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7625206 |
Method of orthodontic treatment
A method of orthodontic treatment includes fastening a first bracket to an inside surface of a first tooth in a patient's mouth, fastening a second bracket to an outside surface of a second tooth,...
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7613527 |
Orthodontic prescription form, templates, and toolbar for digital orthodontics
Computer-based techniques are described that use orthodontic prescription templates to assist an orthodontic practitioner in creating a patient-specific orthodontic prescription. In particular, an...
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7609875 |
Scanner system and method for mapping surface of three-dimensional object
A scanning system is disclosed including a hand-held scanning device for capturing three-dimensional information of an object. The scanner system includes a high-speed transceiver having a...
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7600999 |
Systems and methods for fabricating a dental template
A dental template to position an object on a patient's tooth includes digitizing the patient's tooth; adding virtual objects to predetermined three-dimensional positions on the digitized tooth; and...
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7599538 |
Method and system for automatic intra-oral sensor locating for image acquisition
A method and systems for capturing digital intra-oral images, while automatically determining a location of an intra-oral sensor placed within a mouth of a patient, is disclosed. A spatial...
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7590462 |
Interactive orthodontic care system based on intra-oral scanning of teeth
Interactive, computer based orthodontist treatment planning, appliance design and appliance manufacturing is described. A scanner is described which acquires images of the dentition which are...
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7585172 |
Orthodontic treatment planning with user-specified simulation of tooth movement
An interactive, software-based treatment planning method to correct a malocclusion is described. The method can be performed on an orthodontic workstation in a clinic or at a remote location such...
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7578674 |
Methods for correcting tooth movements midcourse in treatment
Appliances are made using a dental mold representing a patient's dental configuration. In particular, thermoformable plastic positioning appliances which fit over the patient's teeth may be formed...
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7578673 |
System and methods for combination treatments of dental patients
Systems and methods for fabricating a dental template to position an object on a patient's tooth to move the tooth from an initial position to a target position are disclosed. The system digitizes...
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7556497 |
Placing an orthodontic element on a tooth surface
The present application is related to a method for marking an intended position on a surface where an orthodontic element is to be placed and fixed. The method includes: providing a marking device...
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7556496 |
Method of making indirect bonding apparatus for orthodontic therapy
A method of making transfer apparatus for use in indirect bonding of orthodontic appliances includes the act of applying a spacer material over a dentition replica. The spacer material includes at...
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7522764 |
Method and system for imaging an object
In a method of imaging an object, for dental purposes, comprises:
a) projecting a striped pattern on to the object to be imaged, b) recording the projected striped pattern as a basic image (R i )...
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7507088 |
Method for comparing orthodontic element placement
A method for comparing between an orthodontic element's actual position on the surface of a tooth and a proper position comprise monitoring the element, the tooth or both once the element and the...
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7476100 |
Guide apparatus and methods for making tooth positioning appliances
A method for manipulating a three-dimensional model of a patient's teeth for making one or more tooth positioning appliances involves: forming at least one three-dimensional model of the patient's...
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7473097 |
RFID tracking of patient-specific orthodontic materials
Techniques are described for using radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags to track patient-specific materials throughout the manufacturing of indirect bonding trays. A series of RFID tags may...
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7473096 |
Orthodontic adhesive dispensing assembly
An orthodontic assembly includes an appliance placement device such as an indirect bonding transfer tray or a jig. A number of orthodontic appliances such as brackets are releasably connected to...
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7452205 |
Orthodontic indirect bonding apparatus with occlusal positioning stop members
A transfer apparatus for indirect bonding of orthodontic appliances includes a tray with a channel and a matrix material received in the channel. At least one stop member is connected to the tray...
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7435083 |
Tooth path treatment plan
Systems and methods are disclosed to prepare a malocclusion treatment plan by selecting a tooth treatment pattern from a library of predetermined tooth treatment patterns; and generating the...
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7422430 |
Method and apparatus for orthodontic appliance optimization
A method and apparatus for arch wire receptacle (e.g., brackets, bands, headgear tubes, etc.) optimization includes processing that begins by obtaining a digital model of an orthodontic structure...
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7410357 |
Method and apparatus for indirect bonding of orthodontic appliances
An indirect bonding apparatus is made by initially placing spacer material over a replica of the patient's tooth structure. A tray is then formed over the spacer material and hardened. Next, the...
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7393208 |
Method and system for assisting in applying an orthodontic treatment
A method and system for providing information for correct placement of one or more brackets on one or more corresponding teeth according to a predetermined treatment scheme. A virtual...
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7387511 |
Method and apparatus using a scanned image for automatically placing bracket in pre-determined locations
Locating desired placement locations of brackets for a patient's teeth includes obtaining an array of data points from a cast of the teeth and generating a virtual model from the array of scanned...
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7377778 |
System for determining final position of teeth
An apparatus and method define a fit a set of upper and lower teeth in a masticatory system of a patient by generating a computer representation of the masticatory system of the patient; and...
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7374421 |
System and method for improved control of tooth movement with elastic repositioning appliances
Micro-regional force application improves the control of the orthodontic movement of teeth in all six degrees of freedom. Micro regional force application utilizes an elastic repositioning...
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7364428 |
Orthodontic indirect bonding tray with moisture control
An indirect bonding apparatus for orthodontic bonding procedures includes a tray having inner wall sections defining a channel for receiving the patient's dental arch. A number of orthodontic...
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7361017 |
Virtual bracket library and uses thereof in orthodontic treatment planning
An orthodontic workstation stores a library of virtual three-dimensional brackets in a memory. Each of the virtual brackets has a unique three-dimensional configuration and prescription. Typically,...
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7361018 |
Method and system for enhanced orthodontic treatment planning
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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7357634 |
Systems and methods for substituting virtual dental appliances
Systems and methods are disclosed for performing virtual treatment using one or more dental appliances by receiving a digital model of a dental appliance; selecting a standard position and...
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7357636 |
Manipulable dental model system for fabrication of a dental appliance
A dental appliance fabrication system includes a reconfigurable dental model including a frame having one or more tooth members disposed on the frame; and one or more micro-positioners each coupled...
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7354268 |
Movement of orthodontic objects along a virtual archwire within a three-dimensional (3D) environment
Techniques are described for moving an orthodontic object (e.g., an orthodontic appliance and/or its associated tooth) in response to input indicative of a desired movement of the object along a...
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7347688 |
Dental targetting device and method
A targeting device and method enables one or more orthodontic elements to be aligned with and bonded onto at least one tooth in a predetermined manner. The device is in the form of a shell that...
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7331783 |
System and method for positioning teeth
Methods and apparatus fit a set of upper and lower teeth in a masticatory system by generating a computer representation of the masticatory system and computing an occlusion based on interactions...
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7329122 |
Accelerated orthodontic apparatus and method
An apparatus and method for patients requiring repositioning of misaligned teeth who typically undergo orthodontic treatment to move the teeth into corrected positions. The orthodontic methods...
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7326051 |
Methods and systems for treating teeth
A system for repositioning teeth comprises a plurality of individual appliances used with braces. The appliances are configured to be placed successively on the patient's teeth and to incrementally...
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7320592 |
Defining tooth-moving appliances computationally
Methods and corresponding apparatus for segmenting an orthodontic treatment path into clinically appropriate substeps for repositioning the teeth of a patient include providing a digital finite...
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7314372 |
System and method to bioengineer facial form in adults
A method and apparatus are provided for changing the form of the jaw and facial bones of an adult patient that did not develop fully during childhood. The method utilizes a device having a plate...
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7309230 |
Preventing interference between tooth models
Systems and methods are disclosed to prevent interference between two physical tooth models in a physical dental arch model by acquiring the coordinates of a plurality of points on the surfaces of...
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7296996 |
Virtual bracket placement and evaluation
A method and apparatus for facilitating placement and evaluation of virtual appliances on virtual teeth of an orthodontic patient are described. Positioning references comprising bracket height,...
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7293988 |
Accurately predicting and preventing interference between tooth models
Systems and methods for preventing interference between two physical tooth models in a physical dental arch model includes digitally representing the surfaces of each of the two physical tooth...
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7291011 |
Placing orthodontic objects along an archwire within a three-dimensional (3D) environment
A system automatically determines positions of orthodontic objects, such as teeth and/or orthodontic appliances, along an archwire within a three-dimensional (3D) environment based on a proposed...
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7273368 |
Virtual orthodontic treatment
A method for virtual orthodontic treatment is provided in which a virtual set of orthodontic components is associated, in a virtual space, with a first virtual three-dimensional image of teeth, and...
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7273367 |
System and method for separating three-dimensional models
A computer-implemented method separates first and second portions of a tooth by defining a cutting surface intersecting the first and second portions by specifying two points; and applying the...
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7252509 |
Tooth templates for bracket positioning and other uses
Templates are disclosed that permit an orthodontist to accurately place appliances such as bracket shims or brackets on a tooth or teeth at a desired position. The templates can be used for...
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7247021 |
Subdividing a digital dentition model
A computer or other digital circuitry is used to assist in the creation of a digital model of an individual component, such as a tooth or gum tissue, in a patient's dentition. The computer receives...
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7241142 |
Root-based tooth moving sequencing
Systems and methods are disclosed for repositioning the teeth of a patient by providing a digital model of each tooth of the patient; determining one or more root parameters from the digital model;...
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7234933 |
Dental appliance and method for reducing an amount of patient cooperation
A dental appliance, a system and a method for treating malocclusions minimize cooperation by a patient for treating the malocclusions. A reline material is insertable between the appliance and one...
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7234937 |
Unified workstation for virtual craniofacial diagnosis, treatment planning and therapeutics
An integrated system is described in which digital image data of a patient, obtained from a variety of image sources, including CT scanner, X-Ray, 2D or 3D scanners and color photographs, are...
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7229282 |
Providing custom orthodontic treatment with appliance components from inventory
Computer analysis is made of individual patient related data in order to select standard or pre-manufactured orthodontic appliances or appliance components ( 10 ) that are most likely to provide...
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7223099 |
Method of determining the selection of brackets which are to be used in the orthodontic treatment of teeth malposition
To determine the required torque angle of a bracket for the orthodontic treatment of teeth malposition the angle between the bracket plane and the axis-orbital plane is determined, for the...
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7220122 |
Systems and methods for positioning teeth
A computer-implemented method treats teeth by generating a digital arrangement of teeth; specifying a sequence of tooth movements to move the teeth to a target arrangement; and generating one or...
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