ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES WITH DISCONTINUITIES AND ELASTICS

    公开(公告)号:US20250161002A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-22

    申请号:US19029264

    申请日:2025-01-17

    Inventor: Avi Kopelman

    Abstract: Improved orthodontic appliances, along with related systems and methods, are provided. In one aspect, an appliance includes a shell having a plurality of cavities shaped to receive teeth, and a discontinuity formed in the shell. The appliance also includes an elastic member having a first portion directly coupled to the shell at a first attachment point and a second portion directly coupled to the shell at a second attachment point. The elastic member can be positioned to interact with the discontinuity.

    SELECTIVE IMAGE USE IN TOOTH MODEL GENERATION

    公开(公告)号:US20240366338A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-07

    申请号:US18778840

    申请日:2024-07-19

    Abstract: A system comprises an intraoral scanner to generate intraoral images of a dental site, and a computing device. The computing device is configured to: receive an intraoral image comprising a depiction of a first tooth; determine a contour of the first tooth in the intraoral image; select a portion of the intraoral image that is within the contour of the first tooth; lock the portion of the intraoral image that is within the contour of the first tooth; and generate a 3D model comprising the first tooth and one or more other intraoral objects based at least in part on the intraoral image and one or more additional intraoral images, wherein the locked portion of the intraoral image is used for the first tooth in the 3D model.

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