ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to orthodontic appliances. In some embodiments, an orthodontic appliance comprises a body, a facial surface, wherein the facial surface is located on a first side of the body, and a bonding surface, wherein the bonding surface is located on a second side of the body, wherein the bonding surface includes at least one retentive groove, and wherein the at least one retentive groove is nonlinear across the bonding surface.
1 . An orthodontic appliance, the orthodontic appliance comprising:
a body;
a facial surface, wherein the facial surface is located on a first side of the body;
a bonding surface, wherein the bonding surface is located on a second side of the body; and
a negatively extruded retentive groove formed in the bonding surface, wherein the negatively extruded retentive groove is nonlinear.
2 . The orthodontic appliance of claim 1 , wherein the negatively extruded retentive groove is a marker, wherein the marker indicates a position for the orthodontic appliance in a patient's mouth.
3 . The orthodontic appliance of claim 1 , wherein the negatively retentive groove includes a marker of a first type and marker of a second type, wherein the marker of the first type indicates a tooth within the patient's mouth and the marker of the second type indicates a jaw within the patient's mouth.
4 . The orthodontic appliance of claim 2 , further comprising:
a second retentive groove, wherein the second retentive groove is an elongated retentive groove.
5 . The orthodontic appliance of claim 1 , wherein the retentive groove includes one or more of linear segments and curved segments.
6 . The orthodontic appliance of claim 1 , wherein the bonding surface includes a curvature in at least one plane and wherein the at least one retentive groove follows the curvature of the bonding surface.
7 . An orthodontic appliance, the orthodontic appliance comprising:
a body;
a facial surface, wherein the facial surface is located on a first side of the body; and
a bonding surface, wherein the bonding surface is located on a second side of the body, wherein the bonding surface includes at least one retentive groove, and wherein the at least one retentive groove is nonlinear across the bonding surface.
8 . The orthodontic appliance of claim 7 , wherein the at least one retentive groove includes at least two linear sections.
9 . The orthodontic appliance of claim 1 , wherein the at least one retentive groove is at least partially curved.
10 . The orthodontic appliance of claim 7 , wherein the bonding surface includes a curvature in at least one plane and wherein the at least one retentive groove follows the curvature of the bonding surface.
11 . The orthodontic appliance of claim 7 , wherein the at least one retentive groove includes dovetails.
12 . The orthodontic appliance of claim 7 , wherein the orthodontic appliance is a bracket.
13 . The orthodontic appliance of claim 7 , wherein the at least one retentive groove is negatively extruded into the bonding surface of the orthodontic appliance.
14 . The orthodontic appliance of claim 7 , wherein the at least one retentive groove is a marker, wherein the marker indicates a position for the orthodontic appliance in a patient's mouth.
15 . The orthodontic appliance of claim 8 , wherein the at least one retentive groove includes a marker and an elongated retentive groove.
16 . An orthodontic appliance, the orthodontic appliance comprising:
a body;
a facial surface, wherein the facial surface is located on a first side of the body; and
a bonding surface, wherein the bonding surface includes at least one negatively extruded marker, wherein the at least one negatively extruded marker indicates a position for the orthodontic appliance in a patient's mouth.
17 . The orthodontic appliance of claim 16 , wherein the at least one negatively extruded marker includes a marker of a first type and marker of a second type, wherein the marker of the first type indicates a tooth within the patient's mouth and the marker of the second type indicates a jaw within the patient's mouth.
18 . The orthodontic appliance of claim 17 , wherein the marker of the first type and the marker of the second type differ in one or more of shape, size, depth, color, and location.
19 . The orthodontic appliance of claim 16 , wherein the body includes at least one retentive grove, and wherein the at least one negatively extruded marker is located outside of the at least one retentive groove.
20 . The orthodontic appliance of claim 16 , wherein one or more of a number of the at least one negatively extruded marker and a location of the at least one negatively extruded marker indicate the position of the orthodontic appliance in the patient's mouth.