US 12,070,373 B2
Dental impression retake kit and methods therefor
Jordan Katzman, Nashville, TN (US); Alex Fenkell, Nashville, TN (US); David Katzman, Nashville, TN (US); Christopher Yancey, Nashville, TN (US); and Josh Chapman, Nashville, TN (US)
Assigned to SDC U.S. SmilePay SPV, New York, NY (US)
Filed by SDC U.S. SmilePay SPV, Nashville, TN (US)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/671,327.
Application 17/671,327 is a continuation of application No. 16/391,482, filed on Apr. 23, 2019, granted, now 11,246,687.
Application 16/391,482 is a continuation of application No. 16/047,694, filed on Jul. 27, 2018, abandoned.
Application 16/047,694 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/725,430, filed on Oct. 5, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/663,725, filed on Apr. 27, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/648,229, filed on Mar. 26, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/522,847, filed on Jun. 21, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0160475 A1, May 26, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61C 9/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61C 19/02 (2006.01); A61C 7/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 9/0006 (2013.01) [A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 19/02 (2013.01); A61C 7/02 (2013.01); A61C 9/0026 (2013.01); A61C 9/0053 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving representations of a first set of dental impressions including a first dental impression of an upper dental arch of a user and a second dental impression of a lower dental arch of the user, the first dental impression and the second dental impression having been created using contents from an initial dental impression kit sent to the user;
identifying, responsive to receiving the representations of the first set of dental impressions from the user, a defective dental impression from the first dental impression or the second dental impression;
sending a retake dental impression kit to the user based on identifying the defective dental impression, the retake dental impression kit including a set of dental trays consisting of dental trays corresponding to the dental arch associated with the defective dental impression;
receiving representations of a second set of dental impressions of the dental arch associated with the defective dental impression; and
manufacturing, based on the second set of dental impressions, a plurality of dental aligners specific to the user and being configured to reposition one or more teeth of the user.