Patent ID: 6905337
Filing Date: 2005-06-14
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A method of making an orthodontic template for use in assisting a user in placing an appliance on a tooth, comprising the steps of: creating a design of an orthodontic template through treatment planning using a computer containing a three-dimensional virtual model of the teeth of a patient and the location of virtual appliances on said three-dimensional virtual model; generating said orthodontic template from a flexible sheet of material using said design of said orthodontic template; said template indicating the outline of said teeth; and sizing and shaping said flexible sheet of material so as to be able to be placed onto at least one tooth or a model of least one tooth of a set of teeth of said patient, said sheet of material having one or more marks indicating the location and orientation of where said appliance is to be placed on said at least one tooth or said model of at least one tooth; said sheet of material having a tooth-facing surface adapted for positioning on the surface of said tooth in a reference position wherein said one or more marks accurately indicate the proper location for said appliance.