Patent ID: 6264468
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
An orthodontic appliance configured for installation on a patient's teeth, the orthodontic appliance comprising:a wire having no sharply bent portion either in a vertical direction or in a horizontal direction and being smoothly curved in a horizontal plane, where the horizontal plane passes through anterior teeth and through positions situated as high as about one-half height of a crown on a lingual side of molars, wherein said wire follows in proximity to and along an envelope defined by protruding apexes of lingual surfaces of the patient's teeth in a desired aligned position; anda plurality of brackets, each bracket adapted to be attached to the lingual surface of a tooth patient's teeth so as to connect the wire to the lingual surfaces of the patient's teeth, each bracket having a main slot with an opening toward said tooth when said appliance is installed on said patient's teeth, said main slot for receiving said wire.