BUCCAL TUBE HAVING FLARED MESIAL AND DISTAL ENDS

Title:

BUCCAL TUBE HAVING FLARED MESIAL AND DISTAL ENDS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2005/107629

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

The invention is a buccal tube for securing an orthodontic wire to a tooth. The device includes a base or flange for attaching to a tooth and one or more tubes fixed to the base, each tube having a bore for receiving an arch wire. The tube bore includes mesial and distal ends and a center portion. The center bore portion has a shape and dimension for receiving and securing the wire. Both the mesial and distal bore ends of the tube are flared to accommodate receiving the arch wire, particularly when extending an arch wire from a first mesial buccal tube to a second distal buccal tube as adjacent molars are engaged in the orthodontic process.

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Inventors:

SCHULTZ CHARLES J (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2005/014998

Publication Date:

November 17, 2005

Filing Date:

April 29, 2005

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

DENTSPLY INT INC (US)
SCHULTZ CHARLES J (US)

International Classes:

A61C3/00; A61C7/28; (IPC1-7): A61C7/28

Foreign References:

EP0914810A1	1999-05-12
US6217322B1	2001-04-17
US4216583A	1980-08-12
US5931667A	1999-08-03
US5556277A	1996-09-17
US5556277A	1996-09-17
US6705862B2	2004-03-16

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Bieber, James B. (570 West College Avenue P.O. Box 87, York PA, US)

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