Orthodontic assembly and method
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1. An orthodontic assembly comprising:
- a first lower bite block having an angled cam surface;
a first upper bite block having an angled cam surface complimentary to the cam surface of said first lower bite block; and
a mounting assembly for separately mounting at least one of said first lower bite block and first upper bite block, including;
attachment means adapted to be fixedly attached directly to a tooth;
block connection means connected to said at least one of said blocks; and
,interconnection means for selectively interconnecting said attachment means and said block connection means.
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Abstract
An improved orthodontic assembly and method is disclosed. The orthodontic assembly includes opposing complementary bite blocks separately mountable utilizing separate mounting assemblies. Preferably, the mounting assembly for at least one of the upper or lower bite blocks of each upper/lower set allows for selective antero-posterior positioning. Each bite block preferably comprises a preformed portion and a formable layer that can be adapted to an occlusal surface for flush mounting thereupon.
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19 Claims
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1. An orthodontic assembly comprising:
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a first lower bite block having an angled cam surface; a first upper bite block having an angled cam surface complimentary to the cam surface of said first lower bite block; and a mounting assembly for separately mounting at least one of said first lower bite block and first upper bite block, including; attachment means adapted to be fixedly attached directly to a tooth; block connection means connected to said at least one of said blocks; and
,interconnection means for selectively interconnecting said attachment means and said block connection means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing an orthodontic assembly for use on one or more of a patient'"'"'s teeth, comprising the steps of:
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supplying at least a first preformed lower bite block and at least a first preformed upper bite block, said blocks having complementary angled cam surfaces, and each of said blocks having a tooth facing surface; providing a layer of a formable material to the tooth facing surface of at least one of said first lower bite block and first upper bite block; positioning said at least one of said blocks in a desired location on and relative to an occlusal surface of one of either said patient'"'"'s teeth or a patient'"'"'s study model thereof; forming an outer surface of said formable material to the shape of said occlusal surface by applying force to said one block; at least partially hardening said formable material on said occlusal surface; removing said at least one of said blocks from said occlusal surface; and interconnecting said at least one of said blocks to said teeth. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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