Method, system and model for indirect bonding
AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.
InventorAvi KOPELMAN
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Abstract
A physical model of at least a portion of a patient's dentition has model dental surfaces corresponding to real dental surfaces of the patient's dentition. The physical model includes one or more targets, each configured for facilitating placement of a orthodontic appliance on the model at a desired location. The targets lack mechanical stops that are outwardly protruding from the original model dental surfaces. Also provided are a method of manufacturing a physical model for use in indirect bonding procedures, a method for indirect bonding for use in an orthodontic procedure, a method for providing an indirect bonding transfer tray for use in an orthodontic procedure, and a system for providing a physical model for use in indirect bonding orthodontic procedures.
Claims20
A system for manufacturing a dental model for facilitating placement of an orthodontic appliance at a desired location, the system comprising:
- a computer-controlled manufacturing center configured to:
- form a positive physical model of at least a portion of the patient's dentition, including one or more teeth,
- wherein the one or more teeth of the positive physical model are configured to receive at least a portion of the orthodontic appliance and to constrain movement of the orthodontic appliance when disposed therein at a location corresponding to a targeted placement of an orthodontic appliance on the patient's dentition.
A computer-implemented method of manufacturing a dental model for facilitating placement of an orthodontic appliance at a desired location, the method comprising:
- forming a positive physical model of at least a portion of the patient's dentition, including one or more teeth,
- wherein the one or more teeth of the positive physical model are configured to receive at least a portion of the orthodontic appliance and to constrain movement of the orthodontic appliance when disposed therein at a location corresponding to a targeted placement of an orthodontic appliance on the patient's dentition.
A system for facilitating placement of an orthodontic appliance on a patient's dentition, the system comprising:
- a transfer tray;
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- a positive physical model of at least a portion of the patient's dentition, including one or more teeth;
- wherein the one or more teeth of the positive physical model are configured to receive at least a portion of the orthodontic appliance and to constrain movement of the orthodontic appliance when the orthodontic appliance is disposed in the one or more teeth of the positive physical model at a location corresponding to a targeted placement of an orthodontic appliance on the patient's dentition;
- wherein the orthodontic appliance is configured to be bonded on a tooth of the patient's dentition;
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- wherein the positive physical model is configured to be received into the transfer tray and anchor the orthodontic appliance therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.