Temporomandibular joint disorder treatment methods and systems
OwnerCharles Sutera, IIIinventor
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Abstract
Implementations herein include orthodontic treatment methods, systems and devices. Such implementations may include receiving a bite registration of the patient taken after the patient has worn a first mandibular positioning device configured to stabilize the symptom. Further, a design parameter of an orthodontic aligner series comprising one or more orthodontic aligners, each comprising a polymeric shell, may be generated. The design parameter may be configured to configure each orthodontic aligner to impart a force to one or more of the patient's teeth such that the the imparted force causes the one or more of the patient's teeth to tend to move toward equilibration of an occlusal surface of each of the one or more of the patient's teeth.
Claims20
A method for repositioning one or more teeth of a patient presenting with a symptom of temporomandibular joint disorder, comprising:
- receiving, at a processor, a bite registration of the patient taken after the patient has worn a first mandibular positioning device configured to stabilize the symptom;
- and
- generating, using the processor, a design parameter of an orthodontic aligner series comprising one or more orthodontic aligners, each comprising a polymeric shell, the design parameter configured to configure each orthodontic aligner to impart a force to one or more of the patient's teeth such that the the imparted force causes the one or more of the patient's teeth to tend to move toward equilibration of an occlusal surface of each of the one or more of the patient's teeth.
A system for repositioning one or more teeth of a patient presenting with a symptom of temporomandibular joint disorder, comprising a processor configured to perform a method comprising:
- receiving, at the processor, a bite registration of the patient taken after the patient has worn a first mandibular positioning device configured to stabilize the symptom;
- and
- generating, using the processor, a design parameter of an orthodontic aligner series comprising one or more orthodontic aligners, each comprising a polymeric shell, the design parameter configured to configure each orthodontic aligner to impart a force to one or more of the patient's teeth such that the the imparted force causes the one or more of the patient's teeth to tend to move toward equilibration of an occlusal surface of each of the one or more of the patient's teeth.
A tangible, non-transient, computer-readable media having instructions thereupon which when implemented by a processor cause the processor to perform a method for repositioning one or more teeth of a patient presenting with a symptom of temporomandibular joint disorder, comprising:
- receiving a bite registration of the patient taken after the patient has worn a first mandibular positioning device configured to stabilize the symptom;
- and
- generating a design parameter of an orthodontic aligner series comprising one or more orthodontic aligners, each comprising a polymeric shell, the design parameter configured to configure each orthodontic aligner to impart a force to one or more of the patient's teeth such that the the imparted force causes the one or more of the patient's teeth to tend to move toward equilibration of an occlusal surface of each of the one or more of the patient's teeth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.