发明名称 |
ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE INCLUDING ARCH MEMBER |
摘要 |
A method of forming an arch member comprising an arch member body and an arch member coupling integral with the body, comprising: providing a substrate comprising a resilient material; and removing a portion of the substrate to form the arch member. The arch member body including a cross-sectional geometry that varies along a length of the body. Also a method of designing an orthodontic appliance comprising: providing a proposed specification of the orthodontic appliance, wherein the orthodontic appliance comprises an arch member comprising an arch member body and an arch member coupling integral with the body, and a set of anchors, providing a first digital image representing a first dental arrangement associated with the orthodontic appliance; deriving a target digital image representing a target dental arrangement; revising the proposed specification of the orthodontic appliance based in part on the target digital image; and forming the orthodontic appliance based on the revised proposed specification. |
申请公布号 |
WO2016149008(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.09.22 |
申请号 |
WO2016US21588 |
申请日期 |
2016.03.09 |
申请人 |
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY |
发明人 |
ODA, Todd I.;YICK, Lee C.;CINADER, David K., Jr.;RABY, Richard E.;PAEHL, Ralf M. |
分类号 |
A61C7/20;A61C7/12;A61C7/28;A61C7/30 |
主分类号 |
A61C7/20 |
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