A method of manufacturing an orthodontic aligner and a system for manufacturing an orthodontic aligner

A method of manufacturing an orthodontic aligner which includes gathering a digital representation of an initial arrangement of at least a subset of adjacent teeth of a patient's jaw and manufacturing the orthodontic aligner which covers the subset of teeth. The method includes (a) gathering a...

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Hauptverfasser:	Wojciech Smigaj, Philippe Georges Young
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OFTHREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVEAGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING,STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE DENTISTRY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE PERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A method of manufacturing an orthodontic aligner which includes gathering a digital representation of an initial arrangement of at least a subset of adjacent teeth of a patient's jaw and manufacturing the orthodontic aligner which covers the subset of teeth. The method includes (a) gathering a digital representation of an initial arrangement of a least one subset of adjacent teeth of a patient's jaw; (b) preparing a treatment plan which comprises at least one arrangement for the or each subset of teeth; and (c) producing the orthodontic aligner based on the subset of adjacent teeth for the at least one arrangement. The aligner covers only a subset of teeth to provide a more comfortable aligner which may be cheaper given a reduction in material and manufacture time compared to a full aligner. Also disclosed is a system for manufacturing an orthodontic aligner. The aligner may be moulded around a 3d printed mould or directly 3d printed.