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Patent US8057226 - Customized orthodontic bracket system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA customized orthodontic bracket system is provided. The system can include a bracket having a customized bracket bonding pad for bonding the bracket to a tooth of a patient and a bracket slot adapted to receive a customized archwire. The customized archwire is adapted to be positioned in the bracket...http://www.google.com/patents/US8057226?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8057226 - Customized orthodontic bracket systemAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8057226 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/522,674Publication dateNov 15, 2011Filing dateSep 18, 2006Priority dateFeb 13, 2002Also published asCA2476264A1, CA2476264C, DE60324770D1, DE60334746D1, EP1474064A2, EP1474064B1, EP1702582A2, EP1702582A3, EP1702582B1, EP1844730A1, EP1941842A2, EP1941842A3, US6776614, US7811087, US7850451, US20030152884, US20050003321, US20050158686, US20070015104, US20120015315, WO2003068099A2, WO2003068099A3Publication number11522674, 522674, US 8057226 B2, US 8057226B2, US-B2-8057226, US8057226 B2, US8057226B2InventorsDirk Wiechmann, Ralf Paehl, R�dger Rubbert, Thomas WeiseOriginal Assignee3M Innovative Properties CompanyExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (92), Non-Patent Citations (44), Referenced by (5), Classifications (18), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetCustomized orthodontic bracket systemUS 8057226 B2Abstract A customized orthodontic bracket system is provided. The system can include a bracket having a customized bracket bonding pad for bonding the bracket to a tooth of a patient and a bracket slot adapted to receive a customized archwire. The customized archwire is adapted to be positioned in the bracket slot to form a precise bracket slot-archwire interface. The bracket slot and the archwire when positioned in the bracket slot can be positioned substantially adjacent the tooth surface to reduce induced vertical error when the tooth is in a finished position and substantially parallel to the directly adjacent portion of the tooth surface to reduce bracket thickness. The bracket slot can also be configured to have a bracket slot width substantially matching a dimension of a cross-section of the archwire to reduce torque rotation around an axis of the archwire when positioned therein to further enhance end-of-treatment tooth positioning and reduce overall treatment time.
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