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US 2020/0368000 A1Published application
Method for Ensuring Functional Occlusion for Customized Orthodontic Devices
OwnerMarco Navarroinventor
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The present invention may comprise a method for a treatment plan for orthodontic movement of natural teeth, the method comprising: Acquiring data of oral anatomy of a patient; Creating a treatment plan for the patient for orthodontic movement of natural teeth, the end result of the treatment plan for the patient being a 3D model; Printing out a physical model of 3D model; Mounting the physical model of the maxillary arch and mandibular arch of the patient's oral anatomy onto a dental articulator to evaluate if at least one of the following exists: 2) if the functional occlusion data of the patient is in centric relation or 2) if malocclusion exists between the maxillary arch and the mandibular arch; Applying any corrections to the 3D model from the step of determining if malocclusion exists, to create functional occlusion data; Combining the functional occlusion data with data of the oral anatomy of the patient to create a virtual treatment solution; and Creating orthodontic appliances from the virtual treatment solution.
A method for a treatment plan for orthodontic movement of natural teeth, the method comprising:
The method of claim 1, the patient data comprising a 3D mesh of the patient's oral anatomy, with teeth of the patient being separated, and with or without bite registration materials or devices to position the jaw.
The method of claim 1 further comprising determining a maximum interception position to evaluate the patients occlusion, and functional and balancing interferences;
The method of claim 1, the orthodontic appliances being selected from the group of
The method of claim 1 further comprising reprinting 3D models to evaluate resultant occlusion in an articulation.
The method of claim 1 further comprising utilizing a Gnatic replicator to evaluate resultant data.
The method of claim 1, further comprising the steep of determining if malocclusion exists by using a maximum interception position to evaluate at least one of 1) the occlusion of the patient, 2) functional interferences, and 3) balancing interferences.
The method of claim 1, the step of combining the functional occlusion data with data of the oral anatomy of the patient to create a virtual treatment solution further comprising a solution selected from the group of:
The method of claim 1 further comprising
The method of claim 1, the step of Acquiring data of oral anatomy of a patient further comprising one or more steps selected from the group:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.