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AssigneeDror Ortho-Design Ltd.
InventorsTal Lotan, Shachar Ronen
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An orthodontic system and method for aligning at least one tooth of an upper jaw or a lower jaw of a patient. In the system and method at least one orthodontic appliance can be provided which may include at least one force exerting member for applying a force to move the at least one tooth, a tooth movement sensor for obtaining tooth movement data, and a tooth movement monitor for calculating at least one of the distance the at least one tooth has moved and a current position of the at least one tooth from the tooth movement data. An electronic control console may be operatively connected to the force exerting member and in data communication with the tooth movement monitor, for controlling the operation of the force exerting member using the at least one of the distance the at least one tooth has moved and the current position of the at least one tooth.
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The method of claim 45, wherein the force exerting member is associated with a mouthpiece in a manner that allows physical engagement between the at least one force exerting member and the at least one tooth.
The method of claim 45, wherein the force exerting member comprises at least one inflatable element.
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The method of claim 45, wherein a tooth movement monitor comprises a controller for interrogating the tooth movement sensor, and in response, receiving the tooth movement data from the tooth movement sensor, the controller calculating the at least one of the distance the at least one tooth has moved and the current position of the at least one tooth from the tooth movement data.
An electronic control console for controlling the operation of at least one orthodontic appliance which moves and aligns at least one tooth of at least one jaw of a patient, the electronic control console comprising:
A method for aligning at least one tooth of a patient, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.