Osteogenetic-orthodontic device, system, and method
First Claim
1. An orthopedic-orthodontic appliance for inducing remodeling of craniofacial hard and soft tissues including at least one tooth, the appliance comprising:
- a base plate comprising a first half and a second half, the base plate further comprising at least two overlays adapted to overlay an occlusal surface of posterior teeth bilaterally wherein one overlay is adapted to overlay an occlusal surface of a left-side of a jaw and the second overlay is adapted to overly a second occlusal surface of a right-side of the jaw;
a contacting material comprising at least one axial spring adapted to contact the palatal/lingual surface of at least one tooth, the contacting material coupled to the base plate, wherein the contacting material is adapted to produce and transmit intermittent, cyclic forces to the palatal/lingual surface of the tooth;
a midline medio-lateral actuator adapted to permit separation of the first half and the second half, the midline medio-lateral actuator being disposed intermediate therebetween;
clasps coupled to the base plate, the clasps being adapted to bilaterally contact a posterior of at least one tooth;
and wherein the at least one axial spring comprises a 3-D axial spring comprisinga continuous spring body comprising an arm portion at a proximal end anda head portion at a distal end, the head portion being adapted to contact the palatal/lingual surface of at least one tooth in an orientation approximately parallel to the long axis of the tooth and anchored by a base-platethe head portion comprising at least one first minor sinusoidal-shaped coil extending from the proximal end and having a first axis coincident with a long axis of the axial spring, the head portion further comprising at least one first major sinusoidal-shaped coil extending from the proximal end and having a second axis arranged about 90-degrees from the first axis.
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Abstract
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an osteogenetic-orthodontic appliance, device, system, and method optimizes craniofacial homeostasis by means of a 3-D axial spring that influences the patient'"'"'s genome and thereby addresses problems existing primarily within the mid-facial region, as well as the other contiguous regions. Growth and development of the craniofacial structures can be influenced by foundational (skeleto-dental) correction in concert with functional (myo-spatial) correction, according to the genome of a particular patient by means of the method and systems of the present invention.
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19 Claims
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1. An orthopedic-orthodontic appliance for inducing remodeling of craniofacial hard and soft tissues including at least one tooth, the appliance comprising:
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a base plate comprising a first half and a second half, the base plate further comprising at least two overlays adapted to overlay an occlusal surface of posterior teeth bilaterally wherein one overlay is adapted to overlay an occlusal surface of a left-side of a jaw and the second overlay is adapted to overly a second occlusal surface of a right-side of the jaw; a contacting material comprising at least one axial spring adapted to contact the palatal/lingual surface of at least one tooth, the contacting material coupled to the base plate, wherein the contacting material is adapted to produce and transmit intermittent, cyclic forces to the palatal/lingual surface of the tooth; a midline medio-lateral actuator adapted to permit separation of the first half and the second half, the midline medio-lateral actuator being disposed intermediate therebetween; clasps coupled to the base plate, the clasps being adapted to bilaterally contact a posterior of at least one tooth; and wherein the at least one axial spring comprises a 3-D axial spring comprising a continuous spring body comprising an arm portion at a proximal end and a head portion at a distal end, the head portion being adapted to contact the palatal/lingual surface of at least one tooth in an orientation approximately parallel to the long axis of the tooth and anchored by a base-plate the head portion comprising at least one first minor sinusoidal-shaped coil extending from the proximal end and having a first axis coincident with a long axis of the axial spring, the head portion further comprising at least one first major sinusoidal-shaped coil extending from the proximal end and having a second axis arranged about 90-degrees from the first axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A 3-D axial spring designed for and used within an orthopedic-orthodontic oral appliance inducing physiologic tooth movements in accord with the patient'"'"'s genome, the spring comprising:
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a continuous spring body comprising an arm portion at a proximal end and a head portion at a distal end, the head portion being adapted to contact the palatal/lingual surface of at least one tooth in an orientation approximately parallel to the long axis of the tooth and anchored by a base-plate; the head further comprising three axes of movement, the three axes comprising a transverse axis, an antero-posterior axis, and a vertical axis; and wherein the spring body being further adapted to produce and transmit intermittent, cyclic signals to said palatal/lingual surface of said at least one tooth; and
whereinthe head portion comprising at least one first minor sinusoidal-shaped coil extending from the proximal end and having a first axis coincident with a long axis of the axial spring, the head portion further comprising at least one first major sinusoidal-shaped coil extending from the proximal end and having a second axis arranged about 90-degrees from the first axis. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for achieving concurrent craniofacial correction of a patient, the method comprising:
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providing an orthodontic appliance having a means for providing micromechanical and cyclic forces, the means comprising at least one 3-D axial spring coupled to the appliance, and wherein the at least one 3-D axial spring comprises a continuous spring body comprising an arm portion at a proximal end and a head portion at a distal end, the head portion being adapted to contact the palatal/lingual surface of at least one tooth in an orientation approximately parallel to the long axis of the tooth and anchored by a base-plate the head portion comprising at least one first minor sinusoidal-shaped coil extending from the proximal end and having a first axis coincident with a long axis of the axial spring, the head portion further comprising at least one first major sinusoidal-shaped coil extending from the proximal end and having a second axis arranged about 90-degrees from the first axis; adjusting the appliance to achieve intimate contact with the tissue, including the teeth, but without the use of force that push or pull on the teeth; and inducing a cyclic stimulus. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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