Patent ID: 11957536
Assignee: SWIFT HEALTH SYSTEMS INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A method of moving teeth, the method comprising:
inserting into a patient's mouth an archwire comprising a first section configured to move teeth corresponding to a first portion of a dental arch of a patient using sliding mechanics and two second sections configured to move teeth corresponding to second posterior portions of the dental arch of the patient using non-sliding mechanics, the two second sections comprising a plurality of male structures and a plurality of interproximal structures, wherein each male structure of the plurality of male structures corresponds to a tooth of one of the second posterior portions of the dental arch of the patient and at least one interproximal structure of the plurality of interproximal structures is disposed between adjacent male structures of the plurality of male structures, wherein the first section of archwire is positioned between the two second sections;
coupling the first section of archwire to a first plurality of orthodontic brackets disposed on teeth corresponding to the first portion of the dental arch, the first section configured to slide relative to the first plurality of orthodontic brackets; and
coupling each male structure of the plurality of male structures of the two second sections of archwire to a bracket of a second plurality of orthodontic brackets disposed on teeth corresponding to the second posterior portions of the dental arch such that the two second sections do not slide with respect to the second plurality of orthodontic brackets, thereby allowing at least one interproximal structure of the plurality of interproximal structures to impart forces on an adjacent bracket of the second plurality of orthodontic brackets to move at least one tooth corresponding to one of the second posterior portions of the dental arch of the patient.