KR101954262B1 - Mouthpiece for the dentist - Google Patents

Abstract

A dental mouthpiece according to the present invention is characterized in that a dental tooth formed on a body and a body edge is formed in accordance with a patient's dentition, and a mouth sensor insertion groove is formed in a body portion of the palate or the bottom of the tongue, Piece.
According to the present invention, since the oral sensor is inserted and fixed in the body part placed at the bottom of the palate or the tongue, the patient does not directly contact with the oral sensor, Since the dental mouthpiece used in the first X-ray photographing is used at every inspection, the oral sensor is placed at the same position every time the examination is performed, so that it is possible to perform an accurate diagnosis.

Description

MOUTHPIECE FOR THE DENTIST}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dental mouthpiece, and more particularly, to a dental mouthpiece that can be inserted into an oral cavity during an x-ray of a patient's teeth state in the dental office.

Diagnosis using dental X-ray is an essential diagnosis method. Intraoral method, which is one of the diagnostic methods, is to insert a dental oral sensor into the mouth to examine the partial tooth condition in the mouth and radiate x- It is a way to obtain information. The dental digital X-ray imaging apparatus used in the intraoral method can receive the image information from the dental mouth sensor inserted in the mouth and output it to the monitor in real time to immediately read out the patient's tooth condition.

However, such an intraoral method requires a patient to hold a solid rectangular oral sensor (3 * 4 size) during the examination time so that it does not move in the mouth, so it feels a foreign body feeling, and the needle may be stiff in the mouth, As the patient changes the position of the oral sensor, a great deal of pain can be felt. In addition, since the position of the oral sensor inserted in the mouth is required to be held by the patient, it is difficult to compare the previously captured image with the currently captured image because the position is different each time when the X-ray is taken.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2016-0018139 discloses an 'intraoral sensor' as a prior art related to alleviating a foreign sensation or the like caused by a patient inserting an oral sensor into a mouth. The prior art provides an intraoral sensor (oral sensor) capable of varying the degree of bowing according to the positional relationship in order to reduce the foreign body sensation and pain felt by the patient because the oral sensor is hard. However, And there is still a problem that it is difficult to place the oral sensor at the same position as the previous diagnosis.

Therefore, in order to accurately obtain the tooth image information to be inspected in the intraoral system, a new dental mouthpiece is required which does not inconvenience a foreign body or the like and allows the oral sensor to be positioned at the same position every time when taking an X-ray .

1. Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0018139

It is an object of the present invention to provide a dental mouse capable of accurately diagnosing the position of an oral cavity sensor at the same position even when an X-ray is taken each time, Piece.

In order to solve the above-described problems, a dental mouthpiece according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a body, a dentition formed on the edge of the body in accordance with the dentition of the patient, and an oral sensor may be inserted and fixed to a portion of the body contacting the bottom of the palate or tongue And the mouth sensor insertion groove is formed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the body is made of a flexible material, and the oral cavity sensor insertion groove is formed with an oral cavity sensor insertion groove according to a position of a tooth to be diagnosed.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a dental mouthpiece including a dental insertion portion into which an upper or a lower dental tooth is inserted regardless of a dental shape of a patient, And the dental implant insertion portion and the body are connected through fitting or adhesion through the connection protrusion.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a dental mouthpiece according to another embodiment of the present invention, which is extended to one side of a dental insertion portion into which an upper or lower dental tooth is inserted regardless of a dental shape of a patient, And a sensor attaching portion is formed.

According to the present invention as described above, the oral sensor is inserted and fixed in the insertion groove formed in the body portion which is exactly in agreement with the patient's dentition when the patient wears the dentition and is in contact with the palate or the bottom of the tongue. There is an advantage that the patient can not feel any sense of foreign body because he does not make direct contact.

In addition, the use of the dental mouthpiece used in the first X-ray photographing of the patient at every inspection enables the diagnosis of the oral cavity sensor to be made at the same position every time the examination is performed.

1 is a plan view of a dental mouthpiece according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a rear view of a dental mouthpiece according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 3 and 4 are views showing a state where a dental mouthpiece according to an embodiment of the present invention is inserted into a patient's mouth. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a view showing a dental mouthpiece which can be inserted into the oral cavity regardless of a tooth shape according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 and 7 are views showing a connection structure between a dental insertion unit and a body having a mouth insertion groove according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The following detailed description is merely an example, and is merely an example of the present invention. Further, the principles and concepts of the present invention are provided for the purpose of being most useful and readily explaining.

Accordingly, it is not intended to provide a more detailed structure than is necessary for a basic understanding of the present invention, but it should be understood by those skilled in the art that various forms that can be practiced in the present invention are illustrated in the drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a dental mouthpiece according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a rear view of a dental mouthpiece according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the dental mouthpiece 1000 includes a dental implant 300 that is impression-molded on the upper part of the patient's upper teeth and accurately matches the upper teeth of the patient, (See FIG. 2), and an oral cavity sensor insertion groove 200 in which an oral sensor (not shown) can be inserted and fixed may be formed in a body portion that contacts the oral cavity or the bottom of the tongue (see FIG.

The body 100 may be made of at least one of flexible material such as alginate, silicone rubber, and polysulfide. The dental mouthpiece 1000 is configured to hold the upper dentition and the palatal or lower dentition of the patient and the flexible material at the lower portion of the tongue for a predetermined period of time to form the dentition and the palate of the patient, The same shape as that of FIG. Alternatively, the dental mouthpiece 1000 may be inspected with respect to the upper or lower dentition of the patient, followed by patterning the patient's palate or the shape of the bottom of the tongue, May be formed.

Since the position of the oral sensor is changed according to the position of the tooth to be diagnosed, the region where the oral cavity insertion groove is formed according to the examination of the tooth can be changed. That is, a plurality of dental mouthpieces 1000 having a mouthpiece insertion groove according to a tooth position to be diagnosed are manufactured, and a dental mouthpiece capable of inserting an oral sensor suitable for a diagnosis tooth position of the patient is selected, The image can be obtained easily.

The mouth sensor insertion groove 200 may be formed so as to be in close contact with the rear surface of the target tooth to be subjected to X-ray diagnosis. The mouth sensor insertion groove 200 may be formed by pressing the mouth sensor 100 against the body 100 before the flexible material of the palate or the bottom of the tongue is completely hardened and then releasing the oral sensor from the body 100 . The spherical sensor inserting groove 200 may be formed at an appropriate position of the body part according to a subject's diagnosis target tooth.

FIGS. 3 and 4 are views showing a state where a dental mouthpiece according to an embodiment of the present invention is inserted into a patient's mouth. FIG.

3, the dental mouthpiece 1000 is shown in a perspective view with respect to the entire upper dental arch 10, as shown in FIG. 3, with the upper dental tooth 10 positioned so that the oral cavity insertion groove 200 is visible. So that the patient's upper teeth 10 can be accurately inserted into the teeth insertion portion 300 at the edge of the body 100. In addition, an oral sensor (not shown) for acquiring an image of a diagnosis tooth to be diagnosed in an upper dental series may be inserted into the oral cavity insertion groove 200 formed at a position in close contact with the inside of the upper dental row. Referring to FIG. 4, the dental mouthpiece 1000 includes only a portion of the lower dental arch 20 inserted into a dental insertion portion formed by protruding only a part of the lower dental tooth 20, The oral sensor may be inserted into the oral cavity insertion groove 200 formed at a position in close contact with the inside of the corresponding lower dental arch. Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the dental mouthpiece 1000, which is made in accordance with the patient's dentition and internal shape of the oral cavity, inserts an oral sensor (not shown) Can be inserted into the patient's mouth after inserting into the groove (200). Since the dental mouthpiece 1000 is designed to mimic the patient's dentition and the internal shape of the oral cavity, the patient is brought into close contact with the dental implant 300 that exactly matches his / her own dentition, and the oral sensor is fixed to the oral cavity sensor insertion groove 200 It is possible to obtain an accurate tooth image for a diagnosis target tooth without any inconvenience such as a foreign body feeling or saliva accumulation at the time of X-ray examination for a diagnosis target tooth. That is, the patient is not in direct contact with the oral sensor, so that he can not feel any sense of foreign body to the hard oral sensor.

On the other hand, in order to continuously observe the condition of the diagnosed tooth being treated, several times of x-ray examination can be performed on the diagnosis tooth. The dental mouthpiece 1000 of the present invention is precisely matched to the oral cavity shape of the patient and the position of the oral cavity sensor is always fixed at the same position by the oral cavity insertion groove. Therefore, in order to judge the treatment process of the diagnosis tooth, the position of the diagnosis tooth is the same in the present diagnosis image and the previous diagnosis image, so that the doctor can compare the acquired diagnosis images and make an accurate diagnosis.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a dental mouthpiece which can be inserted into the oral cavity regardless of a tooth shape according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the dental insertion portion 500 of the dental mouthpiece 1000 may have a shape in which the dentition can be inserted regardless of the dentition shape of the patients. For example, the dental implant 500 may have a general 'U' shape having an upper dental or lower dental tooth, and may have a tooth shape. The dental implant 500 and the body 100 are connected to each other. An insertion groove (not shown) may be formed (see Fig. 5 (a)). Alternatively, the dental insertion portion 500a may be formed in a 'U' shape without a tooth shape, and a mouth sensor insertion groove (not shown) may be formed in an extended body (not shown) (see FIG. The dental insertion portion 500 may be made of a plastic material or a rubber material. Since the dentition of the human being is a general 'U' shape, the 'U' shaped dentition insert 500 is inserted into the dentition irrespective of the dentition shape of patients, and is connected to the oral sensor insertion groove, As shown in FIG.

6 and 7 are views showing a connection structure between a dental insertion unit and a body having a mouth insertion groove according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the dent insertion portion 500 may be formed with a coupling protrusion 110 for coupling with the body 100. The dentition inserting part 500 has a general 'U' shape not based on a patient's dentition, and at least one connecting protrusion 110 is formed on the outside, (Not shown) formed in the body 100 having the opening. The dental implant insertion unit 500 and the body 100 may be connected to each other by a variety of connection structures that can connect flexible materials, such as adhesive, rather than a connection according to a connection protrusion.

As shown in FIG. 7, the dental insertion unit 500 may include a mouth sensor attachment unit 520 for attaching a mouth sensor to one side of the dental insertion unit 500. The oral sensor may be inserted into the insertion groove formed in the spherical sensor attachment portion 520 or may be fixedly adhered to the surface. The mouth sensor attachment portion 520 may be formed on one side of the dental insertion portion 500 according to the position of a tooth to be diagnosed. Referring to FIG. 7, the examiner selects the dental mouthpiece 1000 having the oral-sensor attaching portion 520 corresponding to the position of the diagnostic tooth without inserting the patient's dental and oral forms, So that the oral sensor can be positioned at the correct position every time.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, I will understand.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, but should be determined by equivalents to the appended claims, as well as the appended claims.

10: upper dentition 20: lower dentition
100: body 110: connection projection
200: Oral sensor insertion groove 300, 500:
520: Oral sensor attachment part 1000: Dental mouthpiece

Claims (4)

A body formed of a flexible material and shaped like an upper dentition and a palate of a patient or a lower dentition of the patient and a shape of a bottom portion of a tongue; And
A mouth sensor insertion groove is formed in the body part contacting the palate or the bottom of the tongue so that the oral sensor can be inserted and fixed so as to be in close contact with the rear surface of the target tooth to be subjected to X-
The mouth sensor insertion groove is formed by tightly pressing the mouth sensor against the body before the flexible material of the patient's upper teeth and palate or the lower teeth of the patient and the bottom of the tongue are completely hardened, Wherein the sensor is formed by releasing the sensor. delete delete delete

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