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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2025
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Avi Kopelman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Allen Boronkay, San Jose, CA (US);
Peter Webber, Lafayette, CA (US);
Vadim Matov, San Jose, CA (US);
Srinivas Kaza, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ryan Kimura, San Jose, CA (US);
Yaser Shanjani, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Dental appliances for treatment of a patient's dentition are provided. In some embodiments, a dental appliance includes a plurality of 3D printed polymer layers, where the plurality of 3D printed polymer layers includes a plurality of sequentially polymerized appliance cross-sections. The dental appliance can include an appliance shell formed from the plurality of sequentially polymerized appliance cross-sections. The appliance shell can include a plurality of tooth receiving cavities formed from the plurality of sequentially polymerized appliance cross-sections, the plurality of tooth receiving cavities arranged to receive a dentition and to exert one or more forces on the dentition, and a plurality of variable thickness regions formed from the plurality of sequentially polymerized appliance cross-sections. The plurality of variable thickness regions can include a corresponding plurality of different appliance thicknesses, and the plurality of variable thickness regions can be arranged to implement one or more treatment outcomes.