A vestibular electronic orthodontic appliance expediter constituted of a lingual sub-member and a buccal sub-member, the lingual sub-member arranged to fit a lingual contour of a gum of a patient, the buccal sub-member arranged to fit a buccal contour of a gum of the patient; a control circuitry; a
A vestibular electronic orthodontic appliance expediter constituted of a lingual sub-member and a buccal sub-member, the lingual sub-member arranged to fit a lingual contour of a gum of a patient, the buccal sub-member arranged to fit a buccal contour of a gum of the patient; a control circuitry; a power supply; a plurality of lingual electrodes, each associated with a particular tooth socket; and a plurality of buccal electrodes, each associated with a particular tooth socket. Either a first or a second type current is generated between lingual and buccal electrodes responsive to the control circuitry. Biochemical molecules involved in bone remodeling, augmented by the electric currents, may be applied to the expediter as a layer of gel containing those molecules on the expediter surface facing the gum tissue. Temperature control enhances the gel effects. pH measurement, as indicators of the cellular response to the combined treatment is further provided.
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1. A method of expediting orthodontic remodeling comprising: providing a lingual sub-member arranged to fit a lingual contour of a gum of a patient over a lingual side of an alveolar bone of the patient, said lingual sub-member comprising a plurality of lingual electrodes disposed on said lingual su
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A method of expediting orthodontic remodeling comprising: providing a lingual sub-member arranged to fit a lingual contour of a gum of a patient over a lingual side of an alveolar bone of the patient, said lingual sub-member comprising a plurality of lingual electrodes disposed on said lingual sub-member, each of said plurality of lingual electrodes adapted to be juxtaposed with a respective one of a plurality of tooth sockets within the alveolar bone;providing a buccal sub-member arranged to fit a buccal contour of a gum of the patient over a buccal side of the alveolar bone, said buccal sub-member comprising a plurality of buccal electrodes disposed on said buccal sub-member, each of said plurality of buccal electrodes adapted to be juxtaposed with a respective one of the plurality of tooth sockets within the alveolar bone,generating two separately controlled orthogonal currents of opposing polarity via said plurality of lingual electrodes and said plurality of buccal electrodes,positioning the lingual and buccal sub-members within a patients mouth so that the sub-members are supported by the soft tissue of the gums;wherein each of said generated two orthogonal currents is generated between a respective one of said plurality of lingual electrodes and a respective one of said plurality of buccal electrodes, said respective ones associated with the same respective tooth socket, a first of said generated orthogonal currents provided on a first side of said respective tooth socket and a second of said generated orthogonal currents provided on a second side of said respective tooth socket. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising coating at least a portion of an oral mucosa facing surface of one of said lingual sub-member and said buccal sub-member with a gel comprising an active section of molecules from one of: parathyroid hormone; and interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β). 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising: heating at least one of the buccal side of the alveolar bone and the lingual side of the alveolar bone above a determined average baseline temperature;sensing the temperature of said heated at least one of the buccal side of the alveolar bone and the lingual side of the alveolar bone; andcontrolling said heating so as to maintain the sensed temperature to be within a predetermined range. 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising: sensing the pH level of at least one of the buccal side of the alveolar bone and the lingual side of the alveolar bone; andadjusting the magnitude of the generated two orthogonal currents responsive to said sensed pH level. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein each of said generated each of said orthogonal currents is alternately provided for a predetermined active duration and not provided for a predetermined quiescent duration, said predetermined active duration being 3-5 hours. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising applying an adjustable amount of pressure to a set of said plurality of lingual electrodes and said plurality of buccal electrodes. 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing an orthodontic force via an orthodontic appliance to a tooth disposed within the respective tooth socket, wherein the polarity of each of said generated two orthogonal currents is selected so as to expedite bone resorption or deposition caused responsive to the provided orthodontic force. 8. A method of expediting orthodontic remodeling comprising: providing a lingual sub-member arranged to fit a lingual contour of a gum of a patient over a lingual side of an alveolar bone of the patient, said lingual sub-member comprising a plurality of lingual electrodes disposed on said lingual sub-member, each of said plurality of lingual electrodes adapted to be juxtaposed with a respective one of a plurality of tooth sockets within the alveolar bone;providing a buccal sub-member arranged to fit a buccal contour of a gum of the patient over a buccal side of the alveolar bone, said buccal sub-member comprising a plurality of buccal electrodes disposed on said buccal sub-member, each of said plurality of buccal electrodes adapted to be juxtaposed with a respective one of the plurality of tooth sockets within the alveolar bone;positioning the lingual and buccal sub-members within a patients mouth so that the sub-members are supported by the soft tissue of the gums;generating a plurality of separately controlled orthogonal currents; andgenerating a plurality of separately controlled parallel currents,wherein each of said plurality of orthogonal currents is generated between a respective one of said plurality of lingual electrodes and a respective one of said plurality of buccal electrodes, said respective ones associated with the same respective tooth socket,wherein each of said plurality of parallel currents is generated between one of: a respective one of said plurality of lingual electrodes and one of said plurality of lingual electrodes adjacent thereto; anda respective one of said plurality of buccal electrodes and one of said plurality of buccal electrodes adjacent thereto. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the polarity of said generated orthogonal current between a first of said plurality of lingual electrodes and a first of said plurality of buccal electrodes associated with a first side of a particular one of the plurality of tooth sockets within the alveolar bone opposes the polarity of said generated orthogonal current between a second of said plurality of lingual electrodes and a second of said plurality of buccal electrodes associated with a second side of the particular one of the plurality of tooth sockets within the alveolar bone. 10. The method of claim 9, further comprising providing an orthodontic force via an orthodontic appliance to a tooth disposed within the respective tooth socket, wherein the polarity of each of said generated two orthogonal currents is selected so as to expedite bone resorption or deposition caused responsive to the provided orthodontic force. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein said plurality of orthogonal currents are generated between a first set of said plurality of lingual electrodes and a first set of said plurality of buccal electrodes, and not generated between a second set of said plurality of lingual electrodes and a second set of said plurality of buccal electrodes. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the direction of said generated parallel currents between a pair of adjacent ones of said plurality of lingual electrodes opposes the direction of said generated parallel current between a pair of adjacent ones of said plurality of buccal electrodes. 13. The method of claim 8, further comprising coating at least a portion of an oral mucosa facing surface of one of said lingual sub-member and said buccal sub-member with a gel comprising an active section of molecules from one of: parathyroid hormone; and interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β). 14. The method of claim 8, further comprising: heating at least one of the buccal side of the alveolar bone and the lingual side of the alveolar bone above a determined average baseline temperature;sensing the temperature of said heated at least one of the buccal side of the alveolar bone and the lingual side of the alveolar bone; andcontrolling said heating so as to maintain the sensed temperature to be within a predetermined range. 15. The method of claim 8, further comprising: sensing the pH level of at least one of the buccal side of the alveolar bone and the lingual side of the alveolar bone; andadjusting the magnitude of the generated two orthogonal currents responsive to said sensed pH level. 16. The method of claim 8, wherein each of said generated separately controlled orthogonal currents and each of said generated separately controlled parallel currents is alternately provided for a predetermined active duration and not provided for a predetermined quiescent duration, said predetermined active duration being 3-5 hours. 17. The method of claim 8, further comprising applying an adjustable amount of pressure to a set of said plurality of lingual electrodes and said plurality of buccal electrodes. 18. A method of expediting orthodontic remodeling comprising: providing a lingual sub-member arranged to fit a lingual contour of a gum of a patient over a lingual side of an alveolar bone of the patient, said lingual sub-member comprising a plurality of lingual electrodes disposed on said lingual sub-member, each of said plurality of lingual electrodes adapted to be juxtaposed with a respective one of a plurality of tooth sockets within the alveolar bone;providing a buccal sub-member arranged to fit a buccal contour of a gum of the patient over a buccal side of the alveolar bone, said buccal sub-member comprising a plurality of buccal electrodes disposed on said buccal sub-member, each of said plurality of buccal electrodes adapted to be juxtaposed with a respective one of the plurality of tooth sockets within the alveolar bone;coating at least a portion of an oral mucosa facing surface of one of said lingual sub-member and said buccal sub-member with a gel comprising an active section of molecules from one of: parathyroid hormone; and interleukin 1 beta (IL-13);positioning the lingual and buccal sub-members within a patients mouth so that the sub-members are supported by the soft tissue of the gums;generating a plurality of separately controlled parallel currents, wherein each of said plurality of parallel currents is generated between one of:a respective one of said plurality of lingual electrodes and one of said plurality of lingual electrodes adjacent thereto; anda respective one of said plurality of buccal electrodes and one of said plurality of buccal electrodes adjacent thereto. 19. The method of claim 18 further comprising: sensing the pH level of at least one of the buccal side of the alveolar bone and the lingual side of the alveolar bone; andadjusting the magnitude of the generated plurality of separately controlled parallel currents responsive to said sensed pH level.
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