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US 2022/0031426 A1Published application
Direct fabrication of mixed metal and polymer orthodontic devices
AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.
InventorsJun SATO, Yuxiang WANG
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Abstract
The disclosed systems, methods, and apparatus for designing, fabricating, and making directly fabricated metal and polymer dental appliances may include may include receiving patient data and a treatment plan and determining, using the patient data and the treatment plan, an appliance design for treating the patient. The method may include directly fabricating a metal and polymer appliance based on the appliance design. The apparatus may include a directly fabricated metal and polymer appliance.
Claims21
A method of directly fabricating an orthodontic device, the method comprising:
- directly fabricating tooth receiving cavities of an orthodontic device, the tooth receiving cavities including at least one sidewall and being fabricated of a first material;
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- directly fabricating a reinforcement member within the at least one sidewall,
- wherein the reinforcement members are fabricated of a second material, different than the first material.
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