Vibrating dental devices
View Patent ↗A variety of improvements to the vibrating devices for dental remodeling are provided, including improved bite plate designs that accommodate common patient bite structure, a connector for a bite plate, a sizing tray for same, as well as better motors providing improved performance characteristics for an extraoral vibrator, and a completely intraoral vibrating dental plate with very thin cross section.
1. A vibrating orthodontic device comprising:
a detachable U-shaped bite plate having a connector protruding therefrom;
wherein said U-shaped bite plate has an upper facial edge and a lower facial edge to contact facial surfaces of upper and lower teeth;
an extraoral vibrator operatively coupled to a power source;
each of said vibrator and said power source contained within an extraoral housing having a socket into which said connector snap fits;
said connector comprising a cylindrical shaft having a free end and an attached end;
wherein said connector further comprises a flare between said attached end and said U-shaped bite plate;
said cylindrical shaft having a pair of matching pins protruding from said shaft at said attached end; and,
said cylindrical shaft having a groove spaced from said attached end, wherein said groove circumnavigates the shaft;
wherein said cylindrical shaft has a diameter of 6.35 mm and length of 10.25 mm and said groove is 4 mm from said attached end.
2. The vibrating orthodontic device of claim 1 , wherein said cylindrical shaft is beveled at said free end.
3. The vibrating orthodontic device of claim 1 , wherein said vibrator vibrates at a force of 0.2 Newtons.
4. The vibrating orthodontic device of claim 1 , wherein said vibrator vibrates at a frequency of 30 Hz.
5. A vibrating orthodontic device comprising:
a detachable U-shaped bite plate having a connector protruding therefrom, wherein said bite plate has an upper facial edge and a lower facial edge to contact upper and lower facial surfaces of teeth;
an extraoral vibrator operatively coupled to a power source;
each of said vibrator and said power source contained within an extraoral housing having a socket into which said connector snap fits;
said connector comprising a cylindrical shaft having a free end and an attached end and a pair of matching protrusions at said attached end, said free end being beveled;
said cylindrical shaft also having a groove circumnavigating said cylindrical shaft approximately midway along said shaft;
and
said vibrator vibrating on activation at 30 Hz and 0.2 N;
wherein said cylindrical shaft has a diameter of 6.35 mm and length of 10.25 mm and said groove is 4 mm from said attached end.
6. A vibrating orthodontic device comprising:
a detachable U-shaped bite plate having a connector protruding therefrom, wherein said bite plate has an upper facial edge and a lower facial edge to contact upper and lower facial surfaces of teeth;
an extraoral vibrator operatively coupled to a power source;
each of said vibrator and said power source contained within an extraoral housing having a socket into which said connector snap fits;
said connector comprising a cylindrical shaft having a free end and an attached end and a pair of matching protrusions at said attached end, said free end being beveled;
said cylindrical shaft also having a groove circumnavigating said cylindrical shaft approximately midway along said shaft;
and
said vibrator vibrating on activation at one frequency between 20-30 Hz and at one force of 0.2 N;
wherein said cylindrical shaft has a diameter of 6.35 mm and length of 10.25 mm and said groove is 4 mm from said attached end.