18974708. DENTAL APPLIANCES FOR ACCOMMODATING DENTAL IMPLANTS (Align Technology, Inc.)
DENTAL APPLIANCES FOR ACCOMMODATING DENTAL IMPLANTS
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DENTAL APPLIANCES FOR ACCOMMODATING DENTAL IMPLANTS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18974708 titled 'DENTAL APPLIANCES FOR ACCOMMODATING DENTAL IMPLANTS
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A dental appliances and orthodontic appliance systems for accommodating dental implants. The dental appliances may include an offset portion that is configured to provide a space between the offset portion and an implant implanted within a patient's oral cavity or the patient's tissue surrounding the implant, thereby avoiding impingement of the dental appliance on the implant or the patient's tissue surrounding the implant. Dental implants may include, for example, abutments or caps. The dental appliances may be configured to reposition one or more teeth of the patient.