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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2020
Applicant:
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
David Christopher Leeson, North Tustin, CA (US);
Michael J. Selberis, Coto de Caza, CA (US);
Sergey Nikolskiy, Coto de Caza, CA (US);
Assignee:
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/393 (2017.01); A61C 5/20 (2017.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61C 7/16 (2006.01); A61C 13/00 (2006.01); A61C 13/271 (2006.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 5/20 (2017.02); A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 7/16 (2013.01); A61C 13/0013 (2013.01); A61C 13/26 (2013.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B29L 2031/753 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are example embodiments of methods and systems for improving teeth appearance and repositioning of the teeth. One of the systems is an appliance that includes: an outer shell with simulated teeth that approximate a final teeth arrangement; and inner cavities configured to receive a patient's teeth and to incrementally reposition the teeth toward the final teeth arrangement.