Molar distalizing appliance
US5064370A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C7/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A molar distalizing appliance for distalizing the first and/or second molars into a normal anterior/posterior relationship with the opposing teeth, which is cantileverly mounted from the first molar and includes a spring means activated by a connection to an anchoring tooth such as a first or second bicuspid or a deciduous molar as a tooth mesial to the molar. The distal end of the appliance is formed to mount in a stabilized position on the molar and to extend mesially along the mesially positioned teeth to a point that permits development of a light continuous force from the spring sufficient to bodily move the first and/or second molars distally from the bicuspid.
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