Tomy Incorporated

Kosei Endo

Masaaki Orikasa

Shingo Katayose

An orthodontic bracket is provided. The orthodontic bracket includes a base part; a bracket body mounted on the base part and having a retaining projection provided on an upper face thereof; a clip having a U-shaped cross-section, the clip being mounted on the bracket body and including an upper part along the upper face of the bracket body, a lower part along a lower face of the bracket body, a curved part therebetween, and an engaging hole provided in the upper part of the clip in a position that corresponds to a position of the retaining projection of the bracket body such that the retaining projection projects through the engaging hole when the clip is in an open position thereon; and an archwire slot in the upper face of the bracket body that extends perpendicular to a moving direction of the clip.

Orthodontic bracket

A bracket bodyis fixed to a base part, and a clipis mounted on the bracket bodyso as to move. An archwire slotis provided on an upper face of the bracket body. A guide groovefor guiding a lower extended partof the clipis formed on a lower face of the bracket body, and provided at a position below the archwire slot. In a state where the slot is closed, an endof the lower extended partdoes not pass through the bracket bodyup to a side face at an opposite side to a curved part of the bracket body. It is possible to provide an orthodontic bracket which has a lower height and has less possibility that a clip may be detached.

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