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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2010
Paul E. Lewis, Midvale, UT (US);
Dwight P. Schnaitter, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Paul E. Lewis, Midvale, UT (US);
Dwight P. Schnaitter, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Ultradent Products, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Abstract
Coordinated metal and ceramic orthodontic bracket systems () allow a practitioner to insert one or more ceramic brackets () into a metal bracket system (), replacing selected metal brackets (') with ceramic brackets (), and vice-versa. Thus, both a ceramic bracket system () and a metal bracket system () are provided, in which corresponding brackets of each system include substantially identical 'in-out' slot floor cross-sectional thicknesses so that corresponding brackets are interchangeable with each other, without any need for compensating bends or later treatment to correct unintended buccal-lingual tooth movement.