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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2025
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Mitra Derakhshan, Herndon, VA (US);
Jun Sato, San Jose, CA (US);
Crystal Tjhia, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bastien Pesenti, San Jose, CA (US);
Jessica H. Schiltz, San Jose, CA (US);
Palak Mittal, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for orthodontic treatment planning, including determining whether and how to activate existing attachments for use in secondary treatment. In some cases, activation may be by the dental appliance rather than through the attachment object. The secondary treatment may be needed to further treat the patient's teeth. The existing attachments may have been used as part of a previous treatment plan. A scan of the patient's teeth with the attachments is used as a basis to determine whether the existing attachments have a suitable shape and/or other characteristics for activation. If one or more of the existing attachments is determined to be suitable for activation, a secondary treatment plan can be generated based on activation of the existing attachments.
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