Patent ID: 6733285
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
An orthodontic appliance for a molar tooth comprising:a base; a body extending outwardly from the base, the body having an occlusal side, a gingival side, a mesial end and a distal end; an elongated archwire passageway extending across the body between the occlusal side and the gingival side for receiving an archwire, wherein the passageway includes a labial side that is closed; and a groove extending in a mesial-distal direction along both the occlusal side and the gingival side of the body, the groove being located adjacent the base and in a lingual direction relative to the occlusal side and the gingival side, wherein the body extends over the groove in a direction that is approximately perpendicular to a labial-lingual reference axis extending through the center of the appliance, and wherein the groove extends along at least one of the mesial end and the distal end, the groove being located in a lingual direction relative to the at least one of the mesial end and the distal end.