ORTHODONTIC APPARATUS FOR TREATING DENTAL DYSTOPIA Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has wire arcs adjacent to the teeth and movably attached to them. The arcs are produced as thread bundle made from an alloy based on titanium nickelide possessing superelasticity properties. The threads are brought along dental row, through the fixing members on the teeth surface and interdental spaces. At least one thread is attached to movable end of the working element with at least one of its ends. The working element is manufactured from titanium nickelide possessing shape restoration properties and mounted on a tooth distally restricting the device. The other threads ends are attached to fixed anchoring points including fixed end of the working element. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness of treatment; reduced correction force. 2 cl, 1 dwg