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Methods of planning teeth movement and media

US12171634B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 6, 2023
Grant dateDec 24, 2024
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Expiry dateMar 6, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61C7/08
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Methods for and media with instruction to cause acquiring known dimensions of a tooth, applying a multivariant regression model using the known dimensions to calculate projected dimensions of the unerupted or erupting tooth, customizing a standard virtual geometry and/or a predefined virtual geometry using the projected dimensions of the unerupted or erupting tooth, and inserting the customized virtual geometry into a virtual model of the patient's jaw, and planning the movement of the teeth of the patient and designing a series of removable orthodontic aligners using the virtual model, the series of removable orthodontic aligners configured to be worn by the patient to incrementally align the teeth according to the planned movement.

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