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Patent US6948931 - Digitally modeling the deformation of gingival tissue during orthodontic ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA computer obtains a digital model of a patient's dentition, including a dental model representing the patient's teeth at a set of initial positions and a gingival model representing gum tissue surrounding the teeth. The computer then derives from the digital model an expected deformation of the gum...http://www.google.com/patents/US6948931?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6948931 - Digitally modeling the deformation of gingival tissue during orthodontic treatmentAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS6948931 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/691,942Publication dateSep 27, 2005Filing dateOct 22, 2003Priority dateMay 14, 1999Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6514074, US6685470, US20030039941, US20040081938Publication number10691942, 691942, US 6948931 B2, US 6948931B2, US-B2-6948931, US6948931 B2, US6948931B2InventorsMuhammad Chishti, Huafeng Wen, Elena Pavlovskaia, Ka Man CheangOriginal AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (89), Non-Patent Citations (92), Referenced by (17), Classifications (10), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDigitally modeling the deformation of gingival tissue during orthodontic treatment
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