Patent ID: 7819659
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: A61C,B33Y

Abstract:
1. A method for organizing dental aligners for a subject, comprising: fabricating a plurality of dental aligners in a sheet of an aligner-making material using a plurality of dental arch models, wherein the plurality of aligners comprises at least one aligner having an alternative shape, wherein the dental aligners are configured to move the subject's teeth in a plurality of steps during the orthodontic treatment and wherein the plurality of aligners are in a sequential order representing an order in which the plurality of aligners will be worn by the subject; and cutting the sheet of the aligner-making material having the fabricated dental aligners along gingival lines of each of the aligners and removing sheet material cut from along the gingival lines, while maintaining a portion of the aligner-making material as a frangible connector between adjacent dental aligners, to form a connected array of dental aligners.