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US 10,945,817 B1Granted
Orthodontic appliances and methods of making and using same
AssigneeOrmco Corporation
InventorsSammel Shahrier Alauddin, Nathan Wong
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AssigneeOrmco Corporation
InventorsSammel Shahrier Alauddin, Nathan Wong
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A method for altering an orthodontic archwire of a unitary piece of shape memory alloy having a composition and generally uniformly formed properties along its length to different stiffness profiles along the length of the archwire. In one embodiment, the method includes determining a stress profile for teeth at a location. The method may include calculating a force the archwire is to produce on the teeth to satisfy the determined stress profile and determining an altered stiffness of a section of the archwire based on the calculated force. The method may include changing the composition of the section based on the determined altered stiffness. The method may include determining a load for teeth and calculating a force the archwire is to produce on the teeth to satisfy the determined load.
A method for altering an orthodontic archwire of a unitary piece of shape memory alloy having a composition and generally uniformly formed properties along its length to different stiffness profiles along the length of the archwire, the method comprising:
A method for altering an orthodontic archwire of a unitary piece of shape memory alloys having a composition and generally uniform mechanical properties along its length to variable mechanical properties along the length of the archwire, the method comprising:
A method of manufacturing an orthodontic archwire made from a unitary piece of a shape memory alloy and having a composition and different stiffness profiles along the length of the archwire, the method comprising:
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