Patent ID: 11957531
Assignee: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. An orthodontic system for treating a patient's teeth based on a treatment plan, the orthodontic system comprising:
at least one orthodontic appliance, wherein the at least one orthodontic appliance corresponds to a treatment stage in the treatment plan, further wherein the at least one orthodontic appliance comprises one or more sensors; and
a processor in communication with the one or more sensors, wherein the processor is configured to:
receive sensor data from the one or more sensors of the at least one orthodontic appliance, the sensor data corresponding to a force acting on one or more teeth, wherein the one or more sensors comprise one or more force-dependent resistive materials on the orthodontic appliance;
predict tooth movement based on the sensor data, wherein predicting the tooth movement comprises predicting how much the one or more teeth will move based on a direction and a magnitude of the force;
determine an expected tooth movement based on the treatment stage of the treatment plan;
compare the predicted tooth movement to the expected tooth movement to determine whether the predicted tooth movement matches the expected tooth movement; and
modify the treatment plan if the predicted tooth movement does not match the expected tooth movement.