Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dental appliance with repositioning jaw elements
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Application No.: US16745980Application Date: 2020-01-17
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Publication No.: US11633261B2Publication Date: 2023-04-25
- Inventor: Ken Wu , Eric E. Kuo , Mitra Derakhshan , Crystal Tjhia , Eric Yau , Allen R. Boronkay , Chunhua Li , Gleb Krivovyaz
- 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: FisherBroyles, LLP
- Main IPC: A61C7/08
- IPC: A61C7/08 ; A61C7/00 ; A61C7/36

Abstract:
The present disclosure provides method, computing device readable medium, and devices for dental appliances with repositioning jaw elements. An example of a method can include identifying a misaligned jaw of a patient from a virtual image of the patient's jaw, providing a treatment plan for the patient including a virtual model of a dental appliance having a first shell and a second shell configured to reposition at least one tooth of the patient, and adjusting the position of the repositioning jaw elements on the first shell and the second shell to comply with a number of constraints. The virtual model of the dental appliance including repositioning jaw elements on the first shell and the second shell configured to move a position of the misaligned jaw of the patient.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200146778A1 DENTAL APPLIANCE WITH REPOSITIONING JAW ELEMENTS Public/Granted day:2020-05-14
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