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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2024
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
Systems and methods for fabricating dental appliances are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes determining an appliance geometry for a dental appliance, where the appliance geometry includes a first region representing a first shell portion having a first set of cavities configured to receive one or more first teeth at a first side of a dental arch of a patient, a second region representing a second shell portion having a second set of cavities configured to receive one or more second teeth at a second side of the dental arch, and a third region representing an integrally formed arch expander configured to exert forces to increase a width of the dental arch. The method can also include generating instructions for fabricating the dental appliance having the appliance geometry via an additive manufacturing process, and using the instructions to instruct a fabrication system to fabricate the dental appliance.