Edgewise bracket to provide both free crown tipping and a predetermineddegree of root uprighting
CA 1284040 C · Owner: Tp Orthodontics, Inc. · Inventors: Kesling, Peter C.
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An orthodontic bracket having a horizontal archwire slot and wireengaging surfaces for use in any treatment technique and coacting with an archwire and force generating means to produce tooth movement through crown tipping and root uprighting actions and for defining predetermined tip values. The bracket includes pivot edges for permitting pivotal movement between the bracket and the archwire, and a stop for limiting over-root-uprighting. It may also have a stop for limiting over-crown-tipping.
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- Granted May 14, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 14, 2008.
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