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Orthodontic aligners and devices, methods, systems, and computer programs utilizing same

A technology of aligners, teeth, applied in the direction of application, dentistry, sensors, etc., which can solve the problems of not choosing a good candidate orthodontic treatment, miscalculation, tooth movement stage not going as planned, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-03-15
ORMCO CORP
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Other problems include miscalculation of treatments by the orthodontist or treatment professional, failure to select good candidates for orthodontic treatment, and tooth movement phases not going as planned

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[0035] Embodiments of the present invention relate to an apparatus for quantifying the amount of force applied to a tooth during orthodontic treatment of the tooth with aligners and thereafter using the collected information to provide a patient with a more effective orthodontic experience, Systems, methods and computer program products. Embodiments of the present invention may be practiced with an aligner having multiple sensors disposed therein, where each sensor is positioned to align with a particular tooth of the patient. The sensor may be disposed or encapsulated between the first and second layers of the orthosis. The sensor may include a deformable layer disposed between two sensing electrodes such that an output signal emitted by the sensor in response to receiving an input signal varies according to a relative spacing between the two sensing electrodes. Instrumentation may be provided to sense the output signal from each sensor and derive a pressure reading based on...

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Devices, methods, systems, and computer program products for quantifying the amount of pressure exerted on a tooth or a set of teeth by an aligner. The quantification may be facilitated by a sensor disposed in the aligner and the sensor may be configured to generate an output signal signifying the amount of pressure in response to receiving an input signal. The input signal may be generated by a detection instrument or a computing device. The amount of pressure may be stored in a treatment tracking software and / or treatment tracking database for review and consideration by a treatment professional. The treatment professional may thereafter make decisions about the orthodontic treatment based on quantified amount of pressure on the tooth or set of teeth.

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[0001] CROSS REFERENCES RELATED TO THIS APPLICATION [0002] This application claims the benefit of US Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 212,103, filed August 31, 2015, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference. technical field [0003] The present invention relates generally to orthodontic appliances, and in particular to an apparatus, method, system and computer program product for quantifying the amount of force applied to a tooth during orthodontic treatment of the tooth with the appliance. The present invention also generally relates to using the collected information to provide patients with a more effective orthodontic experience. Background technique [0004] Aligners are a series of tight-fitting, custom-made retainers that fit over your teeth. Orthodontic aligners are typically used for patients with mild or moderate crowding of teeth or with minor gap problems. Patients with severe crowding or clearance problems, severe underbite, se...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61C7/00A61C19/04
CPCA61C7/002A61C19/04A61C7/08G16H70/20A61B5/0022A61B5/682A61B5/742A61B5/746A61B5/7465A61B2562/0247
Inventor S·S·艾罗丁J·E·洛佩兹
Owner ORMCO CORP