Dental appliance and method for making the same
US-2024341918-A1 · Oct 17, 2024 · US
Method and system for optimizing dental aligner geometry
US9107722B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9107722-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313865091-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | Jan 29, 2008 |
| Publication date | Aug 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2015 |
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Method and system for establishing an initial position of a tooth, determining a target position of the tooth in a treatment plan, calculating a movement vector associated with the tooth movement from the initial position to the target position, determining a plurality of components corresponding to the movement vector, and determining a corresponding one or more positions of a respective one or more attachment devices relative to a surface plane of the tooth such that the one or more attachment devices engages with a dental appliance are provided.
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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for modeling a dental appliance and positioning of one or more attachment devices for moving a tooth, comprising: a data storage unit; and a processing unit coupled to the data storage unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to: determine a first position of a tooth in a treatment plan; determine a second position for the tooth in the treatment plan; calculate a movement vector associated with a sweep geometric path to move the to…
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- What does patent US9107722B2 cover?
- Method and system for establishing an initial position of a tooth, determining a target position of the tooth in a treatment plan, calculating a movement vector associated with the tooth movement from the initial position to the target position, determining a plurality of components corresponding to the movement vector, and determining a corresponding one or more positions of a respective one o…
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- Align Technology Inc
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- Primary CPC classification A61C7/002. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
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- Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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