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US 2025/0026067 A1Published application
Method for forming an oral appliance
AssigneeSmylio Inc.
InventorsLoc Phan, Huong Dinh
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Abstract
In methods for constructing orthodontic appliances constructed from multiple layers or shells, solvents can be utilized to bond the multiple layers or shells together. Such a construction technique overcomes the aforementioned issues with utilizing preformed laminates and also allows for addition of agents between the layers when the appliance is constructed.
Claims6
A method for forming an orthodontic appliance, the method comprising:
- thermoforming a first layer to have a first concave surface shaped to fit onto teeth;
- thermoforming a second layer to have a second concave surface shaped to fit onto the first layer;
- bonding the first layer to the second layer using a solvent to form a multilayer orthodontic appliance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.