Patent ID: 11864972
Assignee: PERIOTECH, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for seating one or more orthodontic aligner, comprising:
identifying a patient using one or more orthodontic aligner;
providing the patient with a light-based aligner seating device having a mouthpiece comprising:
a light source, wherein the light source comprises a plurality of emitters for contacting and
directing the light to the one or more orthodontic aligner; and
a plurality of sensors to determine a gap between an expected reflectance and a measured reflectance from the light source to determine if the aligners seat properly on the dentition;
wherein the aligner seating device can adjust a plurality of parameters of each emitter to impart a sufficient amount of pliability to different areas of the aligner based on the detected fit of the aligners
providing instructions for using the light-based aligner seating device, the instructions comprising: placing the mouthpiece over the one or more orthodontic aligner;
applying light radiation for a session to allow full seating of the one or more orthodontic aligner on the teeth.