Orthodontic appliances including at least partially un-erupted teeth and method of forming them
US11194312B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2040 |
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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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