US 2024/0390109 A1 · Method for manufacturing a customized corrective dental aligner for the simultaneous treatment of a patient's functional orthodontic and orthopedic problems

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a personalized corrective dental aligner for correcting a patient's oral system, the method being implemented by a computer system, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: (1) receiving an initial 3D model of the patient's oral system; (2) determining functional, orthopedic and orthodontic diagnostic factors; (3) determining corrective parameters based on these factors; (4) generating a corrective 3D model from the initial model, corrective parameters and diagnostic factors; (5) generating at least one 3D model of a customized corrective aligner to transform the initial model into a corrective model; (6) manufacturing a corrective aligner from a 3D model of a customized dental aligner.

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A method for manufacturing a personalized corrective dental aligner (30) for correcting a patient's oral system, the method being implemented by a computer system (10), characterized in that it comprises the following steps:

a. a step (1) wherein the computer system receives at least one 3D model (20), known as the initial model, of the patient's oral system.
b. a step (2) for determining functional, orthopedic and orthodontic diagnostic factors of the patient's oral system;
c. a step (3) of determining a set of corrective parameters of the patient's oral system from said diagnostic factors;
d. a step (4) of generating a 3D model (21), known as a corrective model, from the initial model (20), said corrective parameters and said diagnostic factors;
e. a step (5) of generating at least one 3D model (22) of a customized corrective aligner, enabling the initial model (20) to be transformed into the corrective model (21);
f. a step (6) of manufacturing a corrective aligner (30) from said 3D model of a customized dental aligner.

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The method according to claim, characterized in that said step for determining functional, orthopedic and orthodontic diagnostic factors of the patient's oral system comprises:

a. determining functional diagnostic factors relating to the patient's lingual postures, ventilation, mastication, swallowing, speech and salivation, orofacial muscle tone, labial competence, coordination of tongue movements, presence of labiolingual malpositions, presence of joint and/or muscle pain, and presence of tissue and musculoskeletal malformations;
b. determining orthopedic diagnostic factors relative to the geometric and structural relationships between the upper and lower dental arches, the coordination of jaw movements, the resting position of the mandible and the presence of skeletal imbalances;
c. determining orthodontic diagnostic factors relative to tooth location and alignment, tooth inclination and rotation, interdental space size, the presence of crowding or overlapping teeth, the presence of dental arch contractions or dental arch expansions, missing teeth, occlusal balance and the presence of anomalies in tooth shape and size

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Method for manufacturing a customized corrective dental aligner for the simultaneous treatment of a patient's functional orthodontic and orthopedic problems

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Method for manufacturing a customized corrective dental aligner for the simultaneous treatment of a patient's functional orthodontic and orthopedic problems

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