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Treatment planning for aligning a patient's teeth

US12268569B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 24, 2021
Grant dateApr 8, 2025
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Expiry dateJan 28, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG16H50/50
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Methods and systems (including software) for creating a treatment plan to align a patient's teeth using a plurality of removable aligners to be worn in sequential stages. These methods and systems may generate a plurality of potential treatment plan variations. Each variation may be optimized to best address the user's treatment goals, as well as approximating as closely as possible an ideal or target final position.

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