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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7452207 | Methods and systems for modeling bite registration The present invention provides methods and devices for determining an axis of upper and lower jaw articulation of a patient and modeling jaw movement about such an axis, particularly with the use of computerized visual images. The methods comprise providing digital ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7448514 | Storage system for dental devices A container for storing dental devices includes a container body adapted to hold the dental devices and a dispensing mechanism configured to dispense one of the dental devices when the dispensing mechanism is triggered. ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7442040 | Template for veneer application In one aspect, a method for producing digital models of dental positioning appliances includes providing a digital model of a patient's dentition including teeth; providing a digital model of a veneer covering the patient's teeth; positioning the digital model of th... | 10/28/2008 |
| 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 malocclusion treatment plan implementing the selected tooth treatment patte... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435084 | System and methods for casting physical tooth model A casting chamber for casting a physical tooth model representing a patient's tooth includes a chamber body and a lid. The chamber body includes a cavity adapted to hold a negative impression of the patient's tooth and to receive a cast material, wherein the negativ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433810 | Efficient data representation of teeth model A computer-implemented method for generating a computer model of one or more teeth by receiving a digital data set of meshes representing the teeth; creating a parametric representation of the digital data set; and displaying the computer model of the teeth using th... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428481 | Efficient data representation of teeth model A computer-implemented method generates a computer model of one or more teeth by receiving as input a digital data set of meshes representing the teeth; selecting a curved coordinate system with mappings to and from a 3D space; and generating a function in the curve... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7384266 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing and constructing a physical dental arch model A method produces a physical dental arch model based on a three-dimensional (3D) digital dental arch model. The method includes smoothening the digital dental arch model to make the digital dental arch model suitable for CNC based manufacturing, segmenting the digit... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383198 | Delivery information systems and methods Systems and methods support dental patient scheduling relating to one or more dental appliances by communicating manufacturing progress information with a patient computer over a wide area network; and performing patient scheduling when one or more dental appliances... | 06/03/2008 |
| 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 determining an occlusion from the computer representation of the masticator... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7373286 | Efficient data representation of teeth model A computer-implemented method generates a computer model of one or more teeth by receiving as input a digital data set of meshes representing the teeth; selecting a curved coordinate system with mappings to and from a 3D space; and generating a function in the curve... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361020 | Dental tray containing radiopaque materials A method to create a digital model of a patient's teeth includes taking an impression of the patient's teeth using a radiopaque dental tray; scanning the impression and the dental tray using a dental tray containing a radiopaque agent; scanning the impression and th... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 orientation; and mapping the digital model of the dental appliance to the sta... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 to one tooth member to move the tooth in six degrees of freedom rela... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354270 | Surgical dental appliance A dental splint includes upper and lower appliances having cavities shaped to receive teeth on a patient's maxillary and mandibular arches, respectively; and a connection member adapted to fixedly secure the upper and lower appliances together. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7335024 | Methods for producing non-interfering tooth models A method produces a physical dental arch model having at least two physical tooth models. The method includes detecting the interference between two physical tooth models. If interference is detected between the first physical tooth model and the second physical too... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 in the computer representation of the masticatory system. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 reposition the teeth from an initial tooth arrangement, through a pl... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 element model of the shape and material of each of a sequence of applian... | 01/22/2008 |
| 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 each of the two physical tooth models and digitally representing the ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306152 | Identification of units in customized production Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying a mass-customized part by encoding a part identification into a multi-dimensional bar code; and using a stereolithography apparatus (SLA) to make the part with multi-dimensional bar code embedded therein. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 models by a mesh of points in three dimensions, interpolating the meshes ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 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 cutting surface to the tooth to separate the tooth into two portions.... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7261533 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing dental aligners Embodiments of the invention provide a method and apparatus for manufacturing dental aligners. The system includes a workpiece introduction system having at least one workpiece preparation chamber. The system further has a mold manipulation system, having a mold int... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255561 | Method and kits for forming pontics in polymeric shell aligners Systems and methods are disclosed for forming a pontic in a polymeric shell dental appliance, including providing a polymeric shell dental appliance of the type which is removably placeable over a patient's dentition, said shell having a concave trough which conform... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 a data set that forms a three-dimensional (3D) representation of the... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245977 | Systems and methods for mass customization A method facilitates mass customization of an object by generating a template representing data common to the object; generating specific data to customize the object in conjunction with the template; and fabricating a customized version of the object. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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; and digitally moving one or more tooth models and evaluating a treat... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 more appliances in accordance with the specified sequence of tooth move... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7201576 | Method and kits for forming pontics in polymeric shell aligners Systems and methods are disclosed for forming a pontic in a polymeric shell dental appliance, including providing a polymeric shell dental appliance of the type which is removably placeable over a patient's dentition, said shell having a concave trough which conform... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7192275 | Methods for correcting deviations in preplanned tooth rearrangements Orthodontic treatment is achieved using a series of successive, removable repositioning appliances, such as thin polymeric shell appliances referred to as aligners. A set of aligners is originally provided to the patient. If the patient's treatment goes off course u... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7092784 | Systems and methods for forming an object A method produces an object using thermal-forming by positioning a die representative of the object in a chamber; positioning a sheet of material over the die; pressurizing the chamber; and delivering a beam of energy over the sheet and the die to form the object. | 08/15/2006 |
| 6318994 | Tooth path treatment plan A computer-implemented system creates a plan to reposition a patient's teeth from a set of initial tooth positions to a set of final tooth positions. The system receives an initial digital data set representing the teeth at the initial positions; receives... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6309215 | Attachment devices and method for a dental applicance The present invention provides improved systems and methods for removably attaching a dental positioning appliance to the dental features of a patient during orthodontic treatment. Such removable dental positioning appliances are often preferred over conv... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6299440 | System and method for producing tooth movement The present invention provides methods and systems of repositioning teeth for use in orthodontic treatment, with particular applicability to removable elastic repositioning appliances. Such appliances may be challenged by traditional tooth movements which... | 10/09/2001 |
