PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an orthodontic tube capable of selecting the load direction of an arch wire matched with the direction to which a tooth to be corrected is desired to be moved and efficiently applying the load of the arch wire to the tooth to be corrected.SOLUTION: The orthodontic tube 100 includes a base portion 110 and a front plate portion 120 provided by being connected to the base portion 110 so as to face the base portion 110, further has first and second wire holding portions 140 and 150 formed in a tubular shape between the base portion 110 and the front plate portion 120 in order to insert the wire, and is formed such that an angle between the bottom surface 140a of a first wire holding portion 140 and the back surface of the base portion 110 and an angle between the bottom surface 150a of a second wire holding portion 150 and the back surface of the base portion 110 are different from each other.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】本発明は,矯正対象の歯を移動させたい方向に合わせて,アーチワイヤの荷重方向を選択し,アーチワイヤの荷重を矯正対象の歯に効率よく加えることができる歯列矯正用チューブを提供することを目的とする。【解決手段】上記課題は,ベース部110と,ベース部110に対向するように,ベース部110に連結して設けられた前板部120とを備え,更に,ワイヤを通すために,ベース部110と前板部120の間に,管状に形成された第1および第2のワイヤ保持部140,150を有し,第1のワイヤ保持部140の底面140aおよびベース部110の裏面の間の角度と,第2のワイヤ保持部150の底面150aおよびベース部110の裏面の間の角度とが,互いに異なるように形成された歯列矯正用チューブ100によって,解決される。【選択図】図1
