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Patent US7121825 - Tooth positioning appliances and systems - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn improved dental appliance system, and methods for using and fabricating the improved appliance, including a polymeric overlay or shell having a teeth-receiving cavity formed therein and a wire mounted on or embedded in the polymeric shell. The dental appliance having the necessary stiffness or strength...http://www.google.com/patents/US7121825?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7121825 - Tooth positioning appliances and systemsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7121825 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/799,432Publication dateOct 17, 2006Filing dateMar 12, 2004Priority dateNov 30, 1998Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20040209218Publication number10799432, 799432, US 7121825 B2, US 7121825B2, US-B2-7121825, US7121825 B2, US7121825B2InventorsMuhammad Chishti, Loc X. Phan, Ross J. Miller, Eric KuoOriginal AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (102), Non-Patent Citations (99), Referenced by (12), Classifications (12), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetTooth positioning appliances and systems
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