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Patent US7837469 - System for determining final position of teeth - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn apparatus and method define a fit a set of upper and lower teeth in a masticatory system of a patient by generating a computer representation of the masticatory system of the patient; and determining an occlusion from the computer representation of the masticatory system using one or more keys....http://www.google.com/patents/US7837469?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7837469 - System for determining final position of teethAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7837469 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/981,724Publication dateNov 23, 2010Priority dateNov 30, 1998Fee statusPaidAlso published asDE60039296D1, US6406292, US6457972, US6685469, US7377778, US8651859, US9320575, US20020064748, US20030064345, US20080166676, US20110112804, US20140129186, US20160128802Publication number11981724, 981724, US 7837469 B2, US 7837469B2, US-B2-7837469, US7837469 B2, US7837469B2InventorsMuhammad Ziaullah Khan Chishti, Andrew C. BeersOriginal AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (74), Non-Patent Citations (154), Referenced by (5), Classifications (16), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem for determining final position of teeth
US 7837469 B2Abstract
1. A computer program for use in a system for defining a fit between a set of upper and lower teeth in a masticatory system of a patient and planning orthodontic treatment, the computer program residing on a computer-readable storage medium and comprising instructions operable to cause a programmable processor to:
output data for generating a patient removable appliance for each of a plurality of the arrangements, the patient removable appliances having teeth receiving cavities, the cavities of successive appliances having different geometries shaped to receive and resiliently reposition the teeth from one arrangement toward a successive arrangement.
2. The computer program of claim 1, wherein determining an occlusion includes using one or more keys.
3. The computer program of claim 2, wherein one of the keys is based on a molar relationship, a crown angulation, a crown inclination, a tooth rotation, a tooth contact point, or an occlusal plane.
4. The computer program of claim 1, wherein determining an occlusion includes simulating jaw motions involving contact between a set of upper and lower teeth of a patient's teeth.
5. The computer program of claim 4, wherein the simulated jaw motion is supplied using a library of motions.
6. The computer program of claim 5, wherein the simulated jaw motion is a protrusive motion, a lateral motion, or a tooth guided motion.
7. The computer program of claim 4, wherein determining an occlusion further includes occluding a first permanent molar with a second permanent molar.
8. The computer program of claim 4, wherein the teeth include canines and premolars and wherein the canines and premolars have a cusp-embrasure relationship buccally and a cusp-fossa relationship lingually.
9. The computer program of claim 1, wherein determining an occlusion includes:
10. A computer program for use in a system for defining a fit between a set of upper and lower teeth in a masticatory system of a patient and planning orthodontic treatment, the computer program residing on a computer-readable storage medium and comprising instructions operable to cause a programmable processor to:
output data for fabricating a patient removable appliance for each of a plurality of the arrangements, the patient removable appliances having teeth receiving cavities, the cavities of successive appliances having different geometries shaped to receive and resiliently reposition the teeth from one arrangement toward a successive arrangement.
11. The computer program of claim 10, wherein the occlusion index used is a Peer Assessment Rating index.
12. The computer program of claim 10, wherein occlusion index reducing movements are selected from attempted movements.
13. A method for defining a fit between a set of upper and lower teeth in a masticatory system of a patient and planning orthodontic treatment, comprising:
14. The method of claim 13, further comprising matching teeth of the digital model of the patient's teeth comprising mid-treatment dental information with a previously developed digital model of the patient's teeth.
15. The method of claim 13, wherein the second desired arrangement is further based upon optimizing placement of teeth by selecting occlusion index reducing movements to one or more teeth.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the occlusion index used is a Peer Assessment Rating index.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein occlusion index reducing movements are selected from attempted movements. Description
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/280,509, filed Oct. 25, 2002, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/047,078, filed Jan. 14, 2002, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/313,291, filed May 13, 1999 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,406,292), which is a non-provisional of Application No. 60/110,189, filed Nov. 30, 1998. The full disclosures of the above applications are incorporated herein by reference.
FIG. 2C shows one adjustment appliance 111 which is worn by the patient in order to achieve an incremental repositioning of individual teeth in the jaw as described generally above. The appliance is a polymeric shell having a teeth receiving cavity. This is described in U.S. application Ser. No. 09/169,036, filed Oct. 8, 1998, which claims priority from U.S. application Ser. No. 08/947,080, filed Oct. 8, 1997, which in turn claims priority from provisional application No. 60/050,352, filed Jun. 20, 1997 (collectively the “prior applications”), the full disclosures of which are incorporated by reference.
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