公开(公告)号：US20230210637A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US18149037

申请日：2022-12-30

申请人： Align Technology, Inc.

发明人： Ken WU ,  Huizhong LI ,  Mitra DERAKHSHAN ,  Zhou YU ,  James NISHIMUTA ,  Yuxiang WANG ,  Xi CAI ,  Rohit TANUGULA ,  Jeeyoung CHOI ,  Eric YAU ,  Jun SATO ,  John Y. MORTON

IPC分类号： A61C7/08 ,  A61C13/34 ,  A61C7/00 ,  G06F30/20

CPC分类号： A61C7/08 ,  A61C13/34 ,  A61C7/002 ,  G06F30/20

摘要： Apparatuses and methods for customized retainers to prevent relapse. In particular, described herein are customized retainers, and methods and apparatuses for making customized retainers that specifically reenforce and prevent movement of one or more teeth having a higher likelihood of relapse following completion of an orthodontic treatment plan.

公开(公告)号：US20230363861A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US18315454

申请日：2023-05-10

申请人： Align Technology, Inc.

发明人： Shipin QIN ,  Yuxiang WANG ,  Zhou YU ,  James NISHIMUTA ,  Jun SATO ,  Siyi LIU

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

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

摘要： Methods and apparatuses for retaining or treating a dental arch to apply a lateral expansion force to a lower jaw while permitting the extrusion of one or more teeth may include the use of a maxillary dental appliance device and/or a mandibular dental appliance device including projection regions extending from the occlusal surfaces of the device to apply a laterally outward expansion force.