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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2020
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Rene Sterental, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Lou Shuman, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Maia Singer, Campbell, CA (US);
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for providing orthodontic treatment may include identifying an orthodontic treatment plan for a patient's teeth, identifying a first batch of orthodontic appliances to implement a first phase of the orthodontic treatment plan, obtaining a digital representation of the patient's teeth during the first phase of the orthodontic treatment plan, determining, based on the digital representation, whether or not the patient's teeth accord with one or more customized treatment guidelines for the patient's teeth; identifying, based on a determination whether or not the patient's teeth accords with the one or more customized treatment guidelines, one or more tasks for administering a second phase of the treatment plan to the patient's teeth, and providing a set of orthodontic appliances to a dental practitioner.