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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rick M. Matty, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Anthony W. Morefield, San Jose, CA (US);
Devin K. Webb, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 19/06 (2006.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 19/066 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 19/063 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments include dental appliances, dental appliance systems, and methods of making and using such appliances. In one embodiment, a dental appliance includes a shell having a number of cavities to receive one or more teeth, each cavity having an inner surface. Fewer than all cavities are scaled-up in size by a first selected percentage over one or more dimensions of a corresponding tooth surface to provide a uniform space between the cavity inner surface and the corresponding tooth surface.