Arch adjustment appliance
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1. An appliance comprising:
- a removable shell formed of a first material having a number of cavities formed therein;
wherein the number of cavities are shaped to receive teeth of a patient;
wherein the removable shell has an arch width between a first side of the removable shell positioned on a first side of the patient'"'"'s mouth and a second side of the removable shell positioned on a second side of the patient'"'"'s mouth;
a sheet of material forming an arch element extending from the removable shell in a lingual direction and across at least a portion of the arch width of the removable shell;
wherein the arch element is designed to expand an arch of the teeth of the patient and has a width specific to a stage of a treatment plan;
wherein the arch element is formed of the first material and a second material, and the second material is different in at least one material property than the first material and is more resilient than the first material; and
wherein at least a part of the arch element has a corrugated surface.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides method, systems, and devices for adjusting an arch of teeth. An appliance includes a removable shell formed of a first material having a number of cavities formed therein, wherein the number of cavities are shaped to receive teeth of a patient, and an arch element extending from the removable shell in a lingual direction and across at least a portion of the arch width of the removable shell, wherein the arch element is designed to expand an arch of the teeth of the patient, wherein the arch element has a width specific to a stage of a treatment plan.
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14 Claims
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1. An appliance comprising:
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a removable shell formed of a first material having a number of cavities formed therein; wherein the number of cavities are shaped to receive teeth of a patient; wherein the removable shell has an arch width between a first side of the removable shell positioned on a first side of the patient'"'"'s mouth and a second side of the removable shell positioned on a second side of the patient'"'"'s mouth; a sheet of material forming an arch element extending from the removable shell in a lingual direction and across at least a portion of the arch width of the removable shell; wherein the arch element is designed to expand an arch of the teeth of the patient and has a width specific to a stage of a treatment plan; wherein the arch element is formed of the first material and a second material, and the second material is different in at least one material property than the first material and is more resilient than the first material; and wherein at least a part of the arch element has a corrugated surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An appliance comprising:
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a sheet of material forming an arch element shaped to span at least a portion of a surface of a patient'"'"'s palate; wherein the arch element is designed to expand an arch of the patient'"'"'s teeth and has a width specific to a stage of a treatment plan; wherein the arch element is formed of a first material and a second material, and the second material is different in at least one material property than the first material and is more resilient than the first material; wherein at least a part of the arch element has a corrugated surface; and one or more tooth engagement structures, wherein each tooth engagement structure contacts at least one of a surface of a tooth or a surface of the patient'"'"'s gingiva and imparts a force thereto. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system, comprising:
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a first appliance, of a series of appliances designed to incrementally implement a treatment plan, comprising; a sheet of material forming a first arch element shaped to span at least a portion of a surface of a patient'"'"'s palate; wherein the first arch element is designed to expand an arch of teeth of the patient and has a width specific to a first stage of the treatment plan; wherein the first arch element is formed of a first material and a second material, and the second material is different in at least one material property than the first material and is more resilient than the first material; and one or more first tooth engagement structures, wherein each first tooth engagement structure contacts at least one of a first surface of a tooth or a first surface of the patient'"'"'s gingiva and imparts a first force thereto; and a second appliance, of the series of appliances, comprising; a second arch element shaped to span at least a portion of the surface of a patient'"'"'s palate; wherein the second arch element is designed to expand the arch of teeth of the patient and has a width specific to a second stage of the treatment plan; wherein at least a part the first arch element or the second arch element has a corrugated surface; and one or more second tooth engagement structures, wherein each of the one or more second tooth engagement structures contacts at least one of a second surface of a tooth or a second surface of the patient'"'"'s gingiva and imparts a second force thereto. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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