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- Patent Title: Method to visualize and manufacture aligner by modifying tooth position
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Application No.: US16576707Application Date: 2019-09-19
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Publication No.: US11497584B2Publication Date: 2022-11-15
- Inventor: Vadim Matov , Fuming Wu , Jihua Cheng , Jennifer Chen , Chunhua Li , Bastien Pesenti , Igor Kvasov
- 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: A61C7/00
- IPC: A61C7/00 ; A61C7/08 ; G06F30/00

Abstract:
Orthodontic systems and related methods are disclosed for designing and providing improved or more effective tooth moving systems for eliciting a desired tooth movement and/or repositioning teeth into a desired arrangement. Methods and orthodontic systems include the generation of an overcorrection in the tooth-receiving cavities of an appliance worn in the dentition. The overcorrection may provide an improved and more accurately applied force or moment applied to a tooth. The overcorrected force or moment can move a tooth closer to a desired position than if not overcorrected as sufficient force can still applied to the tooth as it gets closer to the desired position. The overcorrected force or moment may also better target the root of the tooth where the biological response to tooth movement occurs. The overcorrection may be calculated in various ways as described herein.
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