SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT PROGRESS TRACKING

    公开(公告)号:US20240024073A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-25

    申请号:US18448878

    申请日:2023-08-11

    IPC分类号: A61C7/00 A61C7/08

    CPC分类号: A61C7/00 A61C7/002 A61C7/08

    摘要: The present invention relates to systems and methods of developing and tracking delivery and patient progression through an orthodontic treatment plan. One method includes identifying deviations from an orthodontic treatment plan, including receiving a digital representation of an actual arrangement of a patient's teeth after an orthodontic treatment plan has begun for the patient and prior to completion of the orthodontic treatment plan. The method further includes comparing the actual arrangement to a pre-determined planned arrangement to determine if the actual arrangement substantially deviates from the planned arrangement, the comparing comprising matching teeth from a previously segmented model to a surface of an unsegmented representation of the actual arrangement; and calculating one or more positional differences between the actual and planned arrangements of at least some of the corresponding teeth.

    ARCH EXPANDING APPLIANCE
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230301753A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-28

    申请号:US18190958

    申请日:2023-03-27

    IPC分类号: A61C7/10 A61C7/08 A61C7/00

    CPC分类号: A61C7/10 A61C7/08 A61C7/002

    摘要: The present disclosure provides method, systems, and devices for expanding arch of teeth. A device for expanding an arch of teeth of a patient can include a removable shell formed of a first material having a number of cavities formed therein. The number of cavities are shaped to receive teeth of a patient. A device for expanding an arch of teeth of a patient can include an arch element extending from the removable shell in a lingual direction and across an arch width of the removable shell. The arch element can be formed of the first material and a second material that is a different material than the first material, can be designed to expand an arch of the teeth of the patient, and can have a width specific to a stage of a treatment plan.

    PALATAL EXPANDER WITH SKELETAL ANCHORAGE DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20220015870A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-20

    申请号:US17304904

    申请日:2021-06-28

    IPC分类号: A61C7/10 A61C7/00 A61C8/00

    摘要: A series of a palatal expanders increasing width can be used to gradually expand a patient's palate. Each palatal expander may have a palatal region flanked by teeth regions. The palatal region can have a plurality of anchor-receiving features (e.g., anchor interfaces) that allow the palatal expander to be attached to temporary anchorage device anchors that have been implanted into the patient's maxilla.

    REINFORCED ALIGNER HOOKS
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210145545A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-20

    申请号:US17163144

    申请日:2021-01-29

    摘要: Orthodontic positioning devices, and related methods and systems, are disclosed for use with one or more orthodontic elastic members. The disclosed devices are configured to couple with an orthodontic elastic member so as to react a force from the elastic member into the appliance to, for example, generate traction forces on the patient's teeth to produce a desired occlusion. A positioning device includes a patient removable tooth positioning appliance having teeth receiving cavities shaped to receive and apply a resilient positioning force to a patient's teeth. The appliance includes a hook configured to interface with an orthodontic elastic member. The hook can be configured to be offset from a surface of a tooth when the appliance is coupled with the patient's teeth and no elastic member is coupled with the tooth. The hook can be curved so that the hook is more retentive on the aligner. The hook can be reinforced so that the reinforcement resists deformation when the elastic is in place.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DENTAL VISUALIZATION
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170224442A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-10

    申请号:US15496996

    申请日:2017-04-25

    发明人: Eric KUO

    IPC分类号: A61C7/00 G06F17/50 A61C7/08

    摘要: In particular embodiments, method, apparatus and system for receiving digital representations of the initial parameters of a dentition; simulating a first orthodontic treatment process on the digital representations of the initial parameters, displaying a set of output results from the simulation of the first orthodontic treatment process, simulating a second orthodontic treatment process on the output results from the simulation of the first orthodontic treatment process, and displaying a set of output results from the simulation of the second orthodontic treatment process are provided.

    REINFORCED ALIGNER HOOKS
    7.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240307152A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-19

    申请号:US18669333

    申请日:2024-05-20

    摘要: A method of forming a system of aligners may include generating a first digital model of a first mold for a first orthodontic aligner including a first geometry for forming teeth receiving cavities to receive and reposition a first set of teeth, a first digital model of a first witness object for a first integral hook portion of the aligner on at least one of the tooth receiving cavities may be generated. A first mold with the first witness object based on the first digital model of the first mold with the first digital model of the first witness object may be fabricated. The first orthodontic aligner may fabricated by thermoforming polymeric material over the first mold. A material removal operation may be performed on the first integral hook portion to form a first u-shaped aperture to receive an elastic therein.

    PROTRUDING ALIGNER HOOKS
    9.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230200939A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-29

    申请号:US18115987

    申请日:2023-03-01

    摘要: Orthodontic positioning devices, and related methods and systems, are disclosed for use with one or more orthodontic elastic members. The disclosed devices may comprise a pair of orthodontic aligners for use as part of an orthodontic treatment plan. The pair of orthodontic aligners may include an upper aligner with a first integrally formed hook and a lower aligner with a second integrally formed hook. The first integrally formed hook and the second integrally formed hook may be configured to engage with an orthodontic elastic member so as to react a force to, for example, generate orthodontic forces on the patient's teeth. Each of the first integrally formed hook and the second integrally formed hook may extend buccally from the upper aligner and the lower aligner, respectively.

    TREATMENT PROGRESS TRACKING AND RECALIBRATION

    公开(公告)号:US20230181285A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-15

    申请号:US18165322

    申请日:2023-02-06

    IPC分类号: A61C7/00 A61C7/08

    CPC分类号: A61C7/00 A61C7/002 A61C7/08

    摘要: The present invention relates to systems and methods of developing and tracking delivery and patient progression through an orthodontic treatment plan. One method includes identifying deviations from an orthodontic treatment plan, including receiving a digital representation of an actual arrangement of a patient's teeth after an orthodontic treatment plan has begun for the patient and prior to completion of the orthodontic treatment plan. The method further includes comparing the actual arrangement to a pre-determined planned arrangement to determine if the actual arrangement substantially deviates from the planned arrangement, the comparing comprising matching teeth from a previously segmented model to a surface of an unsegmented representation of the actual arrangement; and calculating one or more positional differences between the actual and planned arrangements of at least some of the corresponding teeth.