Vibrating dental devices
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 faster method of orthodontic remodeling, comprising:
a) a patient wearing an orthodontic appliance biting an orthodontic remodeling device, said orthodontic remodeling device comprising:
i) an extraoral housing containing a power source operably coupled to an actuator operably coupled to a processor that that controls said actuator and captures and communicates device usage data;
ii) said extraoral housing operably connected to an intraoral U-shaped bite plate;
iii) said bite plate having upper and lower vertical rims on a facial edge thereof to contact both arches of teeth; and
iv) wherein during use said orthodontic remodeling device is held in place only by teeth clamping on the bite plate and said orthodontic remodeling device vibrates at a frequency from 0.1 to 400 Hz; and
b) activating said orthodontic remodeling device for about 20 minutes daily;
wherein said method provides accelerated tooth movement as compared to without using said orthodontic remodeling device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said power source is a battery.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said battery is a rechargeable battery.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein said battery is a rechargeable battery that is charged from a USB port.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said orthodontic appliance comprises braces.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said orthodontic appliance comprises an aligner.
7. The method of claim 1 , said bite plate having upper and lower vertical rims on a lingual edge thereof.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said orthodontic remodeling device automatically shuts off after 20 minutes.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein said orthodontic remodeling device vibrates at 30 Hz and 0.2 N and said accelerated tooth movement is about 0.5 mm per week.