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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2022
Applicant:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jon Moss, Antioch, CA (US);
Rok Sribar, Auburn, CA (US);
Assignee:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/02 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/14 (2006.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/02 (2013.01); A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 7/146 (2013.01); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A dental template for positioning one or more objects on teeth of a patient is disclosed. The dental template can include a plurality of teeth-receiving cavities that further incldue occlusal surface that correspond to occlusal surfaces of teeth. The template can also inclue buccal surfaces that conform to buccal tooth surfaces. The buccal surfaces of the template can include openings to control placement of one or more objects on the patient's teeth.