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Patent US7578674 - Methods for correcting tooth movements midcourse in treatment - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAppliances are made using a dental mold representing a patient's dental configuration. In particular, thermoformable plastic positioning appliances which fit over the patient's teeth may be formed over a three-dimensional mold of the patient's dentition. An apparatus and methods which employ a manipulable...http://www.google.com/patents/US7578674?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7578674 - Methods for correcting tooth movements midcourse in treatmentAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7578674 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/375,602Publication dateAug 25, 2009Filing dateMar 13, 2006Priority dateDec 4, 1998Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6227851, US6394801, US6499997, US7037108, US20010007738, US20020094503, US20030049584, US20060257814, WO2000033759A1, WO2000033759A9Publication number11375602, 375602, US 7578674 B2, US 7578674B2, US-B2-7578674, US7578674 B2, US7578674B2InventorsMuhammad Chishti, Loc PhanOriginal AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (102), Non-Patent Citations (99), Referenced by (10), Classifications (18), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethods for correcting tooth movements midcourse in treatment
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