Title:
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INCREMENTALLY MOVING TEETH
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2005021714
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide an improved method and system for repositioning teeth from an initial tooth arrangement to a final tooth arrangement.
The system for repositioning teeth includes a plurality of individual appliances. The appliances are configured to be placed successively on patient's teeth and to incrementally reposition the teeth from the initial tooth arrangement, through a plurality of intermediate tooth arrangements, and to the final tooth arrangement. The system of the 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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Inventors:
CHISHTI MUHAMMAD
LERIOS APOSTOLOS
FREYBURGER BRIAN
WIRTH KELSY
RIDGLEY RICHARD
BEERS ANDREW
GARFINKLE CHASE
LERIOS APOSTOLOS
FREYBURGER BRIAN
WIRTH KELSY
RIDGLEY RICHARD
BEERS ANDREW
GARFINKLE CHASE
Application Number:
JP2004269042A
Publication Date:
January 27, 2005
Filing Date:
September 15, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC (US)
International Classes:
A61B5/055; A61C7/00; A61C7/08; A61C9/00; A61C19/00; G06Q50/00; G06T1/00; A61C13/00; A61C; (IPC1-7): A61C7/00; A61C7/08
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hidesaku Yamamoto
Takaaki Yasumura
Natsuki Morishita
Takaaki Yasumura
Natsuki Morishita