Manufacture of patient-specific orthodontic tube

A method of manufacturing customized orthodontic tubes for patients, the method comprising:

• obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) model of one or more teeth of a patient;
• generating a 3D model of an orthodontic tube structure using the 3D model of the one or more teeth of the patient at least in part by:
• determining a polymerization pattern to be applied by an additive manufacturing device during manufacturing, the polymerization pattern indicating a varying level of polymerization across a plurality of locations in the orthodontic tube structure;
• and
• using an additive manufacturing device to produce a customized orthodontic tube based on the 3D model of the orthodontic tube structure at least in part by applying polymerization at the plurality of locations in the orthodontic tube structure according to the polymerization pattern.

A system for manufacturing customized orthodontic tubes for patients, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• obtain a three-dimensional (3D) model of one or more teeth of a patient;
• generate a 3D model of an orthodontic tube structure using the 3D model of the one or more teeth of the patient at least in part by:
• determining a polymerization pattern to be applied during manufacturing, the polymerization pattern indicating a varying level of polymerization across a plurality of locations in the orthodontic tube structure;
• and
• integrating the polymerization pattern into the 3D model of the orthodontic tube structure such that, when the 3D model of the orthodontic tube structure is used by an additive manufacturing device to produce a customized orthodontic tube, the additive manufacturing device applies polymerization at the plurality of locations in the orthodontic tube structure according to the polymerization pattern.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

• obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) model of one or more teeth of a patient;
• generating a 3D model of an orthodontic tube structure using the 3D model of the one or more teeth of the patient at least in part by:
• determining a polymerization pattern to be applied during manufacturing, the polymerization pattern indicating a varying level of polymerization across a plurality of locations in the orthodontic tube structure;
• and
• integrating the polymerization pattern into the 3D model of the orthodontic tube structure such that, when the 3D model of the orthodontic tube structure is used by an additive manufacturing device to produce a customized orthodontic tube, the additive manufacturing device applies polymerization at the plurality of locations in the orthodontic tube structure according to the polymerization pattern.