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Patent US7905725 - Clinician review of an orthodontic treatment plan and appliance - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA computer is used to create a plan for repositioning an orthodontic patient's teeth. The computer receives an initial digital data set representing the patient's teeth at their initial positions and a final digital data set representing the teeth at their final positions. The computer then uses the...http://www.google.com/patents/US7905725?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7905725 - Clinician review of an orthodontic treatment plan and applianceAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7905725 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/981,666Publication dateMar 15, 2011Filing dateOct 31, 2007Priority dateJun 20, 1997Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2346299A1, EP1119309A1, EP1119309A4, EP2289458A2, US8780106, US20080248443, US20110184762, US20140288894, WO2000019929A1, WO2000019929A9Publication number11981666, 981666, US 7905725 B2, US 7905725B2, US-B2-7905725, US7905725 B2, US7905725B2InventorsMuhammad Chishti, Andrew Beers, Huafeng Wen, Phillips Alexander BentonOriginal AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (100), Non-Patent Citations (153), Referenced by (2), Classifications (18), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetClinician review of an orthodontic treatment plan and applianceUS 7905725 B2Abstract A computer is used to create a plan for repositioning an orthodontic patient's teeth. The computer receives an initial digital data set representing the patient's teeth at their initial positions and a final digital data set representing the teeth at their final positions. The computer then uses the data sets to generate treatment paths along which teeth will move from the initial positions to the final positions.
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