Invention Application
- Patent Title: VIRTUALLY TESTING FORCE PLACED ON A TOOTH
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Application No.: US17880635Application Date: 2022-08-03
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Publication No.: US20220384050A1Publication Date: 2022-12-01
- Inventor: Vadim MATOV , Sergei BRODSKY , Fuming WU
- 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: G16H50/50
- IPC: G16H50/50

Abstract:
Embodiments of the present disclosure include computing device related, system, and method embodiments for virtually testing force placed on a tooth are described herein. One method embodiment includes receiving initial orthodontic data (IOD) of teeth, and receiving a desired position of a tooth contained in the IOD. The method embodiment can also include computing a desired force and torque to be applied to the tooth to reach the desired position, wherein the force and torque are applied using a dental attachment. The method embodiment can include virtually testing and adjusting the attachment iteratively to reach the desired force and torque, and displaying the force and torque applied to the tooth via a user interface.
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