Patent ID: 6382966
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
An orthodontic dental kit which, for each in each case maxillary and mandibular dental arch, comprises:a series of arch wires forming a U-shaped arc, adaptable to surround each dental arch and differing from one another in the straightening forces which their branches supply, said wires having a rectangular cross section with their small sides parallel to the occlusal plane, metal housings adaptable to be fastened by their base being glued to the incisors, canines and premolars and comprising a horizontal groove for receiving the arch wire, said groove issuing in the direction of the occlusal plane and being formed in an intermediate bridge connecting the base to an anterior wall, metal housings adaptable to be fastened by gluing to the molars and comprising a tunnel for positioning the end of the corresponding branch of the arch wire, ties, for tying the arch wire in the grooves of the housings, and means imparting, at least to the maxillary arch wire and in one treatment phase, a tensile force directed toward the rear, wherein each of the housings for the incisors, canines and premolars comprises, for connecting to the arch wire, and in the intermediate bridge, on one side, between the base and the groove for the arch wire, an anchoring flute issuing in the direction of the occlusal plane and, on the other side, between the base and the anterior wall, a horizontal groove issuing opposite the groove for the arch wire, while the anterior wall has a width and a height greater than those of the base and those of the intermediate bridge, in order to mask this bridge and the connection to the arch wire.