CN222854001U

CN222854001U - An orthodontic retainer for improving tongue sticking habit

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Publication number: CN222854001U
Application number: CN202421469738.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 麦志辉; 董伟
Original assignee: Meishang Guangzhou Medical Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Meishang Guangzhou Medical Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2024-06-25
Filing date: 2024-06-25
Publication date: 2025-05-13
Anticipated expiration: 2034-06-25

Abstract

The present application provides an orthodontic retainer for improving the tongue sticking out habit, which includes a main body arranged in an arc shape, a tooth groove arranged along the arc direction of the main body, and a retaining component arranged on the main body, wherein the retaining component includes a tongue stopper arranged on the main body, and a tongue pad arranged on the tongue stopper. When the patient's teeth are matched in the tooth groove, the patient can match the tongue and place it on the tongue pad so that the patient's tongue is kept on the upper side of the inner wall of the patient's oral cavity, thereby correcting the patient's tongue sticking out habit and reducing the probability of deformity recurrence after the patient removes the dental brace. The device has the advantages of simple structure and strong adaptability, avoiding the molar gap caused by the cross-molar archwire in the existing retainer, being conducive to establishing the muscle strength balance of the lip and tongue muscles, and being simple to use and easy to promote and implement.

Description

Orthodontic retainer for improving tongue-spitting habit

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of orthodontic treatment, and particularly relates to an orthodontic retainer for improving tongue-spitting habit.

Background

In the prior art, the misjaw deformity refers to a facial abnormality such as uneven tooth arrangement, abnormal upper and lower dental arch dental occlusion relation and abnormal jaw size morphological position caused by congenital genetic factors or acquired environmental factors such as diseases, bad oral habits, dysdontia and the like in the growth and development process of children.

In the prior art, the child is easy to generate bad habit of oral cavity in the growth process, wherein the most common bad habit of oral cavity is tongue spitting, the tongue spitting refers to that the tongue is often placed between the upper teeth and the lower teeth, the bad habit of oral cavity can lead the muscle group on the tongue to not exert force correctly in the swallowing process of the child, the upper jaw is pushed to bulge outwards, so that facial malocclusion is caused, and meanwhile, bad influence is caused on the development of the mandible of the child.

In the prior art, the recurrence of the correction effect is generally prevented by wearing the dental floss (i.e. hawley retainer), but in the existing dental floss wearing process, the position of the dentition can be only maintained, the bad oral habit of a patient can not be corrected, after the dental floss is removed, the bad oral habit of the patient is not corrected, and the false exertion of tongue muscle groups still can bulge the upper front teeth and the lower front teeth, so that improvement is needed urgently.

Disclosure of utility model

The application provides an orthodontic retainer for improving tongue-spitting habit, which aims to solve the technical problems that in the prior art, a hawley retainer has single function and can only maintain the position of teeth in the process of maintaining the orthodontic effect, and can not correct the bad oral habit of a patient, after removing a hawley retainer, the bad oral habit of the patient is not corrected, and the tongue muscle group will exert a wrong force and cause the upper front teeth and the lower front teeth to bulge, so that the correction is not thorough.

The orthodontic retainer comprises a main body which is arranged in an arc shape, a tooth socket which is arranged along the arc direction of the main body, and a retaining component which is arranged on the main body, wherein the retaining component is used for retaining the tongue of a patient on the upper side of the inner wall of the oral cavity of the patient, the teeth of the patient can be matched and extend into the tooth socket, the retaining component comprises a tongue baffle which is arranged on the main body and extends towards the direction close to the inner part of the oral cavity of the patient, and a tongue pad which is arranged on the tongue baffle, and when the teeth of the patient are matched and arranged in the tooth socket, the tongue of the patient can be matched and arranged on the tongue pad.

Furthermore, a buffering cambered surface is arranged on one side, close to the inner part of the oral cavity of the patient, of the tongue block, the buffering cambered surface is inclined away from the main body direction, and when the tongue end part of the patient is matched and erected on the tongue pad, the buffering cambered surface abuts against the back of the tongue of the patient.

Furthermore, the buffering cambered surface is provided with a tongue top hole, and the end part of the tongue of the patient can be matched and extend into the tongue top hole.

Further, the tooth groove comprises a front tooth groove arranged along the arc direction of the main body and a rear tooth groove arranged at two ends of the front tooth groove, and the depth of the front tooth groove is smaller than that of the rear tooth groove.

Furthermore, a silica gel layer is arranged at the bottom of the tooth slot, and when the teeth of the patient are matched and extend into the tooth slot, the teeth of the patient can be attached to the silica gel layer.

Furthermore, a lip block is arranged on one side, far away from the inner part of the oral cavity of the patient, of the middle part of the main body, and when teeth of the patient are matched and arranged in the tooth grooves, the lips of the patient are attached to the lip block.

Furthermore, an arch expanding groove is arranged on one side, close to the inner part of the oral cavity of the patient, of the main body, and when teeth of the patient are matched and arranged in the tooth grooves, the dental arch part of the patient can be matched and arranged in the arch expanding groove.

Further, the main body, the tooth grooves and the holding component are integrally formed, and the main body is made of any one of thermoplastic polyurethane, polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene and polycarbonate.

Compared with the prior art, the application has the following beneficial effects:

The application provides an orthodontic retainer for improving tongue-spitting habit, which comprises a main body which is arranged in an arc shape, a tooth socket which is arranged along the arc direction of the main body, and a retaining component which is arranged on the main body, wherein the retaining component comprises a tongue baffle which is arranged on the main body and a tongue pad which is arranged on the tongue baffle, when teeth of a patient are matched and arranged in the tooth socket, the tongue of the patient can be kept on the upper side of the inner wall of the oral cavity of the patient by matching and erecting the tongue on the tongue pad, the habit of spitting the tongue of the patient is corrected, the probability of distortion recurrence after the teeth appliance is removed by the patient is reduced, and the orthodontic retainer has the advantages of simple structure, strong adaptability, capability of being beneficial to establishing the muscle force balance of lip and tongue muscles, simple use method and convenience in popularization and implementation.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are required to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an orthodontic retainer for improving tongue ejection habit by squeezing according to the present application;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of the application at A in FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a partial enlarged view of the present application at B in fig. 1.

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1-3, the orthodontic retainer for improving tongue-spitting habit further includes a main body 1 arranged in an arc shape, a tooth slot 2 arranged along the arc direction of the main body 1, and a retaining component 3 arranged on the main body 1, wherein the retaining component 3 is used for retaining the tongue of a patient on the upper side of the inner wall of the oral cavity of the patient, the teeth of the patient can be matched and extend into the tooth slot 2, the retaining component 3 includes a tongue block 30 arranged on the main body 1 and extending towards the direction close to the inner part of the oral cavity of the patient, and a tongue pad 31 arranged on the tongue block 30, and when the teeth of the patient are matched and arranged in the tooth slot 2, the tongue of the patient can be matched and arranged on the tongue pad 31.

The application provides an orthodontic retainer for improving tongue-spitting habit, which comprises a main body which is arranged in an arc shape, a tooth socket which is arranged along the arc direction of the main body, and a retaining component which is arranged on the main body, wherein the retaining component comprises a tongue baffle which is arranged on the main body and a tongue pad which is arranged on the tongue baffle, when teeth of a patient are matched and arranged in the tooth socket, the tongue of the patient can be matched and arranged on the tongue pad by the patient, so that the tongue of the patient is kept on the upper side of the inner wall of the oral cavity of the patient, the tongue-spitting habit of the patient is corrected, the probability of distortion recurrence after the retainer is removed by the patient is reduced, and the orthodontic retainer has the advantages of simple structure, strong adaptability, capability of being beneficial to establishing the muscle force balance of lip and tongue muscles, simple use method and convenience in popularization and implementation.

In the specific implementation process of this embodiment, a buffering cambered surface 32 is disposed on one side of the tongue block 30 near the inside of the patient's mouth, the buffering cambered surface 32 is inclined away from the main body 1, and when the tongue end of the patient is mounted on the tongue pad 31 in a matching manner, the buffering cambered surface 32 abuts against the back of the tongue of the patient.

In the practical implementation process, the patient can set up the tongue on the tongue pad in a matching way, so that the tongue of the patient is kept on the upper side of the inner wall of the oral cavity of the patient, the habit of spitting the tongue of the patient is corrected, the probability of distortion recurrence after the patient removes the retainer is reduced, and the device has the advantages of simple structure, strong adaptability, capability of avoiding the tooth grinding gap caused by the cross-grinding tooth arch wire in the existing retainer, convenience in establishing the muscle force balance of the labial lingual muscle, simplicity in using method and convenience in popularization and implementation.

In the implementation process of this embodiment, the buffering cambered surface 32 is provided with a tongue top hole 33, and the end part of the tongue of the patient can be matched and extend into the tongue top hole 33.

In the practical implementation process, the section of the tongue top hole is elliptical, and the tongue tip of the tongue of the patient can be matched and extend into the tongue top hole, so that the tongue of the patient is arranged on the upper side of the inner wall of the oral cavity, and the tongue spitting habit of the patient is corrected;

In the practical implementation process, the lingual hole is provided with a plurality of through holes at intervals along the periphery thereof, and saliva can be discharged from the through holes when the tongue tip of the patient tongue is matched and stretches into the lingual hole.

In the actual implementation process, the retaining component is designed on the lingual side of the main body, so that abnormal lingual vomiting habit and swallowing habit of a patient can be corrected, the muscle force balance of labial lingual muscles can be established, scattered tooth gaps in dentition in the orthodontic process of the patient can be reduced to the greatest extent, an arrow card or a single-arm card of a harley retainer in the prior art can be omitted, and tooth grinding gaps caused by crossing tooth grinding archwires can be avoided.

In the implementation process of this embodiment, the tooth slot 2 includes a front tooth slot 20 disposed along the arc direction of the main body 1, and a rear tooth slot 21 disposed at two ends of the front tooth slot 20, where the depth of the front tooth slot 20 is smaller than the depth of the rear tooth slot 21.

The actual implementation process finds out that, is equipped with the transition face between preceding tooth groove and the back tooth groove, and the transition face is close to back tooth groove direction and is the arc, and when patient's tooth matees and locates in the tooth groove, the transition face is used for protecting patient's tooth lateral wall, avoids the tooth groove to lead to the fact wearing and tearing to patient's tooth.

In the specific implementation process of the embodiment, a silica gel layer is arranged at the bottom of the tooth groove 2, and when teeth of a patient are matched and extend into the tooth groove 2, the teeth of the patient can be attached to the silica gel layer.

In the practical implementation process, an adhesive layer is further arranged between the silica gel layer and the bottom of the tooth groove, the adhesive layer is used for adhering the silica gel layer to the bottom of the tooth groove, the thickness of the adhesive layer is 0.1-0.3cm, the thickness of the silica gel layer is 0.8-1.2cm, further, the thickness of the adhesive layer is 0.2cm, the thickness of the silica gel layer is 0.9cm, and by arranging the silica gel layer, when teeth of a patient are matched and arranged in the tooth groove, the abrasion of the surface of the teeth of the patient is reduced, and the tooth groove is prevented from damaging the root of the teeth of the patient.

In the specific implementation process of this embodiment, a lip block 4 is disposed on one side, far away from the inside of the oral cavity of the patient, of the middle part of the main body 1, and when the teeth of the patient are matched and disposed in the tooth slot 2, the lips of the patient are attached to the lip block 4.

In the specific implementation process of this embodiment, an arch expanding slot 5 is disposed on one side of the main body 1 near the oral cavity of the patient, and when the teeth of the patient are matched and disposed in the tooth slot 2, the dental arch of the patient can be matched and disposed in the arch expanding slot 5.

In the specific implementation process of this embodiment, the main body 1, the tooth slot 2 and the holding component 3 are integrally formed, and the material of the main body 1 is any one of thermoplastic polyurethane, polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene and polycarbonate.

In the practical implementation process, the main body is made of polycarbonate, and the polycarbonate is selected as a material for manufacturing the main body, so that the main body has the advantages that firstly, the polycarbonate has higher strength and dimensional stability, the main body can bear pressure and friction in daily use and is not easy to deform or damage when manufactured into a retainer, secondly, the polycarbonate has better light transmittance, the manufactured dental mouthpiece is more similar to natural teeth in appearance and has better aesthetic property, thirdly, the low water absorbability and low expansion coefficient of the low polycarbonate enable the low water absorbability and the low expansion coefficient of the low polycarbonate to be less in dimensional change under different environmental humidity after manufactured into the retainer, and can keep stable shape and size, fourthly, the polycarbonate has good biocompatibility, cannot generate adverse reaction on human tissues and is suitable for being worn in an oral cavity for a long time.

The foregoing is illustrative of the present utility model and is not to be construed as limiting thereof, but rather as being included within the spirit and scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. The utility model provides an improve orthodontic retainer who expects tongue custom, its characterized in that, is including being main part (1) that arc set up, follows tooth's socket (2) that main part (1) pitch arc direction set up, and locate keep subassembly (3) on main part (1), keep subassembly (3) are used for keeping patient's tongue in patient's oral cavity inner wall upside, patient's tooth matchable stretch into in tooth's socket (2), keep subassembly (3) including locating on main part (1) and to be close to tongue fender (30) that patient's oral cavity internal direction extends, and locate tongue pad (31) on tongue fender (30), when patient's tooth matchingly locate in tooth's socket (2), patient's tongue matchable frame is located on tongue pad (31).

2. An orthodontic retainer for improving tongue-spitting habit according to claim 1, characterized in that a buffering cambered surface (32) is provided on one side of the tongue block (30) close to the inside of the mouth of a patient, the buffering cambered surface (32) is inclined away from the main body (1), and when the tongue end of the patient is arranged on the tongue pad (31) in a matching manner, the buffering cambered surface (32) is propped against the back of the tongue of the patient.

3. An orthodontic retainer for improving tongue-spitting habit according to claim 2, characterized in that said buffering cambered surface (32) is provided with a tongue top hole (33), and the tongue end of the patient is provided with a tongue which can be inserted into said tongue top hole (33) in a matching manner.

4. Orthodontic retainer for improving tongue-spitting habit according to claim 1, characterized in that the tooth-gap (2) comprises a front tooth-gap (20) arranged along the arc direction of the main body (1), and rear tooth-gaps (21) arranged at both ends of the front tooth-gap (20), the depth of the front tooth-gap (20) being smaller than the depth of the rear tooth-gap (21).

5. The orthodontic retainer of claim 4 wherein the slot (2) has a layer of silicone at the bottom thereof to which the patient's teeth will fit when the patient's teeth are mated and extend into the slot (2).

6. An orthodontic retainer for improving tongue-spitting habit according to claim 1, characterized in that a lip block (4) is provided on a side of the middle part of the main body (1) away from the inside of the mouth of a patient, and when the teeth of the patient are fitted in the tooth space (2), the lips of the patient are fitted to the lip block (4).

7. An orthodontic retainer for improving tongue-spitting habit according to claim 1, characterized in that an arch-expanding groove (5) is provided on the side of the main body (1) close to the inside of the mouth of the patient, and when the teeth of the patient are fitted in the tooth groove (2), the arch part of the patient can be fitted in the arch-expanding groove (5).

8. The orthodontic retainer for improving tongue-spitting habit according to claim 1, wherein the main body (1), the tooth groove (2) and the retaining member (3) are integrally formed, and the main body (1) is made of any one of thermoplastic polyurethane, polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene and polycarbonate.