ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,966, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to DENTAL MONITORING (Paris).
"Method of evaluating an orthodontic appliance" was invented by Philippe Salah (Paris), Thomas Pellissard (Maisons-Alfort, France), Guillaume Ghyselinck (Cantin, France) and Laurent Debraux (Paris).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for evaluating an orthodontic appliance. A mobile telephone for, at an "appliance" instant, acquisition of at least one two-dimensional image ("appliance image") of teeth at least partially representing the appliance in a service position worn by the teeth, and, at a "dentition" instant, acquisition of at least one two-dimensional imag...