Patent ID: 8444412
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A kit having a flexible and resilient orthodontic appliance constructed to be removably fitted over the teeth of a user by friction in a predetermined position, and anchor apparatus for the orthodontic appliance, said anchor apparatus comprising: a first anchor device constructed to be secured to a bone in a mouth of a user in a position to be adjacent to the orthodontic appliance when fitted over the teeth, the orthodontic appliance being constructed to removably engage said first anchor device when the orthodontic appliance is fitted on the teeth of a user in the predetermined position, whereby the orthodontic appliance is removably secured in the predetermined position by said first anchor device, wherein said first anchor device comprises a female recessed portion and the orthodontic appliance comprises a male head portion that removably engages said female recessed portion when the orthodontic appliance is in the predetermined position.