Orthodontic aligner with isolated segments

    公开(公告)号:US11690698B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-04

    申请号:US17313990

    申请日:2021-05-06

    IPC分类号: A61C7/00 A61C7/08 A61C7/36

    CPC分类号: A61C7/08 A61C7/002 A61C7/36

    摘要: An orthodontic aligner includes a first plastic segment having a first shape that fits over a first portion of a dental arch of a patient, a second plastic segment having a second shape that fits over a second portion of the dental arch of the patient, and a connector that joins the first plastic segment to the second plastic segment. The connector is configured to be disposed along a lingual side of one or more additional teeth of the patient without exerting a clinically significant force on the one or more additional teeth. The connector spans a gap between the first plastic segment and the second plastic segment, the gap corresponding to the one or more additional teeth that are not to receive the clinically significant force. The connector includes a flexible material that will perform at least one of flex, move or change shape responsive to applied forces.

    CONVERSION APPLIANCE FOR ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20230190413A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-22

    申请号:US18068462

    申请日:2022-12-19

    IPC分类号: A61C7/08

    CPC分类号: A61C7/08

    摘要: Apparatuses (e.g., systems and devices, including dental appliances and series of dental appliances) that may include one or more conversion appliances that may be worn on a subject’s during a treatment plan without applying substantial orthodontic forces on the subject’s teeth. The conversion appliances described herein may be configured to provide the user with a similar feel as a dental appliance. In some cases these appliances are not part of the dental treatment plan but are added between one or more stages. The dental professional may include one or more conversion appliances between one or more stages of a dental treatment plan, and conversion appliances may be added after the dental treatment plan has been finalized.

    Filling undercut areas of teeth relative to axes of appliance placement

    公开(公告)号:US11678956B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-20

    申请号:US17181693

    申请日:2021-02-22

    发明人: Eric E. Kuo

    摘要: The present disclosure provides computing device implemented methods, computing device readable medium, and molds for filling undercut areas of teeth relative to an axis of placement. Filling undercut areas of teeth relative to an axis of placement can include calculating an undercut area of a tooth relative to an axis of placement of part of a dental appliance over a number of teeth and a height of contour that is defined based on the axis of placement. Filling undercut areas of teeth relative to an axis of placement can also include filling in a part of the undercut area of the tooth with a virtual filler wherein the undercut is filled to within a threshold distance from the tooth that is defined relative to the axis of placement and the height of contour.

    Dental appliance with repositioning jaw elements

    公开(公告)号:US11660167B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-30

    申请号:US15812127

    申请日:2017-11-14

    IPC分类号: A61C7/36 A61C7/00

    CPC分类号: A61C7/36 A61C7/002

    摘要: 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, and 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. 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.