CPC A61C 19/066 (2013.01) [A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 7/10 (2013.01); A61C 13/0013 (2013.01); A61C 13/0019 (2013.01); A61C 19/063 (2013.01); B23K 26/362 (2013.01); B44C 1/227 (2013.01); B44C 1/228 (2013.01); B44C 1/28 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0621 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0643 (2013.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01); A44C 15/007 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12)] | 10 Claims |
1. An appliance for intraoral delivery of an agent, the appliance comprising:
a shell comprising an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner surface defines a plurality of tooth-receiving cavities configured to apply a repositioning force to a patient's teeth, and the outer surface is oriented away from the patient's teeth;
a reservoir integrally formed in the outer surface of the shell, wherein the reservoir is configured to store at least one agent; and
a membrane covering at least a portion of the reservoir to control release of the at least one agent into an intraoral cavity of the patient, wherein the membrane comprises a plurality of pores that are configured to open based at least in part on a temperature of the patient's intraoral cavity to allow the at least one agent to pass therethrough.
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