Patent ID: 8123520
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. An orthodontic appliance for correcting malocclusion, comprising: a load applying mechanism mountable on teeth contained in a buccal cavity to apply a load for malocclusion correction to a specified tooth in the teeth, and a vibration generating actuator comprising a vibration generation probe having a shaft and a vibrating element with a spherical surface, the shaft including a tip which is at a distal end of the shaft and oriented in an axial direction of the shaft, the vibrating element being positioned at the tip of the shaft, and wherein the spherical surface of the vibrating element is configured to be inserted into the buccal cavity followed by the shaft so as to contact a part of the load applying mechanism corresponding to the specified tooth in the teeth to apply a vibration force from the vibrating element to the tooth or the part of the load applying mechanism, and wherein the load applying mechanism comprises a positioning portion which comprises a recess having a shape corresponding to a shape of the spherical surface of the vibrating element such that the vibrating element is received in the recess in a direction transverse to a side wall surface of the tooth to determine a position at which the vibrating element of the vibration generation probe inserted into the buccal cavity from the outside thereof contacts the load applying mechanism.