Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dental appliance
- Patent Title (中): 牙科器具
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Application No.: US14017268Application Date: 2013-09-03
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Publication No.: US09084657B2Publication Date: 2015-07-21
- Inventor: Rick M. Matty , Anthony W. Morefield , Devin K. Webb
- 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: Brooks, Cameron & Huebsch, PLLC
- Main IPC: A61C7/08
- IPC: A61C7/08 ; A61C19/06

Abstract:
Embodiments include dental appliances, dental appliance systems, and methods of making and using such appliances. In one embodiment, a dental appliance includes a shell having a number of cavities to receive one or more teeth, each cavity having an inner surface. At least a first portion of a particular cavity is scaled-up in size by a first selected percentage over one or more dimensions of a corresponding tooth to provide a first space between the cavity inner surface and the corresponding tooth surface. At least a second portion of the particular cavity is scaled-up in size by a second scaled-up percentage over one or more dimensions of a corresponding gingival outer surface adjacent to the corresponding tooth to provide a second shape.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140004476A1 DENTAL APPLIANCE Public/Granted day:2014-01-02
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