Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks and deficiencies of the prior art, it is desirable to provide a gum protection assembly and a dental unit assembly that are effective in protecting gums and suitable for home use.
In a first aspect, the present application provides a gingival protection assembly for occlusal positioning within an oral cavity, comprising a gum line positioning strip overlying a gum; the gum line positioning strip has a first surface near the end of the tooth; the distance of the first surface from the end of the tooth is continuously adjustable along the length direction of the first surface.
According to the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application, the gum line positioning strip comprises hard positioning sheets, compressed cotton and flexible sheets which are stacked along a first direction; the first direction is directed from the gum to the direction of the end of the tooth.
According to the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application, the two ends of the pair of gum line positioning strips are provided with the tooth socket frames for occlusion positioning.
According to the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application, the method further comprises the following steps:
the positioning tooth socket is provided with a positioning tooth socket which is used for being sleeved outside teeth, and the side wall of the positioning tooth socket is provided with an adjusting mechanism;
the adjusting mechanism is used for adjusting the distance between the first surface and the end part of the tooth after the positioning tooth socket and the protective assembly are matched and installed in the oral cavity, so that the first surface is flush with the boundary line of the tooth and the gum.
According to the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application, the adjusting mechanism comprises:
stress rods arranged along the length direction of the positioning tooth socket; the stress rod is continuously bent, one end of the stress rod is fixed on the outer side wall of the positioning tooth socket, and the other end of the stress rod is positioned above the side wall of the positioning tooth socket;
the adjusting blind holes are arranged along the length direction of the positioning tooth socket, and the openings of the adjusting blind holes are positioned at the top of the side wall of the positioning tooth socket;
an adjustment pin inserted into the adjustment blind hole;
the adjusting sheet is connected to the end part of the adjusting nail;
and the independent adjusting rod is used for extending into the adjusting sheet from the side surface and shifting the adjusting sheet up and down to extrude the gum line positioning strip so as to adjust the distance from the first surface to the end part of the tooth.
According to the technical scheme that this application embodiment provided, it is equipped with to correspond every regulation nail in the lateral wall of location facing:
the side of the convex side compression cavity close to the positioning tooth socket is narrower than the side of the convex side compression cavity far away from the positioning tooth socket; the side compression cavity is provided with a compression opening exposed out of the side wall of the adjusting blind hole;
the convex side compression block is arranged in the side compression cavity; the end part of the side pressing block extends out of the pressing opening and is in pressing contact with the adjusting nail;
the torsion spring is sleeved on the narrow part of the side pressing block, one end of the torsion spring is fixed on the side wall of the pressing opening, and the other end of the torsion spring is fixed on the side pressing block;
an adjusting gap is formed between the side compression cavity and the side compression block in the third direction; the third direction is the central axis direction of the pressing port;
and the adjusting component is used for adjusting the side pressing block to move in the third direction.
According to the technical scheme that this application embodiment provided, the adjusting part is including setting up the iron sheet that mouth one end was kept away from to the side compact heap and can remove the joint and be in the magnetic stripe of location facing lateral wall.
In a second aspect, the present application provides a dental beautifying instrument assembly, comprising a phototherapy mouthpiece and the above-mentioned gum protecting assembly;
the phototherapy tooth socket is provided with a phototherapy tooth socket which is used for being sleeved outside teeth, and a cold light source for whitening is arranged in the phototherapy tooth socket;
the gum line positioning strip is detachably mounted at the top of the side wall of the phototherapy alveolus.
According to the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application, a first clamping groove is formed in the top of the side wall of the alveolar frame; a second clamping groove is formed in the top of the side wall of the phototherapy tooth socket;
the gum line positioning strip comprises a main body part and a fixing part which are arranged along a second direction; the second direction is a direction in which an edge of the first surface that is proximal to the phototherapy alveolar side wall points away from the phototherapy alveolar side wall edge;
the first surface is positioned on one side of the main body part close to the bottom of the phototherapy alveolar ridge; the fixed part is provided with a clamping strip which is clamped and connected with the first clamping groove and the second clamping groove;
the alveolar frame and the phototherapy alveolus form an integrated dental occlusion groove when being matched and connected.
According to the technical scheme that this application embodiment provided, the lateral wall subsides of phototherapy facing have the reflective membrane.
The technical scheme of this application provides a gum protection subassembly, protects the subassembly including the gum line location strip that covers the gum, gum line location strip has the first surface that is close to the tooth tip, and the distance of first surface distance tooth tip is adjustable along its length direction continuously, consequently, in this scheme, the accessible protects the subassembly and has adjusted the distance of its first surface distance tooth tip, makes first surface flushes with tooth and gum line for the protection subassembly uses the dividing line to cover the gum as the boundary, then coats beautiful tooth agent on the tooth, thereby has avoided beautiful tooth agent coated on the gum, has protected the gum.
According to the technical scheme that this application embodiment provided, the protection subassembly comprises gum line location strip, and gum line location strip adopts range upon range of stereoplasm locating piece, compression cotton and flexible piece structure for can adjust the distance of first surface apart from the tooth tip through the thickness of extrusion flexible piece regulation gum line location strip difference, adjust back gum line location strip non-deformable, have the memory.
According to the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application, the adjustment of the distance from the first surface to the end part of the tooth is further realized by designing the positioning tooth socket and matching the protection component, and convenience is further provided.
Detailed Description
The present application will be described in further detail with reference to the following drawings and examples. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the relevant invention and not restrictive of the invention. It should be noted that, for convenience of description, only the portions related to the present invention are shown in the drawings.
It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present application may be combined with each other without conflict. The present application will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments with reference to the attached drawings.
Example 1
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the present embodiment provides a gum protectingdevice 100, wherein the protectingdevice 100 can be positioned in the oral cavity by biting, and comprises a gumline positioning strip 110 covering the gum; the gumline locating strip 110 has afirst surface 120 near the end of the tooth; the distance of thefirst surface 120 from the end of the tooth is continuously adjustable along its length.
In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the gumline positioning strip 110 includes ahard positioning plate 111, acompressed cotton 112, and aflexible plate 113 stacked in a first direction; the first direction is directed from the gum to the direction of the end of the tooth. The first direction is the direction of arrow a in fig. 1.
In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, a pair of the gum line positioning bars 110 is provided at both ends thereof with asocket frame 130 for bite positioning.
Wherein thehard positioning plate 111 may be a plastic sheet, thecompressed cotton 112 may be a sponge, and theflexible plate 113 may be a sheet made of a flexible material. When theflexible sheet 113 is pressed, theflexible sheet 113 presses and compresses 112 the cotton to deform, so that the thickness of the gumline positioning strip 110 at the pressed position changes, and meanwhile, because theflexible sheet 113 has shape adjustability, theflexible sheet 113 cannot recover the original shape after the force is removed, so that the shape can be maintained after the adjustment. Thehard positioning plate 111, thecompressed cotton 112 and theflexible plate 113 are laminated and fixed by adopting a sticking mode.
In this embodiment, thesocket frame 130 is installed at both ends of the pair of gum line positioning bars 110, and fig. 1 shows a mounting structure of one end of the pair of gum line positioning bars 110 as shown in fig. 1. Thealveolar frame 130 is used for installing and positioning the gumline positioning strip 110 in the oral cavity, and after the alveolar teeth are engaged with thealveolar frame 130, the gumline positioning strip 110 approximately covers two sides of the gum on the opening side of thealveolar frame 130; thefirst surface 120 is now aligned with the gingival-dental boundary by squeezing the bottom surface, i.e., thefirst surface 120, of theflexible sheet 113. Then, the whitening agent is coated on the exposed teeth, and since the gumline positioning strip 110 accurately demarcates the boundary between the teeth and the gums, the whitening agent is prevented from being coated on the gums, thereby protecting the gums. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the term "gumline positioning strip 110 covering the gum" means that the gumline positioning strip 110 is located just at the boundary area between the gum and the tooth, and does not limit that the gumline positioning strip 110 completely covers all gum portions.
In this embodiment, the width of thealveolar frame 130 is between 3 mm and 5mm, as long as thealveolar frame 130 can be fitted over the innermost incisors to position the gumline positioning strip 110 in the oral cavity by occlusion of the incisors.
Wherein, thealveolar frame 130 may be provided with only one side of thebite groove 131 as shown in fig. 1, and when in use, for example, thebite groove 131 faces upward, and when in bite, the pair of gum line positioning bars 110 are adjusted such that thefirst surfaces 120 thereof are aligned with the boundary line between the upper gum and the upper teeth; when engaged, such as with thebite slot 131 facing downward, the pair of gum line positioning strips 110 are adjusted so that theirfirst surfaces 120 are aligned with the line of demarcation between the lower gums and the lower teeth;
in other embodiments, thesocket frame 130 may be provided with anupper bite groove 132 and alower bite groove 133 as shown in fig. 3, and when thesocket frame 130 is engaged, the pair of gum line positioning bars 110 mounted on theupper bite groove 132 are adjusted such that thefirst surfaces 120 thereof are aligned with the boundary lines of the upper gum and the upper teeth; the pair of gum line positioning strips 110 mounted on thelower bite groove 133 is adjusted such that thefirst surface 120 thereof is aligned with the boundary line of the lower gum and the lower teeth. Thealveolar frame 130 having the upper and lower bitinggrooves 132 and 133 at the same time allows the upper and lower teeth to be adjusted at the same time, resulting in higher efficiency.
As shown in fig. 4, when theprotective component 100 is engaged in the mouth, thefirst surface 120 is at a distance from the end of the tooth, i.e., the distance H1 of thefirst surface 120 from the bottom surface of thesocket 210.
Example 2
As shown in fig. 5, this embodiment further includes, on the basis of embodiment 1:
thepositioning tooth socket 200 is provided with apositioning tooth socket 210 which is used for being sleeved outside teeth, and the side wall of thepositioning tooth socket 210 is provided with an adjusting mechanism;
the adjustment mechanism, after thepositioning mouthpiece 200 and theprotective component 100 are installed in the mouth, is used to adjust the distance of thefirst surface 120 from the end of the tooth so that thefirst surface 120 is flush with the tooth and gum line of demarcation.
Corresponding to the two embodiments of the twosocket frames 130 in example 1, thepositioning mouthpiece 200 is also provided with two embodiments, and when the socket frames are provided with only one occlusal socket, as shown in fig. 5, thepositioning mouthpiece 200 is also provided with only one positioning socket; when the alveolar frame is provided with bilateral occlusal sockets, the positioning braces 200 are also provided with bilateral positioning sockets.
In this embodiment, the fitting of thepositioning mouthpiece 200 and theprotective component 100 in the oral cavity specifically refers to: after thepositioning mouthpiece 200 and thealveolar frame 130 are simultaneously occluded in the oral cavity by the teeth, the gumline positioning strip 110 is located right above the alveolar side wall of the positioning mouthpiece.
As shown in fig. 6 to 8, the adjusting mechanism includes:
a force-receivingbar 221 arranged along the length direction of thepositioning mouthpiece 200; thestress rod 221 is in a continuous bending shape, one end of the stress rod is fixed on the outer side wall of thepositioning tooth socket 200, and the other end of the stress rod is positioned above the side wall of thepositioning tooth socket 200;
a plurality of adjustingblind holes 222 arranged along the length direction of thepositioning tooth socket 200, wherein the openings of the adjustingblind holes 222 are positioned at the top of the side wall of thepositioning tooth socket 200;
anadjustment pin 223 inserted in the adjustmentblind hole 222;
anadjusting blade 224 attached to an end of the adjustingnail 223;
and aseparate adjusting rod 225 for extending theadjusting blade 224 from the side, wherein theadjusting blade 224 is moved up and down to press the gumline positioning strip 110 to adjust the distance from thefirst surface 120 to the end of the tooth. In the present embodiment, the adjustment of the shape of theflexible sheet 113 is achieved by pressing theadjustment sheet 224 by contacting the side wall of theadjustment lever 225 with the side surface of theadjustment sheet 224 near the adjustment pin. Preferably, theflexible tab 113 has an eyelet formed in a side wall thereof, and the end of theadjustment lever 225 has a tapered portion inserted into the eye, so that when the adjustment is performed by pushing theadjustment lever 224, that is, when theflexible tab 113 is positioned at the gum side of the boundary line between the gum and the tooth, the fine adjustment is performed by inserting the end of theadjustment lever 225 into the eye and applying an external force to the end of the tooth to move theflexible tab 113 toward the side close to the tooth.
In this embodiment, the number of the adjustment pins 223 on any one sidewall of thepositioning mouthpiece 200 is 55, which corresponds to 28 teeth of an adult, so that the adjustment pins 223 can have 3 adjustment positions corresponding to each tooth, thereby allowing the adjustedfirst surface 120 to follow the curvature of the boundary between the gum and the tooth.
The adjustingsheet 224 is a flexible rubber sheet, and the edge of the adjusting sheet protrudes from the end of the adjustingnail 223. After adjustment, the apex line of all of thetabs 224, forms a curve that changes in curvature from the line of demarcation between the teeth and gums.
In a preferred mode of the present embodiment, the side wall of thepositioning mouthpiece 200 is provided with:
the convexside compression cavity 225, the width of the side compression cavity 25 close to thepositioning tooth socket 210 is narrower than that of the side compression cavity far away from thepositioning tooth socket 210; theside compression cavity 225 is provided with acompression opening 226 exposed out of the side wall of the adjustingblind hole 222;
a convexside compression block 227 installed in theside compression chamber 225; the end of the sidepressing block 227 extends out of thepressing port 226 and is in pressing contact with the adjustingnail 223;
atorsion spring 228 sleeved on the narrow part of the side hold-down block 227, one end of which is fixed on the side wall of the hold-downport 226, and the other end of which is fixed on the side hold-down block 227;
an adjusting gap is formed between the sidepressing cavity 225 and the sidepressing block 227 in the third direction; the third direction is the central axis direction of the pressing port;
an adjusting assembly 230 for adjusting the movement of the sidepressing block 227 in the third direction.
Specifically, the adjusting assembly 230 includes an iron sheet 231 disposed at one end of the sidepressing block 227 far from the pressing port and amagnetic strip 232 removably fastened to an outer side wall of thepositioning mouthpiece 200.
In the working process of each component in the embodiment, the protective component is sleeved outside the teeth, the positioning tooth socket is sleeved outside the teeth, and thepositioning tooth socket 210 is just positioned between the two tooth socket frames 130 of the protective component; the boundary area between the gum and the teeth is exposed between the top of the side wall of thepositioning tooth socket 210 and the gum line positioning strip; the user bites to enable the protection component and the positioning tooth socket to be clamped outside the teeth; the mouth is then opened and the position of each adjustment pin is gradually adjusted to align thefirst surface 120 of theflexible sheet 113 with the tooth and gum line of demarcation. Finally, thepositioning tooth socket 200 is taken out independently, and the protective component is kept to be sleeved outside the teeth.
In this embodiment, when the adjusting screw is shifted by the adjustingrod 225, themagnetic stripe 232 is fixed on the outer side wall of thepositioning tooth socket 200, so that themagnetic stripe 232 attracts the iron sheet 231 on the sidepressing block 227; theside compression block 227 is moved out of the side compression port, so that the adjustingnail 224 can move up and down in the adjusting blind hole to realize adjustment; after the adjustment is finished, themagnetic strip 232 is taken out of the outer side wall of thepositioning tooth socket 200, the sidepressing block 227 loses the magnetic attraction force, the side pressing is reset under the action of the restoring force of thetorsion spring 228 and is pressed on the side wall of the adjustingnail 224, and the adjustingnail 224 is fixed in the adjusting blind hole.
Therefore, in the embodiment, the user memorizes the position of the boundary between the gum and the tooth by adjusting the position of thenail 224 after performing one adjustment of the positioning mouthpiece. When the toothbrush is used for the second time, theflexible sheet 113 can be directly reset to a flat state, then the protection assembly and the positioning tooth socket are installed in the oral cavity, and the first surface of theflexible sheet 113 is directly adjusted and aligned in occlusion, so that the toothbrush is convenient and fast.
Example 3
The present embodiment provides an esthetic device assembly, as shown in fig. 9, comprising aphototherapy mouthpiece 300 and thegum protection assembly 100 of embodiment 1;
thephototherapy tooth socket 300 is provided with aphototherapy tooth socket 310 which is used for being sleeved outside the tooth, and a coldlight source 320 for whitening is arranged in thephototherapy tooth socket 310; the cold light source is arranged on the side wall and the top of the phototherapy alveolus.
The gumline positioning strip 110 is detachably installed on the top of the sidewall of thephototherapy socket 310.
In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 9, there are twophototherapy sockets 310 for being respectively fitted over the upper teeth and the lower teeth, and thephototherapy mouthpiece 300 shown in fig. 9 is a general structure without a protective component. Thephototherapy mouthpiece 300 is made of silica gel. The cold light source is blue light with a wavelength of 480-520nm.
Specifically, theprotective component 100 and thephototherapy mouthpiece 300 are fixedly connected through the following structure:
as shown in fig. 4, afirst slot 131 is formed at the top of the side wall of theslot frame 130; as shown in fig. 10, asecond locking groove 311 is formed at the top of the side wall of thephototherapy alveolus 310;
thesocket frame 130 forms an integrated dental socket when mated with thelight therapy socket 310.
As shown in fig. 4, the gumline positioning strip 110 includes abody portion 114 and a fixingportion 115 arranged in the second direction; the second direction is a direction in which an edge of the first surface that is proximal to the phototherapy alveolar side wall points away from the phototherapy alveolar side wall edge; the second direction is the direction of arrow b in fig. 4.
Thefirst surface 120 is located on a side of thebody portion 114 adjacent to a bottom of thephototherapy socket 310; the fixingportion 115 is provided with aclamping strip 116 for clamping thefirst clamping groove 131 and thesecond clamping groove 311.
When in use, the gum line positioning strip of the protection component with the first surface position adjusted is firstly detached from thealveolar frame 130, and then the clamping strip of the fixingpart 115 of the gumline positioning strip 110 is clamped in the second clamping groove of the phototherapy facing 300; finally, the phototherapy tooth socket is occluded in the oral cavity and is opened for whitening; in this embodiment, since thesocket frame 130 forms an integrated dental socket when it is coupled to thephototherapy socket 310, the gumline positioning strip 110 is still flush with the boundary between the teeth and the gum after being mounted on thephototherapy mouthpiece 300.
In other embodiments, thephototherapy mouthpiece 300 may be directly assembled with the protective assembly shown in fig. 3, in which case thephototherapy mouthpiece 300 is located between the twosocket frames 130, and finally the socket frames 130 and thephototherapy mouthpiece 300 are snapped into the oral cavity.
In a preferred mode of the embodiment, a reflective film is attached to the outer side wall of the phototherapy mouthpiece. The light-reflecting side of the light-reflecting film is bonded with the outer side wall of thephototherapy tooth socket 300, so that light in the phototherapy tooth socket is limited in the phototherapy tooth socket; avoid the blue light to hurt other skin tissues in the oral cavity under the long-time action.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the application and is illustrative of the principles of the technology employed. It will be appreciated by a person skilled in the art that the scope of the invention as referred to in the present application is not limited to the embodiments with a specific combination of the above-mentioned features, but also covers other embodiments with any combination of the above-mentioned features or their equivalents without departing from the inventive concept. For example, the above features may be replaced with (but not limited to) features having similar functions disclosed in the present application.