DENTITION CORRECTING DEVICE - MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD

Title:

DENTITION CORRECTING DEVICE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2007/116656

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

Provided is a dentition correcting device, which can correct a dentition for a shorter period than an ordinary one without using a dentition correcting tool including a wire and a bracket. This device comprises a mouthpiece (7) to be mounted on the dentition, and a vibration element (8). The mouthpiece (7) is shaped to apply a biasing force, when mounted on the dentition, in a correcting direction to a correction target tooth. The vibration element (8) is mounted on the mouthpiece (7), and generates and applies mechanical vibrations to the correction target tooth thereby to activate the bone remodeling of the target tooth and an alveolar bone and to promote the correcting effect.

Inventors:

YAMAMOTO TERUKO (JP)
KAMIOKA HIROSHI (JP)
ADACHI TAIJI (JP)
FUKUSHIMA SHOGO (JP)
SAKIMURA TAKUMI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2007/056042

Publication Date:

October 18, 2007

Filing Date:

March 23, 2007

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD (JP)
YAMAMOTO TERUKO (JP)
KAMIOKA HIROSHI (JP)
ADACHI TAIJI (JP)
FUKUSHIMA SHOGO (JP)
SAKIMURA TAKUMI (JP)

International Classes:

A61C7/08

Domestic Patent References:

WO2005092234A1

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