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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7658610 | Systems and methods for fabricating a dental template with a 3-D object placement 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 fabricating the dental template to locate the object at the predeter... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7641473 | Method and apparatus for digitally evaluating insertion quality of customized orthodontic arch wire A method and apparatus is provided for digitally checking the insertion quality of a target customized virtual arch wire designed during treatment planning prior to actually manufacturing the target arch wire. The method includes the steps of digitally simulating th... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7637740 | Systems and methods for temporally 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. ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 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, the second tooth being adjacent the first tooth, fastening a third br... | 12/01/2009 |
| 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 fabricating the dental template to locate the object at the predeter... | 10/13/2009 |
| 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 as a lab or precision appliance manufacturing center. The workstation ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 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 a model of the patient's tooth at the initial position; places an obj... | 08/25/2009 |
| 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 over a three-dimensional mold of the patient's dentition. An apparatu... | 08/25/2009 |
| 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 with a marking member for making a visible mark on a surface, the dev... | 07/07/2009 |
| 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 least one cavity for releasably receiving an orthodontic appliance, a... | 07/07/2009 |
| 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 tooth are proximal to one another by an image acquisition unit which t... | 03/24/2009 |
| 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 be used to track the patient-specific material starting with the takin... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7458812 | Three-dimensional occlusal and interproximal contact detection and display using virtual tooth models Occlusal contact between upper and lower virtual three-dimensional teeth of a patient when the upper and lower arches are in an occlused condition are determined and displayed to the user on a user interface of a general purpose computing device. Various techniques ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 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 and is made of a relatively rigid thermoset material. Each stop member... | 11/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 of an orthodontic patient. The processing then continues by retrieving... | 09/09/2008 |
| 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 spacer material is removed from the tooth replica and orthodontic appli... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404714 | 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 spacer material is removed from the tooth replica and orthodontic appli... | 07/29/2008 |
| 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 representation of a three-dimensional teeth arrangement of one or both jaws of the... | 07/01/2008 |
| 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 data points. Individual teeth from the virtual model can be manually s... | 06/17/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 appliance, a tooth positioner, a polymeric shell, or preprogrammed series of ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7367801 | Method for precisely-positioned production of a cavity, especially a bone cavity and instrument therefor The invention relates to a method for precisely-positioned production of a cavity, especially a bone cavity, at a preparation point by means of a hand instrument, comprising the following steps: calculation of position-dependent surface characteristics from a three-... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 appliances are detachably connected to the tray along the channel, and eac... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364429 | Methods and apparatus for determining horizontal and vertical plane orientation for construction of dental prostheses Methods and systems for establishing dental bite planes in relation to the relative vertical and horizontal planes of a patient's face and head. A U-shaped bite fork, which can be held by the patient's teeth or gums, may be attached to a connection system that attac... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365863 | System and method for recalculating analysis report of 3D scan data Disclosed is a system and method for allowing analysis results of scan data to have supplemental geometry and various measurements generated from the supplemental geometry or mutual common relations between geometric tolerances, and when the scan data changes, the a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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, the library of bracket comprises a library of commercially available... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363239 | Arrangement for producing complete or partial dental products An arrangement for producing at least a part of a dental product including an interface configured to receive and transmit ordering and manufacturing data from a plurality of users of different dental treatment systems. Ordering, manufacturing, and quality operating... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 interactively arriving at a final, desired treatment set-up for the patie... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362890 | Registration of 3-D imaging of 3-D objects A three-dimensional-based modeling method and system designed for dentistry and related medical (and appropriate non-medical) applications. Data capture means produces a point cloud representing the three-dimensional surface of an object (e.g., dental arch). Three-d... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357635 | 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 body with an expansion screw that fits within the mouth of the patient;... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357633 | Device for correction of the form of upper jaw The invention relates to the medicine, in particularly, in orthodontics, and can be used during the correction of the form of upper jaw, namely, dental, alveolar and basal arches. The task of the group of inventions is to ensure increased functionalities of the devi... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 virtual archwire. The movement of objects along the archwire may be use... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 has, for each tooth with respect to which it is desired to align an orth... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347686 | Method and apparatus using a scanned image for marking bracket locations Locating the physical placement location of a plurality of brackets on a patient's study cast includes obtaining an array of data points from a study cast and generating a virtual model of a dental impression from the array of scanned data points, Individual teeth f... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343026 | Operation recognition system enabling operator to give instruction without device operation An operation recognition system including an object to be operated, at least one camera, a processor, and a controller. At least one camera is configured to acquire image data of an operator in a predetermined period of time, and a processor is configured to perform... | 03/11/2008 |