US 11,957,531 B2
Orthodontic systems for monitoring treatment
Avi Kopelman, Palo Alto, CA (US); Zelko Relic, Pleasanton, CA (US); and Srinivas Kaza, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/868,666.
Application 17/868,666 is a continuation of application No. 16/220,381, filed on Dec. 14, 2018, granted, now 11,432,908.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/599,669, filed on Dec. 15, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0354621 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 19/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 7/002 (2013.01) [A61B 5/1111 (2013.01); A61B 5/682 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 19/04 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0223 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0247 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0261 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An orthodontic system for treating a patient's teeth based on a treatment plan, the orthodontic system comprising:
at least one orthodontic appliance, wherein the at least one orthodontic appliance corresponds to a treatment stage in the treatment plan, further wherein the at least one orthodontic appliance comprises one or more sensors; and
a processor in communication with the one or more sensors, wherein the processor is configured to:
receive sensor data from the one or more sensors, the sensor data corresponding to a force acting on one or more teeth;
predict tooth movement based on the sensor data, wherein the predicted tooth movement is determined by predicting how much the one or more teeth will move based on a direction and a magnitude of the force;
compare the predicted tooth movement to an expected tooth movement, wherein the expected tooth movement is based on the treatment stage of the treatment plan; and
modify the treatment plan if the predicted tooth movement does not match the expected tooth movement based on the treatment stage of the treatment plan.