Patterned dental positioning appliance
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1. A removable dental positioning appliance, comprising:
- a body formed from one or more polymeric materials, the body including;
one or more interior surfaces shaped to receive and to exert one or more first repositioning forces on one or more teeth to reposition the one or more teeth from a first arrangement toward a successive arrangement;
a first portion having a first thickness, the first portion including a first pattern formed on the one or more interior surfaces, the first pattern shaped to exert one or more second repositioning forces to a particular portion of on at least one tooth of the one or more teeth, wherein the first pattern is formed from a textile material placed into a mold used to thermoform the removable dental positioning appliance; and
a second portion integral with the first portion, the second portion having a second thickness greater than the first thickness.
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Abstract
Embodiments are provided for a patterned dental positioning appliance. One method embodiment includes receiving a dental mold of a patient'"'"'s dentition, applying a pattern to a portion of the dental mold, and applying a material to the dental mold to form the removable dental positioning appliance that includes either the pattern on the portion of the dental mold or an inverse thereof.
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1. A removable dental positioning appliance, comprising:
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a body formed from one or more polymeric materials, the body including; one or more interior surfaces shaped to receive and to exert one or more first repositioning forces on one or more teeth to reposition the one or more teeth from a first arrangement toward a successive arrangement; a first portion having a first thickness, the first portion including a first pattern formed on the one or more interior surfaces, the first pattern shaped to exert one or more second repositioning forces to a particular portion of on at least one tooth of the one or more teeth, wherein the first pattern is formed from a textile material placed into a mold used to thermoform the removable dental positioning appliance; and a second portion integral with the first portion, the second portion having a second thickness greater than the first thickness. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system of removable dental positioning appliances, comprising:
a plurality of successive removable dental positioning appliances, each of the plurality of successive removable dental positioning appliances having a body formed from one or more polymeric materials, a body of at least one successive removable dental positioning appliance of the plurality of successive removable dental positioning appliances including; an inner surface shaped to receive and to exert one or more repositioning forces on one or more teeth to reposition the one or more teeth from a first arrangement toward a successive arrangement; a first portion having a first thickness, the first portion including a first pattern formed on the interior surface, the first portion shaped to focus contact force imparted on the one or more teeth at one or more particular locations corresponding to the first pattern, wherein the first pattern is formed from a textile material placed into molds used to thermoform the removable dental positioning appliances; and a second portion integrally with the first portion, the second portion having a thickness greater than the first thickness. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A removable dental positioning appliance, comprising:
a body formed from one or more polymeric materials and having an inner surface having a plurality of inner cavities configured to contact a patient'"'"'s teeth, such that the inner surface includes a first portion having a first thickness and a second portion integrally with the first portion and having a second thickness greater than the first thickness, the first portion configured to form one or more corresponding patterns designed to affect application of a dental repositioning force from the removable dental positioning appliance directly on at least one tooth of the patient, wherein the one or more corresponding patterns are formed from a textile material placed into the removable dental positioning appliance during a thermoforming process used to form the removable dental positioning appliance. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A removable dental positioning appliance, comprising:
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a body formed from one or more polymeric materials, the body including; one or more interior surfaces shaped to receive and to exert one or more first repositioning forces on one or more teeth to reposition the one or more teeth from a first arrangement toward a successive arrangement; a first portion having a first thickness, the first portion including a first pattern formed on the one or more interior surfaces, the first pattern shaped to exert one or more second repositioning forces to a particular portion of on at least one tooth of the one or more teeth, wherein the first pattern is formed from a textile material placed into the removable dental positioning appliance during a thermoforming process used to form the removable dental positioning appliance; and a second portion integral with the first portion, the second portion having a second thickness greater than the first thickness.
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20. A system of removable dental positioning appliances, comprising:
a plurality of successive removable dental positioning appliances, each of the plurality of successive removable dental positioning appliances having a body formed from one or more polymeric materials, a body of the at least one successive removable dental positioning appliance of the plurality of successive removable dental positioning appliances including; an inner surface shaped to receive and to exert one or more repositioning forces on one or more teeth to reposition the one or more teeth from a first arrangement toward a successive arrangement; a first portion having a first thickness, the first portion including a first pattern formed on the inner surface, the first portion shaped to focus contact force imparted on the one or more teeth at one or more particular locations corresponding to the first pattern, wherein the first pattern is formed from a textile material placed into the removable dental positioning appliances during a thermoforming process used to form the removable dental positioning appliances; and a second portion integrally with the first portion, the second portion having a thickness greater than the first thickness.
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