Integrated oral magnetic osteogenic and orthodontic appliances
CA 1202804 A · Owner: Medical Magnetics, Inc. · Inventors: Smiley, Harry; Blechman, Abraham
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This invention relates to the use of magnetic modules in the corrective treatment of dental misalignments and disease. The invention represents a total departure from existing dental devices in that it produces soft tissue repair and osteogenesis in the upper and lower jaws, accomplished by affixing permanent magnets electromagnets or electromagnetic induction coils to the teeth, archwires and other suitable devices which create a regenerative current. The extremely low frequency magnetic field produced by mandibular movement in conjunction with its interaction with adjacent internal electrolytes is a source of this regenerative current. These procedures have application in enhancing …
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- Granted April 8, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 8, 2003.
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