Methods of forming wire attachment dental appliances
AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.
InventorsDouglas BRANDT, Rick M. MATTY
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AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.
InventorsDouglas BRANDT, Rick M. MATTY
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Methods of forming wire attachment appliances. Methods may include forming a shell having multiple cavities and an attachment material reservoir within a first cavity of the multiple cavities. The attachment material reservoir may be positioned such that, when the wire attachment appliance is positioned on a dental arch, an attachment material provided within the attachment material reservoir is arranged to contact a surface of a particular tooth for attaching a wire to the particular tooth. Forming the wire attachment appliance may further include forming at least two wire attachment members on an interior surface of at least two second cavities of the multiple cavities. The at least two wire attachment members may be shaped to hold the wire in position with respect to the particular tooth.
A method of forming a wire attachment appliance, the method comprising:
A method of forming a wire attachment appliance, the method comprising:
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