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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2010
Michael Jahns, Gilching, DE;
Gallus Schechner, Seefeld, DE;
Martin Goetzinger, Eching am Ammersee, DE;
Holger Hauptmann, Sindelsdorf, DE;
Andreas Herrmann, Steinebach, DE;
Marco Sartory, Peissenberg, DE;
Michael Jahns, Gilching, DE;
Gallus Schechner, Seefeld, DE;
Martin Goetzinger, Eching am Ammersee, DE;
Holger Hauptmann, Sindelsdorf, DE;
Andreas Herrmann, Steinebach, DE;
Marco Sartory, Peissenberg, DE;
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A system and method for making a layered dental appliance. The system can include a first portion comprising a negative of a first layer of a layered dental appliance, and a second portion comprising a positive shape of a second layer of the layered dental appliance. The method can include providing a mold comprising a negative of an outer shape of a layered dental appliance, and positioning a slurry in the mold, forming a first layer of the layered dental appliance. The method can further include providing a solid structure comprising a positive shape of a second layer of the layered dental appliance, and pressing the solid structure into the slurry in the mold.