance and high-frequency force application; and improvement from traditional maxillary arch expansion to high implementation rate increase is achieved to ensure the clinical arch expansion effect.

The centric relation bite registration tool is a tool for recording the centric relation of a patient's mandible in order to obtain proper occlusion to fabricate a full mouth fixed dental prosthesis. The centric relation bite registration tool includes both a vertically adjustable portion and a horizontally adjustable portion. The vertically adjustable portion is adapted for mounting in a dental implant in the patient's mandibular arch, and the horizontally adjustable portion is adapted for mounting in a dental implant in the patient's maxillary arch. The vertically adjustable portion and the horizontally adjustable portion are releasably secured to one another between the mandibular and maxillary arches providing a single tool which is both horizontally and vertically adjustable for recordation of the proper occlusion between the patient's mandible and maxilla.

The invention relates to a method for animating models of the mandibular and maxillary arches of a patient in a corrected intermaxillary relationship, comprising: —providing three-dimensional numerical models (MD, MX) of the mandibular and maxillary arches of the patient; —providing a recording of the mandibular motion of the patient, said recording comprising a plurality of relative positions of the mandible of the patient with respect to the maxilla; —selecting, from said positions, a reference position (X) of the mandible with respect to the maxilla of the patient; —determining a target position (Y) for the mandible with respect to the maxilla, said target position defining a corrected intermaxillary relationship for the patient; —determining a rigid transformation between the reference position (X) and the target position (Y); —applying said rigid transformation (i) to the recording of the mandibular motion of the patient in order to animate the three-dimensional numerical models of the mandibular and maxillary arches, or (ii) to the three-dimensional numerical model of the mandible, the delivered recording of the mandibular motion being applied to the three-dimensional numerical models of the mandible and of the maxilla in order to animate said models.