Patent ID: 8517726
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A removable dental positioning appliance, comprising: a plurality of at least three shell portions positionable in a patient's mouth at a same time and usable during a first orientation, each having a number of individual cavities shaped therein to receive and completely cover an occlusal surface and labial and lingual surfaces toward a gingival line of one tooth per individual cavity and wherein each of the plurality of at least three shell portions is formed to be separate from each of the other plurality of shell portions and reusable from the first orientation to a successive orientation; and a pre-bent resilient component releasably attached to the plurality of shell portions via a number of attachment members located on the plurality of shell portions; wherein at least one of the pre-bent resilient component, and one or more of the plurality of shell portions at the same time provides one or more forces to reposition one or more teeth from the first orientation to the successive orientation.