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Treatment plan specific bite adjustment structures

  • US 10,299,894 B2
  • Filed: 02/21/2014
  • Issued: 05/28/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • a first appliance of a series of appliances to incrementally implement a treatment plan for a patient having a first jaw and a second jaw, comprising a first shell having a plurality of cavities therein to receive teeth of the first jaw;

    a first bite adjustment structure formed of a same material as the first shell and extending therefrom and having a first location with respect to a cavity of the plurality of cavities of the first shell and a first shape, said first shape comprising a first planar surface oriented at first and second angles to an occlusal plane defined by the cavities of the first shell, the first angle being about a mesial-distal axis and the second angle being about a facial-lingual axis, thereby allowing a contacting tooth of a second jaw to slide along the surface;

    a second appliance of the series of appliances, comprising a second shell having a plurality of cavities therein to receive teeth of the first jaw; and

    a second bite adjustment structure formed of a same material as the second shell and extending therefrom and having a second location with respect to a cavity of the plurality of cavities of the second shell, the second location being different than the first location, a second shape, said second shape different than the first shape.

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