Abstract: An intra-oral device comprising upper and lower jaw applicators, the upper jaw applicator comprising upper left and upper right components, and the lower jaw applicator comprising lower left and lower right components; a transverse adjustment mechanism for simultaneously adjusting a distance between the upper left and upper right components, and the lower left and lower right components wherein the transverse adjustment mechanism comprises: a threaded rod having one end portion engageable with the upper left and lower left components, and another end portion engageable with the upper right and the lower right components.

Abstract: A method for forming a desired bend angle in an orthodontic appliance comprising: monitoring bending of the orthodontic appliance in a gripped state, the monitoring being continuous; in response to an initial bend angle in the orthodontic appliance in the gripped state being reached, causing the release of at least a portion of the orthodontic appliance so that orthodontic appliance is in a free state, measuring resultant angle of the bend in the free state; in response to resultant angle being within a predefined tolerance of the desired bend angle, determining that desired bend angle has been reached.

Abstract: A method and system for making an orthodontic aligner, as well as an orthodontic aligner. The method comprising: determining at least one super contact region between upper teeth and lower teeth of a subject, the super contact region comprising identifying an area around an at least one contact region between the upper teeth and the lower teeth which exceeds a predetermined magnitude of contact between the upper and lower teeth during a predefined upper/lower teeth position; and generating a digital model of the aligner comprising applying the determined super contact region to a digital model of a pre-form aligner such that a thickness of the aligner body at the determined super contact region is less than a thickness of the aligner body at regions which are not determined super contact regions.

Abstract: Determining an orthodontic treatment having sequential treatment steps defining treatment intervals therebetween. The method comprises obtaining a segmented 3D model of teeth; obtaining start and desired end positions of each tooth; determining an initial number of sequential treatment steps; for each tooth and for each treatment interval, determining a root force imposed on a root portion of the given tooth by a given orthodontic appliance; in response to the root force of each tooth not exceeding a predetermined threshold value, determining that the determined initial number of sequential treatment steps is the determined orthodontic treatment; and in response to the root force exceeding the predetermined threshold value, iteratively decreasing the initial distance of each treatment interval to provide a revised number of sequential treatment steps, and re-calculating the root force until it is determined that the root force of each tooth does not exceed the predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: A method for making an orthodontic appliance comprising: receiving, by a processor of a computer system, a three-dimensional digital model of an orthodontic appliance; determining, by the processor, a compensation factor to be applied when manufacturing the orthodontic appliance using the laser-based system, the determining the compensation factor including: aligning the three-dimensional digital model of the orthodontic appliance in a three-dimensional space with a predetermined position; determining a deviation of a position of a model groove base from a desired position of the model groove base, the compensation factor being based on the deviation and relating to an amount of material to be used during the manufacturing of the orthodontic appliance; causing the laser-based system to apply the compensation factor for manufacturing the orthodontic appliance.

Abstract: A method for making an orthodontic bracket comprising: receiving, by a processor of a computer system, a three-dimensional digital model of an orthodontic bracket; determining, by the processor, a compensation factor to be applied when manufacturing the orthodontic bracket using the laser-based system, the determining the compensation factor including: aligning the three-dimensional digital model of the orthodontic bracket in a three-dimensional space with a predetermined position; determining a deviation of a position of a model groove base from a desired position of the model groove base, the compensation factor being based on the deviation and relating to an amount of material to be used during the manufacturing of the orthodontic bracket; causing the laser-based system to apply the compensation factor for manufacturing the orthodontic bracket.

Abstract: An intra-oral device comprising an upper jaw applicator and a lower jaw applicator, a longitudinal adjustment mechanism for adjusting a relative longitudinal position of the upper jaw applicator to the lower jaw applicator, and a transverse adjustment mechanism for adjusting a distance between lateral sides of the upper and lower jaw applicators.

Abstract: A method for forming a desired bend angle in an orthodontic appliance comprising: obtaining desired bend angle; determining initial bend angle to be applied in gripped state; causing forming of a bend with initial bend angle; monitoring bending; in response to initial bend angle in the appliance in the gripped state being reached, causing the release of at least a portion of the appliance so that appliance is in the free state, measuring resultant angle of the bend in free state; selectively executing: in response to resultant angle being within a predefined tolerance of the desired bend angle, determining that desired bend angle has been reached; and in response to the resultant angle being outside the predefined tolerance level of the desired bend angle, iteratively applying an adjusted bend angle to the appliance in the gripped state until the desired bend angle is achieved as determined in the free state.

Abstract: A method for forming a desired bend angle in an orthodontic appliance comprising: obtaining desired bend angle; determining initial bend angle to be applied in gripped state; causing forming of a bend with initial bend angle; monitoring bending; in response to initial bend angle in the appliance in the gripped state being reached, causing the release of at least a portion of the appliance so that appliance is in the free state, measuring resultant angle of the bend in free state; selectively executing: in response to resultant angle being within a predefined tolerance of the desired bend angle, determining that desired bend angle has been reached; and in response to the resultant angle being outside the predefined tolerance level of the desired bend angle, iteratively applying an adjusted bend angle to the appliance in the gripped state until the desired bend angle is achieved as determined in the free state.