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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2020
Lightforce Orthodontics, Inc, Cambridge, MA (US);
Alfred Charles Griffin, III, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Dylan Winchell, Canton, MA (US);
Alexander Yarmarkovich, Swampscott, MA (US);
LightForce Orthodontics, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments may provide Bite Opening Devices (BODs) that are quicker and easier to place and provide improved accuracy. For example, a method may include using a computer system to perform: receiving data relating to teeth and jaws of a person, identifying a hinge axis of the jaw in three dimensional space using the data relating to teeth and jaws of a person, rotating the jaw to provide a desired clearance of the teeth, placing at least one Bite Opening Device on the teeth so as to provide the desired clearance of the teeth, and generating data defining a bonding tray to fit over the teeth, the bonding tray including a void corresponding to each Bite Opening Device, the generated data defining the bonding tray to be used for manufacturing the bonding tray using additive manufacturing.