# US 10,898,300 B2 · Therapeutically contoured, compliance encouraging aligner implement > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,898,300 B2 - Document ID: US10898300B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/192,131 - Filed: 2018-11-15 - Published: 2019-03-21 - Granted: 2021-01-26 - Earliest claimed: 2013-09-13 - Assignees: Movemints, LLC - Applicants: Movemints, LLC - Inventors: David A. Pechersky - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10898300B2 ## CPC - A61C 7/08: Mouthpiece-type retainers {or positioners, e.g. for both the lower and upper arch (arch-shaped medicament applicators for teeth or gums A61C19/063; mouthguards for protecting the teeth of sportsmen A63B71/085)} - A23L 27/34: {Sugar alcohols} - A61C 7/36: Devices acting between upper and lower teeth - A23V 2002/00: Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs - A61C: DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE (non-driven toothbrushes A46B; {tongue scrapers A61B17/24;} preparations for dentistry A61K6/00; preparations for cleaning the teeth or mouth A61K8/00, A61Q11/00) - A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B) - A23V: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION ## Abstract Described is an orthodontic aligner implement that can ensure the accuracy and efficiency of clear aligner orthodontic therapies as well as increase patient compliance by reducing discomfort and combining functionality into a breath-freshening medium. The implement includes a consumable mass having at least two channels disposed on opposite sides of the mass and traversing the width of the mass. The channels are adapted to seat between opposing anterior or incisor teeth. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of positioning an orthodontic aligner in one's mouth, comprising: (a) placing an aligner implement into the mouth, wherein the mouth contains the orthodontic aligner, wherein the aligner implement comprises a consumable mass having a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side, wherein each of the top side and the bottom side includes a single channel traversing the width of the mass, the channels being adapted to seat between opposing anterior teeth; (b) positioning the aligner implement such that opposing anterior teeth are seated within the channels; and (c) with the aligner implement positioned as in step (b), applying pressure between the aligner implement and the orthodontic aligner. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, comprising performing the applying of step (c) for at least three minutes. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: repeating steps (b) and (c) with a second aligner implement, wherein the second aligner implement comprises a consumable mass having a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side, wherein each of the top side and the bottom side includes a single channel traversing the width of the mass, the channels being adapted to seat between opposing anterior teeth. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising repeating steps (b) and (c) with one or more additional aligner implements, wherein each of the one or more additional aligner implements comprises a consumable mass having a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side, wherein each of the top side and the bottom side includes a single channel traversing the width of the mass, the channels being adapted to seat between opposing anterior teeth, so that the total contact time between the aligner implements and the orthodontic aligner is at least 30 minutes in a day. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein repeating step (c) comprises applying pressure between the one or more additional aligner implements and the orthodontic aligner for at least three minutes for each of the one or more additional aligner implements. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the aligner implement is from 8 to 12 mm wide. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the depth of each of the channels is from 1.7 mm to 2.3 mm. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a ratio of a length of the aligner implement to a height of the aligner implement is between 0.8:1 and 1.1:1. ### Claim 9 A method of promoting the acceleration of tooth movement in a mouth of a person undergoing aligner therapy with an orthodontic aligner, comprising prescribing for the person a regimen including: (a) placing an aligner implement into the person's mouth, wherein the mouth contains the orthodontic aligner, wherein the aligner implement comprises a consumable mass having a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side, wherein each of the top side and the bottom side includes a single channel traversing the width of the mass, the channels being adapted to seat between opposing anterior teeth; (b) positioning the aligner implement such that opposing anterior teeth are seated within the channels; and (c) with the implement positioned as in step (b), applying pressure between the aligner implement and the orthodontic aligner. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the regimen further comprises performing the applying of step (c) for at least three minutes. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the regimen further comprises: repeating steps (b) and (c) with a second aligner implement, wherein the second aligner implement comprises a consumable mass having a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side, wherein each of the top side and the bottom side includes a single channel traversing the width of the mass, the channels being adapted to seat between opposing anterior teeth. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the regimen further comprises: repeating steps (b) and (c) with one or more additional aligner implements, wherein each of the one or more additional aligner implements comprises a consumable mass having a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side, wherein each of the top side and the bottom side includes a single channel traversing the width of the mass, the channels being adapted to seat between opposing anterior teeth, so that the total contact time between the aligner implements and the orthodontic aligner is at least 30 minutes in a day. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein repeating step (c) comprises applying pressure between the one or more additional aligner implements and the orthodontic aligner for at least three minutes for each of the one or more additional aligner implements. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the aligner implement is from 8 to 12 mm wide. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the depth of each of the channels is from 1.7 mm to 2.3 mm. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein a ratio of a length of the aligner implement to a height of the aligner implement is between 0.8:1 and 1.1:1. ### Claim 17 A method of positioning an orthodontic aligner in one's mouth, comprising: (a) placing an aligner implement into the mouth, wherein the mouth contains the orthodontic aligner, wherein the aligner implement comprises a consumable mass having a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side, wherein each of the top side and the bottom side includes a single channel traversing the width of the mass, the channels being adapted to seat between opposing anterior teeth; (b) positioning the aligner implement such that opposing anterior teeth are seated within the channels; and (c) with the aligner implement positioned as in step (b), applying pressure between the aligner implement and the orthodontic aligner, wherein the aligner implement is from 8 to 12 mm wide, wherein the depth of each of the channels is from 1.7 mm to 2.3 mm, and wherein a ratio of a length of the aligner implement to a height of the aligner implement is between 0.8:1 and 1.1:1. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, comprising performing the applying of step (c) for at least three minutes. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising: repeating steps (b) and (c) with a second aligner implement, wherein the second aligner implement comprises a consumable mass having a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side, wherein each of the top side and the bottom side includes a single channel traversing the width of the mass, the channels being adapted to seat between opposing anterior teeth. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising repeating steps (b) and (c) with one or more additional aligner implements, wherein each of the one or more additional aligner implements comprises a consumable mass having a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side, wherein each of the top side and the bottom side includes a single channel traversing the width of the mass, the channels being adapted to seat between opposing anterior teeth, so that the total contact time between the aligner implements and the orthodontic aligner is at least 30 minutes in a day.