Provision of dental accessory

• Grant number: 04/00174-0
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Innovative Research in Small Business - PIPE
• Start date: December 01, 2004
• End date: May 31, 2005
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Dentistry - Orthodontics
• Principal Investigator: Miriam Nakatani Miqui
• Grantee: Miriam Nakatani Miqui
• Company: DDS Produtos Odontológicos Ltda

Abstract

Nowadays, the traditional orthodontic brace with 0.18 and 0.22 slots has various limitations. The slot, in combination with the wires, determines the strength. A 0.18 brace will take a wire of 0.18 height and 0.25 depth, and the 0.22 support will take a wire of 0.22 height and 0.25 depth. Depending on the phase, there are different techniques which use different diameters for certain modifications, always limited to the size of the slot. This project aims to facilitate the use of the 0.18 and 0.22 wires, developing a brace capable of working with both. The traditional brace has 16 brackets in contact with the soft tissue of the mouth, while the brace planned by the company will have just four brackets, which will provide four times the level of comfort. Besides this, the traditional brace that will be developed will eliminate the need for elastics or wire ligatures to be tied to the arch wire due to a new clip system which decreases the accumulation of plaque and the risk of tooth or mouth disease. Initially, it will be necessary to identify the best material for the manufacture of the product, which will be developed with milling techniques to guarantee greater precision and flexibility in the manufacturing process. This technique, however, does not appear so efficient when used for mass production.Thus, in the second stage of the research, mill rolling techniques will be used to guarantee productivity and economic viability. (AU)