Invention Application
- Patent Title: Digitally modeling the deformation of gingival tissue during orthodontic treatment
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Application No.: US10691942Application Date: 2003-10-22
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Publication No.: US20040081938A1Publication Date: 2004-04-29
- Inventor: Muhammad Chishti , Huafeng Wen , Elena Pavlovskaia , Ka Man Cheang
- Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Santa Clara
- Main IPC: A61C003/00
- IPC: A61C003/00
Abstract:
A computer obtains a digital model of a patient's dentition, including a dental model representing the patient's teeth at a set of initial positions and a gingival model representing gum tissue surrounding the teeth. The computer then derives from the digital model an expected deformation of the gum tissue as the teeth move from the initial positions to another set of positions.
Public/Granted literature
- US06948931B2 Digitally modeling the deformation of gingival tissue during orthodontic treatment Public/Granted day:2005-09-27
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