摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide tabbed dental appliances. <P>SOLUTION: The dental appliances, dental appliance systems, and methods for making and using such appliances are provided. The dental appliances include several tooth apertures for the placement of teeth therein and a tab representing a position of tooth that has not fully erupted and oriented to be received over the position of the tooth that has not fully erupted. The tab is of a length to span, in use, across a portion of a horizontal position to be occupied by the tooth when fully erupted. Moreover, the tab includes a surface that is shaped to mate with a surface of a second appliance to be positioned, in use, adjacent to the surface of the tab. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |