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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert E. Tricca, Danville, CA (US);
Eric Kuo, Foster City, CA (US);
Peter G. Knopp, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Choi Woncheol, San Jose, CA (US);
Craig R. Bruns, Danville, CA (US);
Assignee:
Align Technology, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 3/00 ;
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for forming a pontic in a polymeric shell dental appliance, including providing a polymeric shell dental appliance of the type which is removably placeable over a patient's dentition, said shell having a concave trough which conforms to the teeth when the appliance is placed over the dentition and a location in the trough corresponding to a missing tooth; and depositing a flexible, durably affixed material in the location to form the pontic.