METHODS OF FORMING PATTERNED DENTAL POSITIONING APPLIANCES

    公开(公告)号:US20200078138A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-12

    申请号:US16680333

    申请日:2019-11-11

    Inventor: Chunhua LI Yan CHEN

    Abstract: Embodiments are provided for forming a patterned dental positioning appliance. One method includes forming a virtual shell shaped to receive one or more teeth of a virtual model of a patient's dentition, and digitally applying a pattern on an inner surface within cavities of the virtual shell, where the pattern contacts at least a portion of the one or more teeth and modifies repositioning forces exerted on the one or more teeth. In some cases the pattern is a raised pattern, such as a raised mesh pattern. In forming the dental appliance, in some cases, the shell and the pattern are formed of the same material to form a unitary piece of the polymer material.

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