Orthodontic Bracket with Triangular Cross Section
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional orthodontic brackets with rectangular cross sections protrude too far above the tooth, causing irritation to the inner lip surfaces, leading to reduced wearing comfort and discomfort during talking and food intake.
Innovation Solution
Designing orthodontic brackets with a semi-circular or shallow triangular cross section to minimize irritation, featuring a base body with a recess for the archwire and a snap-on nose for secure locking, made from tooth-colored synthetic materials to reduce friction and discomfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If orthodontic brackets have a rectangular cross section, then they provide structural strength and ease of manufacture, but they protrude too far above the tooth surface causing irritation to the inner lip surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket cross-section is changed from a rectangular shape with sharp edges to a semi-circular or shallow triangular shape with curved surfaces. This curvature eliminates the protruding edges that cause irritation to the inner lip and mucous membrane, while maintaining sufficient structural strength through the optimized curved geometry.
2Ease of operation
If orthodontic brackets have a rectangular cross section, then they are easy to manufacture, but they cause reduced wearing comfort and discomfort during talking and food intake
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is designed with a semi-circular or shallow triangular cross-section that follows the natural curvature of the tooth surface. This curved geometry significantly improves wearing comfort by eliminating sharp edges that interfere with talking and food intake, while remaining manufacturable through standard molding or machining processes.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If orthodontic brackets have a reduced profile, then they minimize irritation and improve comfort, but they may reduce the space available for archwire engagement
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket design implements local quality by having a reduced overall profile height to minimize irritation, while concentrating the functional engagement features (recesses, slots, or openings for archwire attachment) at specific locations where they are most effective. This allows the bracket to maintain adequate archwire engagement capability despite the reduced overall size.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a tooth top part for a tooth correction means (1), with a base body (2) at which a tooth support surface (5, 25, 45) is formed for being fixed at a tooth surface (3) by bonding, and which is provided with a guide recess (12, 32, 52) which is formed for receiving a connecting means (4, 24, 44) for coupling neighboring tooth top parts (2, 22, 42) and which passes through the base body (2) in spaced relationship to the tooth support surface (5) along a guiding axis (17). According to the invention, the base body (2) comprises a substantially triangular or circular section shaped cross section (11, 11a, 31, 51) in a cross sectional plane (10) normal to the guiding axis (17).