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Patent US7377778 - 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/US7377778?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7377778 - System for determining final position of teethAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7377778 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/280,509Publication dateMay 27, 2008Filing dateOct 25, 2002Priority dateNov 30, 1998Fee statusPaidAlso published asDE60039296D1, US6406292, US6457972, US6685469, US7837469, US8651859, US9320575, US20020064748, US20030064345, US20080166676, US20110112804, US20140129186, US20160128802Publication number10280509, 280509, US 7377778 B2, US 7377778B2, US-B2-7377778, US7377778 B2, US7377778B2InventorsMuhammad Chishti, Andrew BeersOriginal AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (71), Non-Patent Citations (101), Referenced by (38), Classifications (19), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem for determining final position of teeth
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