DR. ALBERT LAWRENCE KELLING, DDS
Dentist at Creedmoor Rd, Raleigh, NC

2004004, Mar 11, 2004

Mar 7, 2003

10/384340

Albert Kelling - Raleigh NC, US

A61F005/00

601/002000, 601/004000

A method for accelerating orthodontic treatment of malocclusion by noninvasively altering a condition of bone in a patient's jaw so that teeth held in generally fixed positions in the bone are able to be relatively easily and rapidly repositioned using orthodontic appliances. The alteration may be fracturing the medullary and/or cortical bone around the teeth and/or altering vascular, nerve and/or cellular characterisitics of the medullar and/or cortical bone. Once this has been accomplished, typical appliances are used for treatment of malocclusion. Because the medullary and/or cortical bone has been fractured, and/or vascular, nerve and/or cellular characterisitics of the medullary and/or cortical bone have been altered, the appliances used to move the teeth to correct for malocclusion are capable of moving the teeth more rapidly, thereby enabling the process of treating malocclusion to be significantly accelerated in comparison to typical processes used for treatment of malocclusion. In accordance with one embodiment, shock waves are used to alter the condition of bone in the patient's jaw. In accordance with another embodiment, tuned and sustained ultrasound waves and/or high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) waves are used to alter the condition of bone in the patient's jaw.

2006028, Dec 14, 2006

Oct 24, 2005

11/257227

Albert Kelling - Raleigh NC, US

A61C 3/00

433024000

A method for treating malocclusion by installing an orthodontic apparatus on a patient configured to treat malocclusion, and applying shock waves to one or both temporomandibular joint (TMJ) of the patient. The application of the shock waves in combination with the force exerted on the mandible by the orthodontic apparatus results in accentuated and accelerated corrective growth and adaptation of the mandible.