Orthodontic appliance and orthodontic treatment using the same
An orthodontic appliance, includes a crimpable tubular shaped portion having at least three walls selected from the group consisting of a lingual wall, a buccal or labial wall, an occlusal wall and a gingival wall, the at least three walls defining and opening configured to receive an archwire therethrough in a mesial-distal direction. The appliance includes at least one wing joined to the tubular shaped portion, the at least one wing extending longitudinally in the mesial-distal direction. A slot is provided in the at least one wing open to an end of the wing in the mesial or distal direction and having a depth in the mesial distal direction and a height in a gingival-occlusal direction configured to receive a ligature wire or elastic.
1. An orthodontic appliance, comprising:
a crimpable tubular shaped portion having at least three walls selected from the group consisting of a lingual wall, a buccal or labial wall, an occlusal wall and a gingival wall, the at least three walls defining an opening configured to receive an archwire therethrough in a mesial-distal direction;
a pair of wings joined to the tubular shaped portion, each of the pair of wings extending longitudinally in the mesial-distal direction and being separated from one another by a space continuous with the opening that allows the appliance to be placed on the archwire even if the archwire is attached to brackets in a patient's mouth, wherein each of the pair of wings has a length in the mesial-distal direction substantially the same as a length of the tubular shaped portion in the mesial-distal direction; and
a slot provided in each of the pair of wings open to an end of the wing in the mesial or distal direction and having a depth in the mesial distal direction and a height in a gingival-occlusal direction configured to receive a ligature wire or elastic.
2. The orthodontic appliance according to claim 1 , wherein each of the pair of wings has a height in the gingival-occlusal direction of 2.5 mm or less.
3. The orthodontic appliance according to claim 1 , wherein each of the pair of wings has a height in the gingival-occlusal direction in a range of 0.7 to 2.5 mm.
4. The orthodontic appliance according to claim 1 , wherein each of the pair of wings has a height in the gingival-occlusal direction in a range of 0.9 to 1.1 mm.
5. The orthodontic appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the slot is provided in each of the pair of wings within a distance in the gingival-occlusal direction of less than 2.5 mm from the tubular shaped portion.
6. The orthodontic appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the tubular shaped portion has a length in the mesial-distal direction of 2.5 mm or less.
7. The orthodontic appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the tubular shaped portion has a length in the mesial-distal direction in a range of 1.5 mm to 2.5 mm.
8. The orthodontic appliance according to claim 1 , wherein inner walls of the tubular shaped portion defining the opening in the tubular shaped portion are provided with a friction increasing coating or surface.
9. The orthodontic appliance according to claim 1 , wherein inner walls of the tubular shaped portion defining the opening in the tubular shaped portion are provided with a diamond grit coating.
10. An orthodontic appliance, comprising:
a crimpable tubular shaped portion having at least three walls selected from the group consisting of a lingual wall, a buccal or labial wall, an occlusal wall and a gingival wall, the at least three walls defining an opening configured to receive an archwire therethrough in a mesial-distal direction, wherein the tubular shaped portion has a length in the mesial-distal direction of 2.5 mm or less;
a pair of wings joined to the tubular shaped portion, each of the pair of wings extending longitudinally in the mesial-distal direction and being separated from one another by a space continuous with the opening that allows the appliance to be placed on the archwire even if the archwire is attached to brackets in a patient's mouth; and
a slot provided in each of the pair of wings open to an end of the wing in the mesial or distal direction and having a depth in the mesial distal direction and a height in a gingival-occlusal direction configured to receive a ligature wire or elastic.
11. The orthodontic appliance according to claim 10 , wherein each of the pair of wings has a height in the gingival-occlusal direction of 2.5 mm or less.
12. The orthodontic appliance according to claim 10 , wherein each of the pair of wings has a height in the gingival-occlusal direction in a range of 0.7 to 2.5 mm.
13. The orthodontic appliance according to claim 10 , wherein each of the pair of wings has a height in the gingival-occlusal direction in a range of 0.9 to 1.1 mm.
14. The orthodontic appliance according to claim 10 , wherein the slot is provided in each of the pair of wings within a distance in the gingival-occlusal direction of less than 2.5 mm from the tubular shaped portion.
15. The orthodontic appliance according to claim 10 , wherein the tubular shaped portion has a length in the mesial-distal direction in a range of 1.5 mm to 2.5 mm.
16. The orthodontic appliance according to claim 10 , wherein inner walls of the tubular shaped portion defining the opening in the tubular shaped portion are provided with a friction increasing coating or surface.
17. The orthodontic appliance according to claim 10 , wherein inner walls of the tubular shaped portion defining the opening in the tubular shaped portion are provided with a diamond grit coating.
18. An orthodontic appliance, comprising:
a crimpable tubular shaped portion having at least three walls selected from the group consisting of a lingual wall, a buccal or labial wall, an occlusal wall and a gingival wall, the at least three walls defining an opening configured to receive an archwire therethrough in a mesial-distal direction;
a pair of wings joined to the tubular shaped portion, each of the pair of wings extending longitudinally in the mesial-distal direction and being separated from one another by a space continuous with the opening that allows the appliance to be placed on the archwire even if the archwire is attached to brackets in a patient's mouth; and
a slot provided in each of the pair of wings open to an end of the wing in the mesial or distal direction and having a depth in the mesial distal direction and a height in a gingival-occlusal direction configured to receive a ligature wire or elastic, wherein the slot is provided in each of the pair of wings within a distance in the gingival-occlusal direction of less than 2.5 mm from the tubular shaped portion.
19. The orthodontic appliance according to claim 18 , wherein inner walls of the tubular shaped portion defining the opening in the tubular shaped portion are provided with a friction increasing coating or surface.
20. The orthodontic appliance according to claim 18 , wherein inner walls of the tubular shaped portion defining the opening in the tubular shaped portion are provided with a diamond grit coating.