Invention Application
- Patent Title: MODULAR FABRICATION OF DENTAL APPARATUSES
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Application No.: US17498736Application Date: 2021-10-11
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Publication No.: US20220110718A1Publication Date: 2022-04-14
- Inventor: Jennifer CHAVEZ , Peter WEBBER , Peter DORFINGER
- 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
- Main IPC: A61C7/10
- IPC: A61C7/10 ; A61C7/16 ; G16H20/40 ; B33Y80/00 ; B33Y40/20 ; B29C65/48

Abstract:
Dental apparatuses, such as palatal expanders, attachment templates, mandibular repositioning aligners, and a variable property aligners, and methods of forming them. The dental apparatuses may have multiple regions having different physical characteristics for performing different functions when worn by a patient as part of a dental treatment. The different regions may be made of different materials, or different combinations of materials, based on rigidity, flexibility and/or other physical characteristics. The different regions may be joined together by a junction region configured to sufficiently hold adjacent regions together during use.
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