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US20090317757 |
Method for Using Radio Frequency Identification Microchips in Orthodontic Brackets
The following invention is an apparatus and method for quickly determining the type of bracket implanted on patient's tooth. A radio frequency identification (RFID) microchip is coupled to or in an...
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US20090311647 |
3D PLANNING AND PREDICTION METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING FACIAL SKELETON SYMMETRY IN ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY
The method comprises steps of making a plaster dental cast of a patient, reconstructing jaw image assembly models, performing registration between physical stone and image model, adjusting the...
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US20090305184 |
MECHANICAL TRANSDUCTION CYCLIC FORCE ORTHODONTIC SYSTEM
Provided herein is a transduction cyclic force system for moving and/or repositioning teeth.
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US20090305182 |
ORTHODONTIC TOOTH RETENTION SYSTEM
An orthodontic retainer system including retainer modules that are applied to adjacent teeth in a patient's mouth, and a method and apparatus for delivering the system. The retainer modules may be...
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US20090291406 |
ORTHODONTIC TOOTH MOVEMENT DEVICE, SYSTEMS AND METHODS
The present invention provides orthodontic appliances and systems, and related methods, for applying a force to a target tooth as an appliances is worn by the patient. One positioning appliance...
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US20090291407 |
Dental implant positioning
Methods, devices, systems, and series of appliances are provided for dental implant positioning. One method for positioning an implant with dental treatment includes determining an implant location...
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US20090291408 |
Smile designer
Various methods and systems for designing a restored smile are provided. One method includes receiving scan data of a patient's teeth, developing a digital model of the patient's teeth via a...
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US20090286194 |
TOOL FOR USE WITH A TOOTH REPOSITIONING MECHANISM
A tool for rotating a component on a mechanism, to achieve linear and rotational movement of an element on the mechanism, involves three subassemblies mounted on the tool. Firstly, a reference unit...
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US20090286196 |
TREATMENT OF TEETH BY ALIGNERS
A method for treating a subject's teeth. A target configuration for the subject's teeth is determined. Receiving features are produced on a dental base in response to the target configuration, the...
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US20090269714 |
Systems and methods for temporarily staging teeth
Systems and methods are disclosed for moving teeth by moving a first tooth; and moving a second tooth while isolating the first tooth at a rest position.
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US20090258323 |
Outie tool for removal of a plastic tooth positioning appliance or aligner (invisible braces) from teeth of a patient
The Outie Tool is an apparatus and method for the efficient, safe, and hygienic removing of removable tooth positioning appliances such as aligners or other dental appliances from the teeth of a...
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US20090246725 |
METHOD AND KIT INCLUDING STOP ELEMENTS FOR CORRECTING DENTAL MALOCCLUSIONS WITH PRE-FORMED NITINOL ARCHES
The invention relates to a method and a kit for correcting dental malocclusions. The inventive kit consists of at least one pre-formed arch for nitinol orthodontics and at least two perforated...
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US20090246726 |
RECONSTRUCTION OF NON-VISIBLE PART OF TOOTH
A computer-implemented method for modeling a complete tooth of a patient to facilitate dental and/or orthodontic treatment. The method includes generating a first set of digital data representing a...
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US20090239188 |
TRANSDUCTION ORTHODONTIC DEVICES
Provided herein is a transduction cyclic force system for moving and/or repositioning teeth.
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US20090215002 |
Teeth separation devices and methods of use thereof
The present invention relates to teeth separators and methods of use thereof. According to certain embodiments of the present invention, devices for separating teeth are provided, which generally...
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US20090215003 |
ORTHODONTIC KIT AND METHODS FOR SAME
A method for providing orthodontic therapy. The method includes the steps of providing a kit that includes an enclosure and tools and components for providing orthodontic therapy using braces to a...
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US20090191502 |
ORTHODONTIC REPOSITIONING APPLIANCES HAVING IMPROVED GEOMETRY, METHODS AND SYSTEMS
The present invention provides methods and systems including orthodontic tooth positioning appliances. An exemplary appliance can include teeth receiving cavities shaped such that, when worn by a...
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US20090191503 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING DENTAL ALIGNER GEOMETRY
Method and system for establishing an initial position of a tooth, determining a target position of the tooth in a treatment plan, calculating a movement vector associated with the tooth movement...
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US20090186314 |
DENTAL DISTRACTOR
This invention comprises an orthodontic dental distractor for rapid orthodontic tooth movement, particularly into a fresh extraction socket. The rapid movement can occur from the effect of...
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US20090148805 |
PREVISUALIZATION OF DENTAL WORK
The invention relates to a dental arch overlay for previsualizing the results of a proposed course of dental treatment in a patient. The dental arch overlay includes a graphic layer with a color...
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US20090136892 |
Measuring Apparatus For The Programming And Welding Of Adjustable Brackets
This invention refers to a MEASURING APPARATUS FOR THE PROGRAMMING AND WELDING OF ADJUSTABLE BRACKETS permitting the electrical spot welding with a great accuracy of the elements of an adjustable...
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US20090136890 |
BRACKET FOR REVISING A SET OF TEETH, BRACKET POSITIONING JIG, SYSTEM FOR REVISING A SET OF TEETH USING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MAKING THE JIG
A system for revising a set of teeth including a bracket for revising a set of teeth and a bracket positioning jig is provided. The bracket positioning jig includes a cap at the lower portion of...
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US20090132455 |
AUTOMATED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CASE MATCHING ASSESSMENT BASED ON GEOMETRICAL EVALUATION OF STAGES IN TREATMENT PLAN
Methods and systems for characterizing a dentition of a patient including receiving an initial dentition of a patient, generating an initial profile representing the initial dentition of the...
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US20090113714 |
Orthodontic treatment aligners based on CT data
A system and method for orthodontic alignment includes a radiographic template. The radiographic template has a plurality of metallic markers. A negative impression of a patient's dental arch is...
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US20090098502 |
Software and Methods for Dental Treatment Planning
Computer-implemented methods to plan, display and evaluate orthodontic treatment plans. A plurality of teeth in a representation on a computer display may be moved simultaneously in accordance with...
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US20090087808 |
Methods And Systems For Moving Teeth
Provided herein is a force system for repositioning teeth and the methods of making and using the system.
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US20090087809 |
POLYMERIZABLE TEMPORARY COATING METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTRAORAL DEVICES
Methods and systems for temporarily coating intra-oral devices (e.g., orthodontic brackets and/or wires) so as to reduce discomfort to soft tissues within a patient's mouth. One embodiment of such...
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US20090087810 |
Osteogenetic-orthodontic device, system, and method
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an osteogenetic-orthodontic appliance, device, system, and method optimizes craniofacial homeostasis by means of a 3-D axial spring that...
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US20090081604 |
Method for Repositioning Teeth
A method for positioning teeth is provided. The method includes receiving a dental impression kit at an address of the dental patient. The dental impression kit includes a first dental impression...
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US20090068612 |
TOOTH POSITIONERS, METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF POSITIONING TEETH USING THE SAME
A method for forming a tooth positioner for repositioning at least one tooth of a patient includes providing a dental arch cast of a patient, separating at least one tooth from the dental arch...
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US20090061380 |
ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE
An orthodontic appliance capable of remarkably shortening a period of treatment and reducing burdens on patients is provided with braces to be mounted on a specified tooth included in teeth, a...
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US20090061382 |
TOOTH MOVEMENT TRACKING SYSTEM
A method for determining movement of a tooth model from a first position to a second position, comprising: marking one or more points on the tooth model at the first position using a laser;...
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US20090061381 |
Systems and methods for 3D previewing
Systems and methods are disclosed to preview a scan includes placing a three dimensional (3D) scanner probe near an object to be scanned; scanning a portion of the object to generate a 3D model of...
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US20090035716 |
METHODS AND APPARATUS TO POSITION AND ALIGN TEETH USING AN EXO-SHELL
Methods and related apparatus for positioning and aligning any portion of the dento-facial region of a person. In one embodiment the method includes (a) providing or measuring any aspect of one or...
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US20090029310 |
DENTAL MODELS AND SERIES OF DENTAL MODELS, AND METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME
Methods of making a series of dental models, as well as devices and systems for making a series of dental models, are described. In general, these methods and systems describe a manual and visual...
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US20090017413 |
ORTHODONTIC BRACKET ASSEMBLY
An orthodontic assembly is adapted for attaching an archwire to a tooth. The assembly includes a body having a bracket and a base, wherein the bracket is adapted to be coupled to an archwire. The...
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US20090004618 |
ORTHODONTIC HAND TOOLS FOR USE WITH A SELF-LIGATING ORTHODONTIC BRACKET AND METHODS FOR USING SUCH ORTHODONTIC HAND TOOLS
Orthodontic hand tools and methods for using the orthodontic hand tools in conjunction with self-ligating orthodontic brackets. The orthodontic hand tool includes a tip configured to contact a...
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US20090004619 |
SELF-LIGATING ORTHODONTIC BRACKET AND DEVICES FOR DEPLOYING SAME
An orthodontic bracket for coupling an archwire with a tooth includes a bracket body having an archwire slot adapted to receive the archwire therein and a movable member engaged with the bracket...
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US20080318179 |
Correcting the position of teeth in dental arch model
A method of correcting a dental arch model so that it accurately reflects the current arrangement of a subject's teeth includes positioning a plurality of tooth models in a corrected arrangement...
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US20080311535 |
Torque Overcorrection Model
A custom orthodontic appliance comprised of brackets to be positioned on a patient's teeth, and an archwire, is customized to provide a desired torque to a tooth by selecting an angle for the slot...
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US20080305451 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DEVIATIONS DURING THE COURSE OF AN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT TO GRADUALLY REPOSITION TEETH
Method and system for detecting and correcting deviation during an orthodontic treatment plan is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving an un-segmented current teeth image...
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US20080305453 |
TREATMENT PROGRESS TRACKING AND RECALIBRATION
The present invention relates to systems and methods of developing and tracking delivery and patient progression through an orthodontic treatment plan. One method includes identifying deviations...
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US20080305452 |
SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT AND DELIVERY OF ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT
The present invention provides systems and methods of managing delivery of an orthodontic treatment plan using treatment guidelines, instructions and appointment planning tools customized to the...
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US20080306724 |
TREATMENT PLANNING AND PROGRESS TRACKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
The present invention provides systems and methods of managing planning and delivery of an orthodontic treatment using planning tools, treatment guidelines, instructions and appointment planning...
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US20080299507 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ALTERNATING USE ORTHODONTIC ALIGNERS
Method and system for providing a first appliance configured for positioning substantially around one or more teeth during a first portion of a recurring time period to apply one of a first...
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US20080293004 |
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INDIRECT ORTHODONTIC BONDING OF BRACKETS AND/OR TUBES
The illustrated embodiment of the invention is an apparatus for use in bonding a plurality of brackets and/or tubes to a specific patient's teeth which includes a resilient orthodontic indirect...
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US20080293003 |
Tabbed dental appliance
Embodiments include dental appliances, dental appliance systems, and methods of making and using such appliances. In one embodiment, a dental appliance includes a number of tooth apertures for the...
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US20080286712 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED ORTHODONTIC TREARMENT PLENNING
A method and system are disclosed for quickly arriving at a pre-set-up for the orthodontic treatment of a patient based up on the user specified parameters; and thereafter enabling the user in...
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US20080280247 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT PLANNING USING UNIFIED WORKSTATION
A method and workstation for orthodontic treatment planning of a patient. The workstation is based on a computing platform having a graphical user interface, a processor and a computer storage...
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US20080268397 |
Method and System for Temporary Skeletal Anchorage in Orthodontics
A driver device ( 10 ) inserts orthodontic miniscrews for orthodontic procedures. The driver device ( 10 ) has a handle portion ( 12 ) for gripping by an orthodontic professional and a driver ( 20...
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