Impacted Tooth Guiding Hook for Easier Wire Passage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for removing impacted teeth, such as traction techniques, face difficulties in passing a wire through the tooth due to the challenge of navigating the wire through a perforation and into a longitudinal cavity, often causing discomfort and potential damage to nearby nerves.
Innovation Solution
A guiding device with a hook and wire is used to facilitate the passage of the wire through the impacted tooth, where the hook is more resistant to deformation and has a curved shape to guide the wire through a transverse perforation and into a longitudinal cavity, optionally assisted by a tool with a handle and receiving portion to secure the hook and prevent rotation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a wire is directly passed through a transverse perforation in the impacted tooth, then the wire can be positioned for traction, but the process is difficult and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a guiding device as an intermediary tool that includes a curved guide portion and a wire. The guide portion is inserted into the transverse perforation first, and then the wire is passed through the guide portion along a predetermined curved path. This intermediary guide device simplifies the complex task of directly threading the wire through the tooth perforation, making the operation easier and faster while ensuring proper wire positioning for subsequent traction treatment.
Solution Approach 2:
The guiding device performs preliminary action by pre-establishing the correct spatial path and orientation for wire insertion. The curved guide portion is designed beforehand to match the required trajectory from the transverse perforation into the tooth root area. By preparing this guide structure in advance, the actual wire passing operation becomes straightforward, eliminating the need for complex manual threading during the procedure.
2Productivity
If traditional dental surgery is used to remove impacted teeth, then the tooth can be extracted, but it causes pain, leaves large bone cavities, and may damage nearby nerves
Solution Approach 1:
The invention segments the tooth extraction process into two distinct phases: first, the root portion is gradually pulled out through controlled orthodontic traction after wire fixation; second, the crown portion is removed separately through minimal surgery. This segmentation allows the root to be extracted along its long axis without damaging surrounding nerves or creating large bone cavities, while the crown removal is minimized to only what is necessary. The wire fixation device enables this segmented approach by providing secure attachment for gradual traction forces.
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AI summary
A guiding device mounted on an impacted tooth, comprising a hook and a wire connected to the rear end of the hook. The hook has a curved shape and capable of passing through the transverse perforation of the impacted tooth. A method for passing the guiding device through the impacted tooth, by using the hook to guide the wire through the transverse perforation. A fixing member mounted on the impacted tooth, formed using the aforementioned method. A tool for assisting passing the guiding device through the impacted tooth, comprising a handle and a receiving portion connected to the handle, the receiving portion comprising a receiving hole and a slot. The receiving hole is capable of tightly receiving the hook of the guiding device, and the slot is in communication with the receiving hole, allowing the wire of the guiding device to pass through and extend out of the receiving portion.