Abstract An orthodontic appliance in the form of a vibrational pad is provided. The pad is held in place in the mouth of the patient by an external head gear. A vibrational electric motor is mounted on the head gear, and the motor is mechanically coupled to vibrational elements within the mouth pad. The mouth pad is used in conjunction with conventional orthodontic appliances, and it serves to vibrate the teeth being moved by the conventional orthodontic appliances so as to disseminate heavy orthodontic pressures of the conventional appliance to a larger boney mass resulting in lighter more physiological pressure in a larger area. This will increase the speed and efficiency of the orthodontic movement, minimize pain to the patient, and reduce root resorption and horizontal bone loss.
Inventors
👤 Craven H. Kurz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-01 22:10
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61C; A61C7/00; A61C7/06; A61C7/008
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
An orthodontic appliance comprising: a plurality of brackets affixed to the teeth of the patient and an arch wire connected to said brackets to cause the roots of the teeth to exert a predetermined static pressure on the adjacent bony tissue; a pad adapted to fit into the mouth of the patient to be clenched between the teeth of the patient; means comprising an electric vibrational motor and a vibrational element mechanically coupled to the motor and extending into said pad for creating vibrational movement in the pad for transmission to the teeth of the patient to vibrate the teeth so as to cause vibrational dynamic forces to be superimposed on the static forces on the roots of the teeth in a direction to cause a reduction in the resistance of the adjacent bony tissue to movement of the teeth through such tissue; and means for mounting the pad in the mouth of the patient comprising an extra oral head gear including a bow, said motor being mounted on said bow.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
An orthodontic appliance comprising: a plurality of brackets affixed to the teeth of the patient and an arch wire connected to said brackets to cause the roots of the teeth to exert a predetermined static pressure on the adjacent bony tissue; a pad adapted to fit into the mouth of the patient to be clenched between the teeth of the patient; means comprising an electric vibrational motor and a vibrational element mechanically coupled to the motor and extending into said pad for creating vibrational movement in the pad for transmission to the teeth of the patient to vibrate the teeth so as to cause vibrational dynamic forces to be superimposed on the static forces on the roots of the teeth in a direction to cause a reduction in the resistance of the adjacent bony tissue to movement of the teeth through such tissue; and means for mounting the pad in the mouth of the patient comprising an extra oral head gear including a bow, said motor being mounted on said bow.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The orthodontic appliance defined in claim 1, in which said pad comprises a flexible container containing a selected fluid.