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- Patent Title: Systems and methods for tracking teeth movement during orthodontic treatment
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Application No.: US15974215Application Date: 2018-05-08
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Publication No.: US10649437B2Publication Date: 2020-05-12
- Inventor: Rick Matty
- Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Current Assignee: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Main IPC: A61C7/08
- IPC: A61C7/08 ; G05B19/4097 ; A61C7/14 ; A61C7/00 ; B33Y80/00

Abstract:
Methods, systems, and apparatus's for improving orthodontic treatments. In an embodiment, an orthodontic tracking template is provided for assisting in determining whether a patient's teeth are in an appropriate tooth arrangement for transitioning between a wire and bracket orthodontic treatment to a patient-removable orthodontic appliance treatment. The tracking template may include a shell portion defining a plurality of tooth-receiving cavities arranged to fit over at least a portion of the patient's teeth in an intermediate tooth arrangement without applying a tooth-moving force to the teeth or to any brackets attached to the teeth.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180356795A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING TEETH MOVEMENT DURING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT Public/Granted day:2018-12-13
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