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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2018
Premier Orthodontic Designs, Lllp, Carson City, NV (US);
Paul L. Damon, Spokane, WA (US);
Dwight H. Damon, Spokane, WA (US);
Premier Orthodontic Designs LLLP, Carson City, NV (US);
Abstract
An orthodontic bracket apparatus and method for treating a malocclusion includes a bracket base having an angulated posterior facing surface and which is matingly and releasably positioned adjacent to an anterior facing surface of a patient's tooth; a multiplicity of bracket bodies releasably and adjustably engageable with the bracket base; and an arch wire simultaneously engageable within an arch wire slot defined in each of the bracket bodies to exert first, second and third order movements to the maloccluded tooth; and wherein the bracket base remains affixed to the patient's tooth throughout the multiple step orthodontic treatment regimen selected by the treating clinician.