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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2014
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Ken Wu, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric E. Kuo, San Jose, CA (US);
Mitra Derakhshan, Herndon, VA (US);
Crystal Tjhia, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Eric Yau, Saratoga, CA (US);
Allen R. Boronkay, San Jose, CA (US);
Chunhua Li, Cupertino, CA (US);
Gleb Krivovyaz, Moscow, RU;
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides method, computing device readable medium, and devices for dental appliances with repositioning jaw elements. An example of a method can include identifying a misaligned jaw of a patient from a virtual image of the patient's jaw, providing a treatment plan for the patient including a virtual model of a dental appliance having a first shell and a second shell configured to reposition at least one tooth of the patient, and adjusting the position of the repositioning jaw elements on the first shell and the second shell to comply with a number of constraints. The virtual model of the dental appliance including repositioning jaw elements on the first shell and the second shell configured to move a position of the misaligned jaw of the patient.