Patent ID: 11969310
Assignee: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B  G | IPC A  B  G

Claim 0:
1. A dental model for facilitating placement of an orthodontic appliance on a patient's dentition, the dental model comprising:
a positive physical model of at least a portion of the patient's dentition, including one or more teeth,
wherein the one or more teeth of the positive physical model are configured to receive at least a portion of the orthodontic appliance and to constrain movement of the orthodontic appliance when disposed therein at a location corresponding to a targeted placement of the orthodontic appliance on the patient's dentition, wherein the orthodontic appliance is configured to be bonded on a tooth of the patient's dentition; and
wherein the location of the orthodontic appliance corresponds to only a buccal or lingual placement on the patient's dentition.