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Orthodontic aid
| Details |
Inventors: Sernetz, Friedrich;
Assignee: Dentaurum J.P. Winkelstroeter KG (Inspringen, DE)
Primary Examiner: O'Connor; Cary E.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.
In order to improve the mechanical strength of an orthodontic aid produced on a plastics basis, without having to tolerate any appreciable reduction in the transparency of the bracket, it is suggested that a reinforcement increasing the mechanical strength be arranged at least in those areas acted upon by tooth correction forces, this reinforcement being produced with the use of a ceramic material. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION I claim: 1.
An orthodontic aid for transferring tooth correcting forces supplied by an arch wire to a tooth comprising a substantially plastic body having a lower surface and an upper surface, the lower surface forming a base for bonding the plastic body to the tooth, the upper surface having a slot for receiving the arch wire and attachment means for holding the wire in the slot; and a reinforcement produced using a ceramic material and held in a force fit in the slot for increasing the mechanical strength of the plastic body where it is acted upon by the tooth correcting forces.
2.
An orthodontic aid as defined in claim 1, wherein the ceramic material comprises an oxide ceramic material.
3.
An orthodontic aid as defined in claim 1, wherein the ceramic material comprises sintered polycrystalline alumina.
4.
An orthodontic aid as defined in claim 1, wherein the reinforcement comprises a plastic part containing particulate ceramic material.
5.
An orthodontic aid as defined in claim 4, wherein the particulate ceramic material comprises zirconia.
6.
An orthodontic aid as defined in claim 4, wherein the average particle size of the ceramic material is approximately 5 .
mu.
m to 100 .
mu.
m.
7.
An orthodontic aid as defined in claim 4, wherein the particulate ceramic material comprises silicon dioxide.
8.
An orthodontic aid as defined in claim 4, wherein the particulate ceramic material comprises alumina.
9.
An orthodontic aid as defined in claim 1, wherein the reinforcement is disposed within the slot between the arch wire and the plastic body for transferring correction forces from the arch wire to the aid.
10.
An orthodontic aid as defined in claim 1, wherein the reinforcement comprises a translucent material.
11.
An orthodontic aid as defined in claim 1, wherein the plastic body comprises a polycarbonate resin.
12.
An orthodontic aid as defined in claim 1, wherein the reinforcement strengthens the slot of the plastic body for interaction with the arch wire without altering the mechanical properties of the base
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