US 12,226,283 B2
Dental implant positioning in treatment planning
Eric E. Kuo, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/154,786.
Application 18/154,786 is a continuation of application No. 16/671,969, filed on Nov. 1, 2019, granted, now 11,553,994.
Application 16/671,969 is a continuation of application No. 15/341,828, filed on Nov. 2, 2016, granted, now 10,543,064, issued on Jan. 28, 2020.
Application 15/341,828 is a continuation of application No. 12/154,526, filed on May 23, 2008, granted, now 9,492,243, issued on Nov. 15, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0190422 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. A61C 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/12 (2006.01); A61B 6/51 (2024.01); A61C 1/08 (2006.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61C 13/107 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 8/0096 (2013.01) [A61B 6/12 (2013.01); A61B 6/512 (2024.01); A61C 1/084 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 8/008 (2013.01); A61C 8/0089 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3912 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3916 (2016.02); A61B 2090/395 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3983 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3991 (2016.02); A61C 13/0001 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
scanning a dentition and surrounding soft tissue and bone structure;
creating a digital dental model based on the scan; and
generating a treatment plan to treat the dentition using a series of dental appliances,
wherein generating the treatment plan comprises:
identifying a position for a digital implant in the digital dental model, wherein the position corresponds to a desired position for an actual implant in the bone structure; and
providing instructions to place the digital implant at the position of the digital dental model; and
creating at least one dental appliance of the series of dental appliances, the at least one dental appliance shaped to implement at least one stage of the treatment plan, the at least one dental appliance including an offset portion that is shaped to provide a space between the offset portion and the actual implant to avoid impingement of the at least one dental appliance on the actual implant and allows for osseointegration of the actual implant.