Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dental appliance with repositioning jaw elements
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Application No.: US15812127Application Date: 2017-11-14
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Publication No.: US11660167B2Publication Date: 2023-05-30
- Inventor: Ken Wu , Eric E. Kuo , Mitra Derakhshan , Crystal Tjhia , Eric Yau , Allen R. Boronkay , Chunhua Li
- Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Current Assignee: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: FisherBroyles, LLP
- The original application number of the division: US14186856 2014.02.21
- Main IPC: A61C7/36
- IPC: A61C7/36 ; A61C7/00

Abstract:
The present disclosure provides method, computing device readable medium, and devices for dental appliances with repositioning jaw elements. An example of a method can include identifying a misaligned jaw of a patient from a virtual image of the patient's jaw, and providing a treatment plan for the patient including a virtual model of a dental appliance having a first shell and a second shell configured to reposition at least one tooth of the patient. The virtual model of the dental appliance including repositioning jaw elements on the first shell and the second shell configured to move a position of the misaligned jaw of the patient.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180132975A1 DENTAL APPLIANCE WITH REPOSITIONING JAW ELEMENTS Public/Granted day:2018-05-17
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