Ormco Corporation

Hamid Sheikh

Dwight H Damon

Kevin Corcoran

Farrokh Farzin-Nia

Todd I Oda

Jefferson Sabilla

Terry G Dischinger

An orthodontic bracket for coupling an archwire with a tooth includes a bracket body having an archwire slot for receiving the archwire and a movable member engaged with the bracket body and movable between opened and closed positions. The movable member includes a leading edge having a non-uniform pushing element configured to guide the archwire into the archwire slot as the movable member is closed. An associated method includes providing a movable member for an orthodontic bracket and providing a non-uniform pushing element on a leading edge thereof. The pushing element may include a chamfer formed along the leading edge of the movable member.

Self-ligating orthodontic bracket and devices for deploying same

A dental apparatus for use with a connecting member coupled to a jaw in a patient's mouth. The apparatus includes an orthodontic device and a connecting device carried by the orthodontic device. The connecting device includes a receptacle adapted to partially receive the connecting member and a blocking member. The blocking member is moveable relative to the receptacle between an opened position in which the connecting member may be disengaged from the receptacle and a closed position in which the connecting member is captured within the receptacle for pivotally engaging the orthodontic device with the connecting member. The orthodontic device may further include a biasing member selectively activated to provide a spring-biased force to the jaw. A method of using the dental apparatus includes moving the blocking member to capture/release the connecting member in the receptacle and activating/deactivating the biasing member to operate the apparatus in a different mode.

Orthodontic device and method for treating malocclusions

An orthodontic bracket for coupling an archwire with a tooth includes a bracket body having an archwire slot adapted to receive the archwire therein and a movable member engaged with the bracket body and movable between an opened position and a closed position. A securing mechanism is configured to secure the movable member in at least the closed position and includes a projecting portion and a receiving portion. The projecting portion may include a generally elongate pin capable of flexing relative to a central axis thereof to secure the movable member in at least the closed position. An orthodontic assembly includes an orthodontic bracket and an alignment device for positioning the bracket on the tooth.

An orthodontic device treats malocclusions using a telescopic rod fixed to a molar on the upper arch and a molar on a lower arch. The telescopic rod lengthens and shortens during opening and closing of the jaw. The telescopic rod encourages the patient to properly position their jaw causing adaptation thereby treating the malocclusions.

Orthodontic device for treating malocclusions

A distal end cutter having a flush cut and hold feature. The distal end cutter includes a pair of jaw members having respective cutting surfaces for cutting a wire, such as an archwire of an orthodontic appliance. Disposed adjacent to one of the cutting surfaces is a flat, resilient jaw portion which holds a cut off segment of the archwire. As the flat, resilient jaw portion may be disposed directly adjacent to the cutting surfaces during the wire cutting operation, very small wire segments may be cut and held by the device to prevent ejection of such wire segments into the mouth of a patient. In the preferred embodiment, the resilient jaw portion is a spring plate removably mounted to one of the jaw members.

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Chino, CA, United States of America

Hamid Sheikh