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`Amendments to the Claims:
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`Thelisting of claims will replace all prior versions, andlistings, of claims in
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`the application:
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`Listing of Claims:
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`1. (Original) An orthodontic appliance for aligning teeth, comprising:
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`braces to be mounted on a specified tooth includedin the teeth to align the
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`teeth;
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`a magnetic field generator; and
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`a magnetic elementto be attached to the teeth so as to vibrate in response to
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`a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator and apply the vibration
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`to the tooth on which the braces are mounted.
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`2. (Original) An orthodontic appliance according to claim 1, wherein the
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`magnetic field generator includes one or more coils for generating the magnetic
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`field by receiving the supply of a current.
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`3. (Original) An orthodontic appliance according to claim 2, wherein the
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`magnetic field generator includes two round coils arranged such that the central
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`axes thereof intersect with each other.
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`4, (Original) An orthodontic appliance according to claim 2, wherein the
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`magnetic field generator includes three round coils arranged such that the central
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`axes thereof intersect with each other.
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`Amendments to the Claims:
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`Thelisting of claims will replace all prior versions, andlistings, of claims in
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`the application:
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`Listing of Claims:
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`1. (Original) An orthodontic appliance for aligning teeth, comprising:
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`braces to be mounted on a specified tooth includedin the teeth to align the
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`teeth;
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`a magnetic field generator; and
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`a magnetic elementto be attached to the teeth so as to vibrate in response to
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`a magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generator and apply the vibration
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`to the tooth on which the braces are mounted.
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`2. (Original) An orthodontic appliance according to claim 1, wherein the
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`magnetic field generator includes one or more coils for generating the magnetic
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`field by receiving the supply of a current.
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`3. (Original) An orthodontic appliance according to claim 2, wherein the
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`magnetic field generator includes two round coils arranged such that the central
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`axes thereof intersect with each other.
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`4, (Original) An orthodontic appliance according to claim 2, wherein the
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`magnetic field generator includes three round coils arranged such that the central
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`axes thereof intersect with each other.
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`5. (Original) An orthodontic appliance according to claim 2, wherein the
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`magnetic field generator includes Helmholtz coils.
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`6. (Currently Amended) An orthodontic appliance according to any-ene-of
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`elaimstte5 claim 1, further comprising a dental mouthpiece to be mounted on
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`teeth, wherein the magnetic elementis attached to the dental mouthpiece.
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`7. (Original) An orthodontic appliance according to claim 6, wherein:
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`the dental mouthpiece includes a dividing portion at a part thereof except
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`the one correspondingto the tooth to be aligned; and
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`the divided portion suppresses the transmission of the mechanical vibration
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`generated by the magnetic element so that the mechanical vibration acts
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`restrictedly on the part including the tooth to be aligned.
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`8. (Original) An orthodontic appliance according to claim 7, wherein the
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`dividing portion of the dental mouthpiece is a cutout portion formed by cutting out
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`either one of a tooth root portion and a tooth crown portion of the dental
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`mouthpiece except at the tooth to be aligned; and the other part integrally connects
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`parts of the dental mouthpiece before and after the cutout portion.
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`9. (Original) An orthodontic appliance according to claim 7, wherein the
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`dividing portion of the dental mouthpieceis a slit portion formedin a part of the
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`dental mouthpiece exceptat the tooth to be aligned; and parts of the dental
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`mouthpiece before and after the slit portion are connected to each other.
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`10. (Original) An orthodontic appliance according to claim 7, wherein the
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`‘dividing portion of the dental mouthpiece is a cut portion formed by cutting a part
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`of the dental mouthpiece exceptat the tooth to be aligned, and parts of the dental
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`mouthpiece before and after this cut portion are connected via a memberseparate
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`from the one forming the cut portion.
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`11. (Original) An orthodontic appliance according to claim 7, wherein the
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`dividing portion of the dental mouthpiece is a cutoff portion formed by cutting off
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`a part of the dental mouthpiece exceptat the tooth to be aligned, and the cutoff
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`portion is formedat such a position that the dental mouthpiece is so shaped as to
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`be mounted only on the tooth to be aligned.
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`12. (Currently Amended) An orthodontic appliance according to-anyone-ef
`clainas-6-to-H. claim6, wherein the dental mouthpiece includes a storage space for
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`storing the magnetic element inside; and the storage space has such a shapeas to
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`_provide the magnetic element with a play permitting the magnetic elementitself to
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`move in the storage space.
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`13. (Original) An orthodontic appliance according to claim 12, wherein the
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`storage space is shaped such that a clearance is formed in the storage space in a
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`direction corresponding to an aligning direction ofthe tooth to be aligned.
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`14. (Currently Amended) An orthodontic appliance according to-any-one-of
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`elaimstto- claim 1, wherein the magnetic element partly or entirely constitutes
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`the braces.
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`15. (Original) An orthodontic appliance according to claim 14, wherein:
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`the braces include an orthodontic wire and brackets for fixing the
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`orthodontic wire to teeth; and
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`the magnetic elementpartly or entirely constitutes the orthodontic wire.
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`16. (Original) An orthodontic appliance according to claim 14, wherein:
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`the braces include an orthodontic wire and brackets for fixing the
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`orthodontic wire to teeth; and
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`the magnetic element constitutes someorall of the brackets.
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`17. (Currently Amended) An orthodontic appliance according to-anyerne-of
`elaimstteté claim 1, wherein the magnetic field generator generates a magnetic
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`field whose direction is fixed and whose magnitude cyclically changes.
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`18. (Currently Amended) An orthodontic appliance according to-anyene-of
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`elaimstteté claim 1, wherein the magnetic field generator generates a magnetic
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`field whose direction rotates in a specific plane and whose magnitude cyclically
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`changes.
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`19. (Currently Amended) An orthodontic appliance according to-anyene-of
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`elaims_ttet8 claim 1, wherein the magnetic field generator generates a magnetic
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`field between 0.15 mT (inclusive) and 0.18 mT (inclusive).
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`20. (Original) An orthodontic method for aligning teeth, comprising:
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`a step of mounting braces on a specified tooth includedin the teeth to align
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`the teeth;
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`a step of attaching a magnetic elementto the teeth; and
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`a step of forming a magnetic field for vibrating the magnetic element
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`attached to the teeth and applying the vibration of the magnetic elementto the
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`tooth on which the braces are mounted.
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