Devices and methods for shipping and analyzing dental impressions

A shipping container and a set of enclosed dental impressions, wherein the shipping container is configured to store, protect, transport, and maintain suitable environmental conditions for the set of dental impressions, wherein the shipping container comprises:

• (a) an exterior surface that houses a first compartment that is configured to store a first dental impression and a second compartment that is configured to store a second dental impression;
• (b) a first impression tray, located in the first compartment, which holds the first dental impression;
• and a second impression tray, located in the second compartment, which holds the second dental impression;
• (c) a first support located in the first compartment that is configured to receive the first impression tray and a second support located in the second compartment that is configured to receive the second impression tray, wherein the first support consists of a first support block that receives an anterior side of the first impression tray and a second support block that receives a posterior side of the first impression tray, and the second support consists of a third support block that receives an anterior side of the second impression tray and a fourth support block that receives a posterior side of the second impression tray;
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• (d) a means attached to or integrally formed with each of the first support block and second support block that is configured to hold each impression tray in place on the support and to position each impression tray in a standardized orientation that is suitable for capturing a digital image of the dental impression, wherein the exterior surface and supports are comprised of a material that will not interfere with a selected non-invasive imaging scan used to capture the digital image.