Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Process for fabricating a digital bite opening appliance during orthodontic treatment
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Application No.: US17025312Application Date: 2020-09-18
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Publication No.: US12133785B2Publication Date: 2024-11-05
- Inventor: Alfred Charles Griffin, III , Dylan Winchell , Alexander Yarmarkovich
- Applicant: LightForce Orthodontics, Inc
- Applicant Address: US MA Cambridge
- Assignee: LightForce Orthodontics, Inc
- Current Assignee: LightForce Orthodontics, Inc
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Cambridge
- Agency: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
- Main IPC: A61C7/00
- IPC: A61C7/00 ; A61B6/40 ; A61B6/51 ; A61C7/10 ; A61C9/00 ; B33Y50/00 ; G06F30/00 ; G06F30/12

Abstract:
Embodiments may provide Bite Opening Devices (BODs) that are quicker and easier to place and provide improved accuracy. For example, a method may include using a computer system to perform: receiving data relating to teeth and jaws of a person, identifying a hinge axis of the jaw in three dimensional space using the data relating to teeth and jaws of a person, rotating the jaw to provide a desired clearance of the teeth, placing at least one Bite Opening Device on the teeth so as to provide the desired clearance of the teeth, and generating data defining a bonding tray to fit over the teeth, the bonding tray including a void corresponding to each Bite Opening Device, the generated data defining the bonding tray to be used for manufacturing the bonding tray using additive manufacturing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210077227A1 PROCESS FOR FABRICATING A DIGITAL BITE OPENING APPLIANCE DURING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT Public/Granted day:2021-03-18
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