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Tooth attachment placement device

US10869738B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20References

7Claims

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Assignee

Dentsply Sirona Inc. · US

Inventors

Frank Witte · Berlin, DE
Friedrich Riemeier · Berlin, DE
Rohit Sachdeva · Plano, US
Phillip Getto · Plano, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 6, 2017
Grant date	Dec 22, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 11, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB33Y80/00
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a preferred embodiment of the disclosure, tooth attachment placement (TAP) device or for assisting a user in placing one or more appliances or attachments on one or more teeth is disclosed. The TAP device comprises single tooth jigs connected through splines. The geometry of the device is automatically designed in the treatment planning unified workstation, thereby generating a digital STL file. Then the device is created from a non-flexible biocompatible material by a 3D printer in accordance with the digital STL file. Appliance, for example, may be a bracket or a bracket shim; and the attachment may be an aligner attachment or a pad. Different embodiments of the TAP device are disclosed. Methods for verifying the accuracy of the placements of the brackets on the teeth using the TAP device are disclosed.

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