Orthodontic bracket apparatus and method for treating malocclusion

Abstract

An orthodontic bracket device and method for treating malocclusions, the orthodontic bracket device comprising: a bracket base having an angled rearward facing surface, and the angled rearward facing surface positioned adjacent to the forward-facing surface of the patient's teeth in a mating manner and in a releasable manner; a plurality of bracket bodies releasably and adjustable with the bracket base engagement; and an archwire simultaneously engageable within an archwire slot defined in each of the bracket bodies to impart the primary motion, the secondary motion, and the secondary motion to the maloccluded tooth. tertiary motion; and wherein the bracket base remains attached to the patient's teeth throughout a multi-step orthodontic treatment protocol selected by the treating clinician.

Description

[0001] Related applications [0002] The present patent application is a continuation-in-part (CIP) patent application of co-pending US Patent Application Serial No. 14 / 702,961 filed on May 4, 2015. The inventors of the present invention are the same named inventors of previously filed co-pending US Patent Application Serial No. 14 / 702,961. The entire contents of the aforementioned co-pending US Patent Application Serial No. 14 / 702,961 and its teachings are expressly incorporated herein by reference. technical field [0003] The present invention relates to orthodontic bracket apparatus and methods for treating malocclusion, and more particularly to orthodontic brackets that, in combination with novel archwires, can be implemented to operate in various forms , to provide multiple torque transmissions, and the orthodontic bracket acts individually and forcefully on the patient's teeth while remaining substantially in the same relative orientation on the anterior-facing surface...

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Problems solved by technology

However, due to the problems associated with the ligature wing spacing - and the ligature wing spacing often limits the placement of the C-links and elastics on these appliances - and the alignment of orthodontic brackets with adjacent orthodontic brackets in an attempt to and issues associated with achieving a horizontal archwire slot arrangement, these orthodontic brackets have not been as widely accepted by clinicians as desired

In fact, the aforementioned disadvantages are one of the major objections many clinicians have against the use of passive ligated orthodontic brackets to achieve the desired type of orthodontic treatment

Given the perceived shortcomings described above, many clinicians fail to adopt this type or style of orthodontic brackets in their clinical practice

As a result, treatment times are often too long for many patients and, in many cases, clinicians are unable to achieve the proper final tooth orientation desired by their patients

[0007] Although the above-mentioned new orthodontic brackets as seen in U.S. Patent No. 9,198,740 and the new archwires as described in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. There is still some difficulty in establishing the proper orientation or placement of orthodontic brackets on the patient's teeth, such as the upper and lower canines

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