公开(公告)号：US20230346518A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-02

申请号：US18349794

申请日：2023-07-10

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Rohit TANUGULA ,  Crystal TJHIA ,  Dennis TE

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/36

CPC classification number: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/36

Abstract: The present disclosure provides method, computing device readable medium, and devices for dental appliances with repositioning jaw elements. An example of a removable dental appliance includes a shell having a number of tooth apertures configured to receive and reposition a number of teeth of a patient along one jaw of a patient, a repositioning jaw element that extends from a buccal or lingual surface of the shell, the element having a first outer surface oriented to face the tongue of the patient surface and a second outer surface oriented to face the cheek of the patient, and a reinforcement member formed along at least one of the first and second outer surfaces to provide reinforcement of the repositioning jaw element.