BRACE CAP
Vibrating dental devices and accessories are provided, including a unique snap fit dental plate and vibrator connection; risers for adjusting the thickness of a dental plate; a pointer or wand that can be clamped onto a dental plate to reach even severely misaligned teeth; a cushioned dental plate having a non-Newtonian fluid therein that allows conformation of the cushion to the dentition, but hardens on use to allow the transmission of vibration to the teeth. Accessories such as carrying cases and docking stations are also provided.
1 . A brace cap, comprising a cap having an open end, an open base, a closed end, a closed top, an exterior surface, and an interior hollow, said exterior surface being smooth and said interior hollow being shaped to snap fit over an orthodontic bracket and to hold a end of an archwire.
2 . The brace cap of claim 1 , wherein said cap is made of a flexible polymeric material.
3 . The brace cap of claim 1 , wherein said cap is injection molded of a flexible polymeric material.
4 . The brace cap of claim 1 , wherein said cap is made of a translucent plastic.
5 . The brace cap of claim 1 , wherein said cap is made of a clear plastic.
6 . The brace cap of claim 1 , wherein said snap fit is a cantilevered snap fit.
7 . The brace cap of claim 1 , wherein said cap is made of a flexible polymeric material having a durometer of less than 70 Shore A and said cap having a thickness of about 0.5-5 mm.
8 . The brace cap of claim 1 , wherein said cap is made of a flexible polymeric material having a durometer of about 10-40 and said cap having a thickness of about 0.5-2 mm.
9 . The brace cap of claim 1 , wherein said cap is made of a flexible polymeric material having a durometer of about 10-40 Shore A and said cap having a thickness of about 0.5-2 mm and being injection molding of a translucent plastic.
10 . The brace cap of claim 1 , wherein said cap is made of a flexible polymeric material having a durometer of about 10-40 Shore A and said cap having a thickness of about 0.5-2 mm and being injection molding of a clear plastic.