Dental implant positioning
First Claim
1. An appliance, comprising:
- a plurality of cavities shaped to receive and reposition one or more teeth in a dentition from a first arrangement to a second arrangement different than the first arrangement, the dentition including a vacancy due to one or more misaligned teeth;
an implant-receiving region adjacent to at least one of the plurality of cavities and shaped to be positioned in the vacancy of the dentition, the implant-receiving region configured to cooperate with the plurality of cavities to adjust a shape of the vacancy for accepting a dental implant;
a radiopaque indicator configured to direct placement of the dental implant into the vacancy of the dentition; and
an attachment mechanism to attach the radiopaque indicator to the appliance.
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Abstract
Methods, devices, systems, and series of appliances are provided for dental implant positioning. One method for positioning an implant with dental treatment includes determining an implant location based on a virtual model of an optimized dental occlusion, moving one or more teeth using a first number of a series of dental appliances, from a first orientation to a second orientation, the second orientation exposing the implant location, placing an implant at the exposed implant location using a landmark included in at least one of the series of dental appliances, repositioning one or more teeth using a second number of the series of dental appliances, from the second orientation to a successive orientation.
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27 Claims
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1. An appliance, comprising:
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a plurality of cavities shaped to receive and reposition one or more teeth in a dentition from a first arrangement to a second arrangement different than the first arrangement, the dentition including a vacancy due to one or more misaligned teeth; an implant-receiving region adjacent to at least one of the plurality of cavities and shaped to be positioned in the vacancy of the dentition, the implant-receiving region configured to cooperate with the plurality of cavities to adjust a shape of the vacancy for accepting a dental implant; a radiopaque indicator configured to direct placement of the dental implant into the vacancy of the dentition; and an attachment mechanism to attach the radiopaque indicator to the appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of adjusting a dentition for a dental implant, comprising:
sequentially placing a number of dental appliances to the dentition according to a treatment plan, wherein each of the dental appliances comprises a plurality of cavities shaped to receive and reposition one or more teeth of the dentition from a first configuration to a second configuration different than the first configuration, wherein the dentition includes a vacancy due to one or more misaligned teeth, at least one dental appliance including an implant-receiving region adjacent to at least one of the plurality of cavities and shaped to be positioned in the vacancy of the dentition, the implant-receiving region configured to cooperate with the plurality of cavities to adjust a shape of the vacancy for accepting the dental implant, wherein the at least one dental appliance includes a radiopaque indicator attached to the at least one dental appliance by an attachment mechanism, the radiopaque indicator configured to direct placement of the dental implant into the vacancy of the dentition. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A plurality of dental appliances for repositioning one or more teeth of a dentition, the plurality of dental appliances comprising:
at least one dental appliance including; a plurality of cavities shaped to receive and reposition the one or more teeth in the dentition from a first arrangement to a second arrangement different than the first arrangement, the dentition including a vacancy due to one or more misaligned teeth; an implant-receiving region adjacent to the at least one of the plurality of cavities and shaped to be positioned in the vacancy of the dentition, the implant-receiving configured to cooperate with the plurality of cavities to adjust a shape of the vacancy for accepting a dental implant; a radiopaque indicator attached to the implant-receiving region, the radiopaque indicator configured to direct placement of the dental implant into the vacancy of the dentition; and an attachment mechanism to attach the radiopaque indicator to the at least one dental appliance. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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