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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2012
Vadim Matov, San Jose, CA (US);
Igor Faradjev, Campbell, CA (US);
Bastien Pesenti, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Sergey Geyn, Rula, RU;
Konstantin Tenzin, Moscow Region, RU;
Vadim Matov, San Jose, CA (US);
Igor Faradjev, Campbell, CA (US);
Bastien Pesenti, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Sergey Geyn, Rula, RU;
Konstantin Tenzin, Moscow Region, RU;
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure includes computing device related, systems, and methods for identifying force placed on a tooth are described herein. One method includes receiving initial orthodontic data (IOD) including teeth data; creating a virtual set of teeth from the IOD; receiving dental appliance information including at least one of dental appliance material properties and characteristics; virtually placing a dental appliance, formed from the dental appliance information, onto the virtual set of teeth; and determining one or more forces applied to the teeth based on information from the IOD and dental appliance information.