MULTILAYER DENTAL APPLIANCES AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS

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APP PUB NO 20240350231A1
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18763934

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A dental appliance for positioning a patient's teeth includes a removable orthodontic tooth positioning appliance having teeth receiving cavities shaped to directly receive at least some of the patient's teeth and apply a resilient positioning force to the patient's teeth. The appliance includes a hard polymer layer having a hard polymer layer elastic modulus disposed between a first soft polymer layer having a first soft polymer layer elastic modulus and a second soft polymer layer having a second soft polymer layer elastic modulus. The hard polymer layer elastic modulus is greater than each of the first soft polymer layer elastic modulus and the second soft polymer layer elastic modulus. At least one of the first soft polymer layer and the second soft polymer layer has a flexural modulus of greater than about 35,000 psi.

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ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC2820 ORCHARD PARKWAY SAN JOSE CA 95134

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
CHEN, Yan Cupertino, US 884 10448
LI, Chunhua Cupertino, US 262 8241
MEYER, Klaus Dormagen, DE 112 899
NICKEL, Joerg Dormagen, DE 28 293
PEHLERT, Craig Lenox, US 22 225
PUDLEINER, Heinz Krefeld, DE 106 717

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