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公开(公告)号:US20230301753A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-28
申请号:US18190958
申请日:2023-03-27
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Avi KOPELMAN , Shiva SAMBU , Rene M. STERENTAL , Eric KUO , Mauricio DE ALENCAR CASA
Abstract: The present disclosure provides method, systems, and devices for expanding arch of teeth. A device for expanding an arch of teeth of a patient can include a removable shell formed of a first material having a number of cavities formed therein. The number of cavities are shaped to receive teeth of a patient. A device for expanding an arch of teeth of a patient can include an arch element extending from the removable shell in a lingual direction and across an arch width of the removable shell. The arch element can be formed of the first material and a second material that is a different material than the first material, can be designed to expand an arch of the teeth of the patient, and can have a width specific to a stage of a treatment plan.