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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2018
World Class Technology Corporation, McMinnville, OR (US);
Alberto Ruiz-Vela, Alta Loma, CA (US);
World Class Technology Corporation, McMinnville, OR (US);
Abstract
An orthodontic bracket with an adjustable hook designed to facilitate bending. The orthodontic bracket includes a bracket body mountable to a tooth and an adjustable hook extending from the bracket body, the adjustable hook comprising a stem base structure a bend region extending from the stem base structure, a neck region extending from the bend region, and a head extending from the neck region. In some embodiments, the adjustable hook has a length, L, measured from a bottom portion of the stem base structure to the head, and a length, L, measured from a bottom portion of the neck region of the hook stem to a free end of the head, wherein Lis greater than or equal to 60% of L.