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Orthodontic appliances including at least partially un-erupted teeth and method of forming them

US10613515B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 30, 2018
Grant dateApr 7, 2020
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Expiry dateMay 16, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T17/00
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The example systems, methods, and/or computer-readable media described herein help with design of highly accurate models of un-erupted or partially erupted teeth and help fabricate of aligners for un-erupted or partially erupted teeth. Automated agents that use machine learning models to parametrically represent three-dimensional (3d) virtual representations of teeth as 3D descriptors in a 3D descriptor space are provided herein. In some implementations, the automated agents described herein provide instructions to fabricate aligners for at least partially un-erupted teeth using representative 3D descriptor(s) of a tooth type.

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