Patent ID: 9466151
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: A61C,G06F,G06T

Claim Text:
1. A method for offsetting one or more undesired effects of bracket-slot-to-wire play comprising space between a bracket slot and a sliding segment of a customized archwire occupying said bracket slot, wherein said customized archwire comprises alternating sliding straight segments interconnected by segments with bends and/or twists in three-dimensional space, using a workstation, comprising the steps of: a obtaining data from orthodontic treatment plan of a patient comprising planned displacements of teeth, type and placement of brackets on said teeth of said patient, and customized archwire; b selecting a tooth of said patient, and identifying bracket assigned to said tooth and segment of said customized archwire designated for sliding through slot in said bracket; c obtaining dimensions of said slot in said bracket; d obtaining dimensions of cross-section of said archwire; e calculating bracket-slot-to-wire play for said sliding archwire segment from said dimensions of said slot in said bracket and said dimensions of said cross-section of said archwire; and f determining compensation into said sliding archwire segment for offsetting said one or more undesired effects from said bracket-slot-to-wire play in order to realize said planned displacement of said tooth of said patient during said orthodontic treatment.