ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,949, issued on July 28, was assigned to Ali Arslan Nazan (Istanbul).

"Orthodontic device" was invented by Esra Demirel (Istanbul).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthodontic retainer for stabilization of plurality of teeth is provided, which includes at least one first textured group of layer(s) for improving adhesiveness which contacts inner surfaces of teeth, at least one second textured group of layer(s) for preventing biofilm entities which is positioned at interdental places of teeth, wherein the orthodontic retainer is formed in one piece."

The patent was filed on July 4, 2023, under Application No. 18/879,813.

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