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US 7,878,801 B2Granted
Systems and methods for dental appliance compliance indication
AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.
InventorsAmir Abolfathi, Jennifer C. Chen, Chunhua Li, Robert E. Tricca, Benjamin M. Wu, Eric E. Kuo, Loc X. Phan
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Abstract
An apparatus for monitoring orthodontic treatment compliance includes an appliance adapted to be worn over one or more teeth; and a compliance indicator mounted on the appliance to indicate compliance.
Claims16
An apparatus for monitoring orthodontic treatment compliance, the apparatus comprising:
- a tooth repositioning appliance including one or more cavities adapted to be worn over one or more teeth, wherein the one or more cavities are shaped to receive and reposition the one or more teeth from one arrangement to a successive arrangement;
- and
- an orthodontic treatment compliance indicator mounted on the tooth repositioning appliance to indicate compliance in wearing the tooth repositioning appliance by demonstrating a change in at least one characteristic of the indicator, wherein the change is a color change of the indicator and occurs due to a reaction between one or more materials in the indicator and one or more oral fluids.
An apparatus for monitoring orthodontic treatment compliance, the apparatus comprising:
- a tooth repositioning appliance including one or more cavities adapted to be worn over one or more teeth, wherein the one or more cavities are shaped to receive and reposition the one or more teeth from one arrangement to a successive arrangement;
- and
- an orthodontic treatment compliance indicator mounted on the tooth repositioning appliance to indicate compliance in wearing the tooth repositioning appliance by demonstrating a change in at least one characteristic of the indicator, wherein the change is a color change of the indicator and occurs due to a reaction between one or more materials in the indicator and one or more oral fluids.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.