Systems and methods for varying elastic modulus appliances
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61C-003/00
A61C-007/08
A61C-007/00
A61C-007/36
A61C-019/00
출원번호
US-0298030
(2014-06-06)
등록번호
US-9351809
(2016-05-31)
발명자
/ 주소
Phan, Loc X.
Chishti, Muhammad
Miller, Ross J.
Vandenberg, H. Robert
Kuo, Eric
출원인 / 주소
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
대리인 / 주소
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
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초록▼
The present invention provides improved devices, systems and methods for repositioning teeth from an initial tooth arrangement to a final tooth arrangement. Repositioning is accomplished with a system comprising a series of polymeric shell appliances configured to receive the teeth and incrementally
The present invention provides improved devices, systems and methods for repositioning teeth from an initial tooth arrangement to a final tooth arrangement. Repositioning is accomplished with a system comprising a series of polymeric shell appliances configured to receive the teeth and incrementally reposition individual teeth in a series of successive steps. The individual appliances may be formed from layers having different stiffnesses (elastic moduluses), and the stiffnesses of successive appliances may be different, or both.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for moving one or more of a patient's teeth, the method comprising: providing a first shell appliance for placement in the patient's mouth, the first shell appliance having cavities shaped to receive the patient's teeth; andproviding a second shell appliance for placement in the patient'
1. A method for moving one or more of a patient's teeth, the method comprising: providing a first shell appliance for placement in the patient's mouth, the first shell appliance having cavities shaped to receive the patient's teeth; andproviding a second shell appliance for placement in the patient's mouth in place of the first shell appliance, the second shell appliance having cavities shaped to receive the patient's teeth,wherein at least one of the first shell appliance or the second shell appliance comprises: a first reinforcement mesh embedded in a first layer of the at least one shell appliance;a second reinforcement mesh embedded in a second layer of the at least one shell appliance; andan overlapping portion comprising the first layer overlapped with the second layer, wherein the overlapping portion comprises a stiffness greater than a stiffness of the first layer and a stiffness of the second layer. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first or second reinforcement meshes comprises a metal, alloy, polymer filament, wire, or braid structure. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one shell appliance further comprises a non-overlapping portion, and wherein the stiffness of the overlapping portion is greater than a stiffness of the non-overlapping portion. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the overlapping portion at least partially covers at least one of a buccal portion of a tooth or a lingual portion of the tooth, and wherein the non-overlapping portion at least partially covers a remaining portion of the tooth including an occlusal surface of the tooth. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the overlapping portion differs in stiffness from the non-overlapping portion along at least one of: (1) a mesial-distal axis, (2) a facial-lingual axis, or (3) a gingival-crown axis. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first layer of the at least one shell appliance is configured to engage the patient's teeth. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first or second reinforcement meshes is arranged within the entirety of the at least one shell appliance. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first layer of the at least one shell appliance having the first reinforcement mesh and the second layer of the at least one shell appliance having the second reinforcement mesh differ in at least one of the following aspects: elastic modulus, polymer type, or thickness. 9. The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing a third shell appliance for placement in the patient's mouth, the third shell appliance having cavities shaped to receive the patient's teeth,wherein the third shell appliance has an elastic modulus that is lower than an elastic modulus of the first shell appliance and an elastic modulus of the second shell appliance. 10. A method for producing a shell appliance, the method comprising: providing a mold of dental features;forming a first layer of a material having an embedded first reinforcement mesh over a first portion of the mold;forming a second layer of material having an embedded second reinforcement mesh over a second portion of the mold; andlaminating the first and second layers into an integral appliance, wherein the integral appliance comprises an overlapping portion comprising the first layer overlapped with the second layer, the overlapping portion comprising a stiffness greater than a stiffness of the first layer and a stiffness of the second layer. 11. The method of claim 10, further comprising segmenting the first layer into separate segments which conform to individual teeth or groups of teeth. 12. The method of claim 10, wherein the first layer has a higher elastic modulus than an elastic modulus of the second layer. 13. The method of claim 10, wherein the integral appliance further comprises a non-overlapping portion, and wherein the stiffness of the overlapping portion is greater than a stiffness of the non-overlapping portion. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the overlapping portion at least partially covers at least one of a buccal portion of a tooth or a lingual portion of the tooth, and wherein the non-overlapping portion at least partially covers a remaining portion of the tooth including an occlusal surface of the tooth. 15. The method of claim 10, wherein the forming steps comprise at least one of thermoforming, reaction casting, coating, treating, or altering. 16. The method of claim 10, wherein the forming steps occur simultaneously. 17. The method of claim 10, wherein the forming steps occur in succession. 18. The method of claim 10, further comprising removing material from the first layer prior to forming the second layer.
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