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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 1984
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1983
Etsuo Nodai, Fukuoka, JP;
Takeshi Watanabe, Fukushima, JP;
GAC International, Inc., Commack, NY (US);
Abstract
An improved orthodontic face bow is disclosed. The face bow includes first and second bow-shaped members. The first bow-shaped member is worn inside the mouth and has means for attachment to the teeth to be displaced distally. The second bow-shaped member is worn extra-orally and has means for attachment to a tension-applying means such as an elastic strap worn around the neck or head. The first and second bow-shaped members have means for removably coupling the two bow-shaped members together. This feature allows the second outer bow-shaped member to be uncoupled from the first bow-shaped member without removing the first inner bow-shaped member from the mouth, thus making the face bow much safer than known face bows of one piece construction.