CPC B29C 64/393 (2017.08) [A46D 99/00 (2013.01); A61C 17/228 (2013.01); A61C 17/3481 (2013.01); B29C 64/165 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B29L 2031/425 (2013.01)] | 27 Claims |
1. A method of making personalized toothbrush devices for a plurality of users, the method comprising:
for each of a plurality of users:
obtaining, for a respective user of the plurality of users, an electronic 3-D dental model of the respective user's mouth;
determining, based on the electronic 3-D dental model of the respective user's mouth, a configuration for a mouthpiece of a personalized toothbrush device;
3-D printing the mouthpiece of the personalized toothbrush device, the mouthpiece of the personalized toothbrush device including a top cleaning tray, a bottom cleaning tray, and a set of cleaning elements, wherein each of the top cleaning tray, the bottom cleaning tray, and the set of cleaning elements are each customized based at least in part on the electronic 3-D dental model of the respective user's mouth; and
wherein each personalized toothbrush device 3-D printed for each respective user of the plurality of users is different from every other user's personalized toothbrush device, and
wherein the mouthpiece of the personalized toothbrush device is 3-D printed as a single, integral unit.
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