Abstract: An orthodontic finishing positioner for maloccluded teeth to which are secured coupling members having portions protruding from the sides of the teeth includes a body constructed of an elastomer base material adapted to be operatively positioned about the teeth and coupling members of at least one dental arch of a patient. The positioner body is arcuate in shape and defines a recess for receiving teeth of at least one dental arch wherein the recess includes walls defining teeth-engaging surfaces shaped generally complementary to the surfaces of the teeth of the one dental arch when the teeth therein are positioned in a predetermined or idential orientation.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 21, 1991
Date of Patent:
February 16, 1993
Assignee:
Great Lakes Orthodontics, Ltd.
Inventors:
Peter R. Breads, Gerard P. Abbatte, Stephen P. Warunek