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Patent US8070487 - System and method for positioning teeth - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsMethods and apparatus fit a set of upper and lower teeth in a masticatory system by generating a computer representation of the masticatory system and computing an occlusion based on interactions in the computer representation of the masticatory system....http://www.google.com/patents/US8070487?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8070487 - System and method for positioning teethAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8070487 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/981,680Publication dateDec 6, 2011Priority dateJun 20, 1997Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2346784A1, DE69941932D1, EP1178760A1, EP1178760A4, EP1178760B1, US6450807, US6786721, US7331783, US8858227, US9220579, US20020119423, US20040170943, US20080187879, US20120225400, US20130085721, WO2000019932A1, WO2000019932A9Publication number11981680, 981680, US 8070487 B2, US 8070487B2, US-B2-8070487, US8070487 B2, US8070487B2InventorsMuhammad Chishti, Andrew BeersOriginal AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (174), Non-Patent Citations (161), Referenced by (6), Classifications (14), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem and method for positioning teeth
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