Method and system for incrementally moving teeth
First Claim
1. A method for making a predetermined series of dental incremental position adjustment appliances, said method comprising:
- a) obtaining a digital data set representing an initial tooth arrangement;
b) obtaining a repositioned tooth arrangement based on the initial tooth arrangement;
c) obtaining a series of successive digital data sets representing a series of successive tooth arrangements; and
d) fabricating a predetermined series of dental incremental position adjustment appliances based on the series of successive digital data sets, wherein said appliances comprise polymeric shells having cavities shaped to receive and resiliently reposition teeth, and said appliances correspond to the series of successive tooth arrangements progressing from the initial to the repositioned tooth arrangement.
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Abstract
A system for repositioning teeth comprises a plurality of individual appliances. The appliances are configured to be placed successively on the patient'"'"'s teeth and to incrementally reposition the teeth from an initial tooth arrangement, through a plurality of intermediate tooth arrangements, and to a final tooth arrangement. The system of appliances is usually configured at the outset of treatment so that the patient may progress through treatment without the need to have the treating professional perform each successive step in the procedure.
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1. A method for making a predetermined series of dental incremental position adjustment appliances, said method comprising:
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a) obtaining a digital data set representing an initial tooth arrangement;
b) obtaining a repositioned tooth arrangement based on the initial tooth arrangement;
c) obtaining a series of successive digital data sets representing a series of successive tooth arrangements; and
d) fabricating a predetermined series of dental incremental position adjustment appliances based on the series of successive digital data sets, wherein said appliances comprise polymeric shells having cavities shaped to receive and resiliently reposition teeth, and said appliances correspond to the series of successive tooth arrangements progressing from the initial to the repositioned tooth arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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12. A method for making a system to reposition teeth, comprising:
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a) obtaining an initial digital data set representing an initial tooth arrangement;
b) obtaining a series of successive digital data sets based on the initial digital data set, wherein the series of successive digital data sets represents a series of successive tooth arrangements progressing from the initial tooth arrangement to a repositioned tooth arrangement; and
c) fabricating a predetermined series of dental incremental position adjustment appliances for incrementally repositioning teeth based on the series of successive digital data sets, and wherein said appliances comprise polymeric shells having cavities shaped to receive and resiliently reposition teeth.
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