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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2023
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Ryan Kimura, San Jose, CA (US);
John Morton, San Jose, CA (US);
Richard Shaw, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Chunhua Li, Cupertino, CA (US);
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for adjusting an arch of teeth. An upper dental appliance may include an arch element that is wider than a width of a patient's upper arch such that, when the patient wears the upper dental appliance. The upper dental appliance may apply a transverse expansion force on opposing posterior teeth of the patient's upper arch for widening the width of the patient's upper arch. A lower dental appliance may include a shell having cavities that are shaped to receive teeth of the patient's lower arch. The shell may be shaped to apply a force to reposition one or more of the teeth of the patient's lower arch from a first arrangement toward a second arrangement in accordance with a stage of a treatment plan.