Patent ID: 11950976
Assignee: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A method of attaching an orthodontic attachment on a patient's teeth, the method comprising:
placing an etching template on the patient's dental arch, wherein the etching template includes a well that positions a compressible wafer with etch material absorbed therein at an attachment location on a tooth of the patient's dental arch to etch the attachment location, wherein the well includes an absorbent material positioned adjacent the compressible wafer to catch excess etch material from the compressible wafer;
placing an attachment template on the patient's dental arch, wherein the attachment template includes the orthodontic attachment and aligns the orthodontic attachment with the etched attachment location; and
attaching the orthodontic attachment to the etched attachment location.