Patent ID: 9713512
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: A61C

Claim:
1. An orthodontic device-setting tool comprising: a fitting section including a fitting surface that covers and fits on at least one of an incisal margin, a dental cusp and an occlusal surface of a tooth; a foundation section including a back surface that faces inwardly towards and adheres closely to a labial/buccal surface or a lingual surface of the tooth, and a front face that faces outwardly away from the labial/buccal surface or the lingual surface of the tooth and anchors an orthodontic device to the foundation section, at a mounting surface of the orthodontic device opposing the front face; a connecting section that connects the fitting section and the foundation section; a frame section that protrudes outwardly from the front face of the foundation section along outer edges of the front face, and accommodates the orthodontic device within the frame section; and wherein the orthodontic device is externally mounted by the frame section to the foundation section rather than directly mounted to the tooth, and the foundation section has a uniquely determined thickness correlated to a predefined desired distance between the mounting surface of the orthodontic device and the labial/buccal surface or the lingual surface of the tooth.