Title:
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POSITIONING TEETH
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002047571
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A computer implemented method for treating teeth by generating a digital arrangement of teeth; specifying a sequence of tooth movements to move the teeth to a target arrangement; and generating one or more appliances (100) in accordance with the specified sequence of tooth movements. The appliances comprise polymeric shells (100) having cavities wherein the cavities of successive shells have different geometries shaped to receive and resiliently reposition teeth from one arrangement to a successive arrangement.
Inventors:
CHISHTI ZIA
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/048300
Publication Date:
April 03, 2003
Filing Date:
December 10, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC (US)
International Classes:
A61C7/00; A61C9/00; (IPC1-7): A61C3/00
Foreign References:
| US5975893A | 1999-11-02 |
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