A mounting device for directly bonding brackets to the tooth surface includes a tray and a mounting rack. Each mounting rack is used for mounting a bracket, and the mounting rack includes a support and a positioning clamp. The tray is used as the support base for installing the mounting rack. The support is used as the fixed supporting part, with one end connected and fixed to the lingual or lip side of the tray. The positioning clamp is used as the rotating part to connect with the bracket and adjust the position of the bracket. The positioning clamp includes a damping rotation shaft, the damping rotation shaft matches with the support, the positioning clamp rotates around the support through the damping rotation shaft, and the support and the tray adopt an integrally formed structure or detachable structure.

A method and a system for determining an orthodontic treatment plan including a tooth stripping step are provided. The method comprises: acquiring a 3D digital model of a first tooth and a second tooth of the subject, the second tooth being adjacent the first tooth; receiving a stripping request for stripping tooth material, from at least one of the first tooth along a first stripping plane and the second tooth along a second stripping plane; determining, along a surface of the first tooth, a first area of interest; determining, along the surface of the second tooth, a second area of interest; determining a distance between a first set of vertices associated with the first area of interest and a second set of vertices associated with the second area of interest; in response to the distance being greater than a predetermined distance threshold, denying, by the processor, the stripping request.

A ligating clip for a self-ligating orthodontic bracket includes: a labial arm having a free end and a further end; a lingual arm having a free end and a further end; a connecting arm connected to the further ends of the labial arm and the lingual arm the labial arm, wherein the connecting arm and the lingual arm each have a distal side and a mesial side, the labial arm and the lingual arm extend generally in a gingival-occlusal direction and the connecting arm extends generally in a lingual-labial direction; and a locking element in form of a hook arranged at the free end of the lingual arm, wherein the hook protrudes in a lingual-labial direction. At least one cutout is arranged at the free end of the lingual arm, the at least one cutout being open at either the distal or the mesial side of the lingual arm.

A ligating clip for a self-ligating orthodontic bracket includes: a labial arm having a free end and a further end; a lingual arm having a free end and a further end; a connecting arm connected to the further ends of the labial arm and the lingual arm the labial arm, wherein the connecting arm and the lingual arm each have a distal side and a mesial side, the labial arm and the lingual arm extend generally in a gingival-occlusal direction and the connecting arm extends generally in a lingual-labial direction; and a locking element in form of a hook arranged at the free end of the lingual arm, wherein the hook protrudes in a lingual-labial direction. At least one cutout is arranged at the free end of the lingual arm, the at least one cutout being open at either the distal or the mesial side of the lingual arm.

Method and system for establishing an initial position of a tooth, determining a target position of the tooth in a treatment plan, calculating a movement vector associated with the tooth movement from the initial position to the target position, determining a plurality of components corresponding to the movement vector, and determining a corresponding one or more positions of a respective one or more attachment devices relative to a surface plane of the tooth such that the one or more attachment devices engages with a dental appliance are provided.

An orthodontic appliance and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the present technology includes a positioning member configured to position an orthodontic appliance during installation in the patient's mouth. The positioning member may comprise a first portion configured to be coupled to the patient's teeth and a second portion extending away from the first portion. The second portion may be configured to be detachably coupled to the orthodontic appliance. While the positioning member is coupled to the orthodontic appliance, the positioning member is configured to be positioned in the patient's mouth and coupled to the patient's teeth, thereby positioning the orthodontic appliance at a desired location adjacent a patient's oral anatomy.

A dental bracket can be used to generate a force profile corresponding to a target tooth movement (e.g., for moving and aligning the teeth of an orthodontic patient). The dental bracket includes a base and a cover. The base is configured to be attached to an anterior surface of a tooth, and the cover is removably attached to the base. The cover includes a slot configured to receive a wire. In some implementations, at least one of the size, shape, or orientation of the slot corresponds to a force profile corresponding to a target tooth movement. Example target tooth movements include a mesial root movement, a distal root movement, a mesial crown movement, a distal crown movement, an intrusion movement, an extrusion movement, a mesial crown rotation, a distal crown rotation, a buccal root movement, or a lingual root movement.

A dental bracket can be used to generate a force profile corresponding to a target tooth movement (e.g., for moving and aligning the teeth of an orthodontic patient). The dental bracket includes a base and a cover. The base is configured to be attached to an anterior surface of a tooth, and the cover is removably attached to the base. The cover includes a slot configured to receive a wire. In some implementations, at least one of the size, shape, or orientation of the slot corresponds to a force profile corresponding to a target tooth movement. Example target tooth movements include a mesial root movement, a distal root movement, a mesial crown movement, a distal crown movement, an intrusion movement, an extrusion movement, a mesial crown rotation, a distal crown rotation, a buccal root movement, or a lingual root movement.

In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to providing data files associated with orthodontic appliances. In some embodiments, a system for providing data files associated with orthodontic appliances comprises a database, wherein the database stores the data files associated with the orthodontic appliances and a control circuit, wherein the control circuit is communicatively coupled to the database, a user device, and a printer, wherein the control circuit is configured to receive, from the user device, an indication of a selected orthodontic device, retrieve, based on the indication of the selected orthodontic device from the database, one of the data files associated with the orthodontic appliances, wherein the one of the data files associated with the orthodontic appliances corresponds to the selected orthodontic appliance, and transmit, to the printer, the one of the data files associated with the orthodontic appliances.

A system and method for simulating orthodontic treatment using augmented reality. An electronic image of a user's face is received from a digital camera, and a region of interest in the image is identified where the region includes the user's teeth. Virtual orthodontic appliances are placed on the user's teeth in the image, and the user's image with the virtual orthodontic appliances is displayed on an electronic display device. The method occurs in real-time to provide the user with the augmented image simulating treatment when or shortly after the image of the user is received. The system and method can display a 3D representation of the user's face augmented with the virtual appliances. The user's augmented image or 3D representation can also be supplemented for display with an image or model of the user's facial anatomy such as an x-ray or a cone beam computed tomography image.