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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2016
Orthoaccel Technologies, Inc., Bellaire, TX (US);
Michael K. Lowe, Bellaire, TX (US);
OrthoAccel Technologies, Inc., Bellaire, TX (US);
Abstract
Orthodontic remodeling devices having an extraoral housing containing a power source operably coupled to an actuator operably coupled to a processor that controls said actuator; the extraoral housing operably connected to an intraoral U-shaped bite plate; the bite plate having upper and lower vertical edges on a facial edge thereof and upper and lower vertical edges on a lingual edge thereof. During usage the orthodontic remodeling device is held in place only by teeth clamping on the bite plate and vibrates at a selected frequency between 0.1 and 400 Hz. Methods of using same for faster orthodontic remodeling and pain reduction are also provided.