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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2019
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Jun Sato, San Jose, CA (US);
Allen Boronkay, San Jose, CA (US);
Yaser Shanjani, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Reza Shirazi Aghjari, San Jose, CA (US);
Avi Kopelman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Andrew Jang, San Mateo, CA (US);
Jihua Cheng, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric Kuo, San Jose, CA (US);
Vladimir Shelbakh, Hayward, CA (US);
Bastien Pesenti, San Jose, CA (US);
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for 3D imaging to measure the shape of orthodontic aligners, teeth, and other oral structures simultaneously, in-vivo or in-vitro. These methods and apparatuses may be used to determine contact locations of aligners with teeth and/or teeth with other teeth with very high precision, including determining the size of gaps where they are not in contact. These measurements may be used design, modify or replace an aligner and/or to verify aligner fit. 3D models of the whole aligner and teeth may be generated.