Patent ID: 9744005
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A61C

Claim:
1. An orthodontic appliance adapted to be attached to the upper teeth using clasps, comprising; a. two upper acrylic palate bases; b. a labial bow located in a front region of the appliance; c. two lower incisor support wires located in a front region of the appliance; d. two upper incisor support wires located in a front region of the appliance; e. two lateral incisor support wires located in the front region of the appliance; f. two cuspid support wires located in a front region of the appliance; g. a palatal bar which connects the two acrylic bases together; and, h. a plurality of wire landing gear reminders, a wire portion of a landing gear reminder attached to an acrylic base and another wire portion of a landing gear reminder adapted to posture a patient's lower jaw forward; and, i. further comprising hydroplastic material added to the end of the landing gear reminders that are adapted to engage with the soft tissue covering the mandible.