WO2023205716A1 - Moules dentaires creux configurés pour un nettoyage à haut débit - Google Patents

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WO2023205716A1
WO2023205716A1 PCT/US2023/065985 US2023065985W WO2023205716A1 WO 2023205716 A1 WO2023205716 A1 WO 2023205716A1 US 2023065985 W US2023065985 W US 2023065985W WO 2023205716 A1 WO2023205716 A1 WO 2023205716A1
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  • Polymer dental appliances such as clear aligners are made by additively manufacturing a mold in the shape of a patient’s dental arch, and then thermoforming a sheet of thermoplastic material over that mold. See, e.g., US Patent No 7,261,533. Prior to thermoforming, it is important that residual resin be cleaned from all surfaces of the molds — typically accomplished by washing the molds with ethanol (see, e.g., Van Esbroek, Sharma, Lam and Chin, Method and apparatus for forming an orthodontic aligner, US Patent No. 10,575,925; see also Graham, Laaker and Barth, Rapid Wash System for Additive Manufacturing, US Patent App. Pub. No. US 2019/0255774).
  • centrifugal cleaning which has been generally described for additive manufactured objects (Murillo and Dachs, Resin extractor for additive manufacturing, US Patent App. Pub. No. 2021/0086450 (March 25, 2021); Hiatt et al., Method for removing and reclaiming unconsolidated material from substrates following fabrication of objects thereon by programmed material consolidation techniques, US Patent App. Pub. No. 2004/0159340 (Aug. 19, 2004); and Converse et al., Systems and methods for resin recovery in additive manufacturing, PCT Patent App. Pub. No. WO 2020/146000 (July 16, 2020)).
  • thermoforming molds Another problem with additively manufactured thermoforming molds is that the molds themselves are typically discarded. This represents considerable waste of material, and hence it is also desirable to minimize the amount of material from which the mold is made. This might be achievable by making hollow molds.
  • centrifugal cleaning hollow molds appears difficult, as the hollow cavities themselves, in addition to the outer surfaces of the mold, must also be cleaned — and centrifugation procedures that are optimized for cleaning the surface of a mold may not be effective in cleaning an interior cavity within the mold. Accordingly, there is a need for new approaches to cleaning hollow molds for use in making dental appliances.
  • Some embodiments of the present invention are directed to a mold in the shape of a dental arch produced by additive manufacturing from a polymerizable resin.
  • the mold includes: an upper portion configured in the shape of a set of teeth; an intermediate portion having a hollow cavity formed therein; a planar base surface portion, the hollow cavity extending through the base surface portion; and a plurality of drain channels extending from the hollow cavity upward through the upper portion, the drain channels configured for draining of residual polymerizable resin from the hollow cavity.
  • the hollow cavity extends into the upper portion.
  • the hollow cavity displaces at least 30 or 40 percent up to 60 or 80 percent, of the total volume of the mold (as compared to the same mold without said hollow cavity).
  • the plurality of drain channels have an average diameter at the upper portion of at least 50, 70, 80, 90, or 100 microns.
  • the plurality of drain channels terminate at an exterior surface opening having an average diameter at the upper portion of not more than 300, 400, or 500 microns; and optionally the plurality of drain channels originate at an interior surface opening having an average diameter not less than (and in some embodiments greater than) the average diameter of the exterior surface opening.
  • the plurality of drain channels include at least 10, 20, 30, or 40 drain channels.
  • the plurality of drain channels comprise not more than 100, 200, or 300 drain channels.
  • the plurality of drain channels are oriented, on average, at an angle offset from vertical, with respect to the planar base surface portion, of not more than 5, 10, 15, or 20 degrees (e.g, as measured directly from the interior surface opening to the exterior surface opening).
  • the plurality of drain channels are oriented substantially vertically with respect to the planar base surface portion along at least a major portion of the length thereof; and/or at least a portion of the drain channels are oriented substantially perpendicularly with respect to the surface of the upper portion surrounding the exterior surface opening of said drain channel (that is, are oriented normal with respect to the surface, to thereby reduce the diameter of the exterior surface opening, as compared to a surface opening for an entirely vertical drain channel).
  • At least a portion of said drain channels include a bend.
  • At least a portion of the drain channels are configured in the shape of a residual resin trap (e.g., an “S” shaped trap or a “P” shaped trap).
  • a residual resin trap e.g., an “S” shaped trap or a “P” shaped trap.
  • the height of the cavity, with respect to the base surface portion is: (i) substantially the same throughout the arch, or (ii) contoured through the arch in a configuration that, in cooperation with the drain channels, facilitates the flow of residual resin out of the hollow cavity during centrifugation thereof.
  • the mold is produced by the process of additive manufacturing from a light polymerizable resin.
  • Some other embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method of making a plurality of polymer dental appliances.
  • the method includes the steps of: (a) additively manufacturing a plurality of molds as described above from a light polymerizable resin on a build platform surface portion, with the molds oriented horizontally on the build platform with the mold bottom surface portion adhered to the build platform surface portion (directly, or through an intervening release sheet); (b) centrifugally separating residual resin from both the upper surface portion and the hollow cavity of each mold while on the build platform by spinning the build platform around an axis of rotation, with the upper portion of the molds (and/or said build platform surface portion) facing away from the axis of rotation; (c) further curing, concurrently or sequentially, the external surface portion (e.g., said upper portion and said intermediate portion) and the bottom portion of each said plurality of molds with actinic radiation or light (e.g., ultraviolet light); then (d) thermoforming a thermoplastic polymer sheet on each mold external surface portion
  • the plurality of polymer dental appliances include orthodontic aligners, orthodontic retainers, orthodontic splints, dental night guards, dental bleaching (or whitening) trays, or a combination thereof.
  • the plurality of polymer dental appliances include at least one progressive set of dental appliances (e.g., a progressive set of dental aligners) for a specific patient.
  • the thermoplastic polymer sheet includes a clear polymer sheet.
  • the centrifugally separating step is carried out only by spinning the build platform around an axis of rotation with the upper portion of the at least one mold (and/or said build platform surface portion) facing away from the axis of rotation (that is, without spinning the build platform with the upper portion facing towards the axis of rotation.).
  • Some other embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method of making a dental appliance thermoforming mold.
  • the method includes the steps of: (a) providing initial object image data representing a mold in the shape of a dental arch, the mold including: (i) an upper portion configured in the shape of a set of teeth; (ii) an intermediate portion, the intermediate portion optionally including a hollow cavity formed therein; and (iii) a planar base surface portion, the hollow cavity when present extending through the base surface portion; (b) providing drain channel data, drain channel instructions, or a combination thereof, (c) optionally generating the hollow cavity in the initial object image data if not previously present therein; and (d) combining (before or after the optionally generating step (c) if included) the initial object image data with the drain channel data, drain channel instructions, or combination thereof to create a modified object image data representing the mold, with the mold now further including: (iv) a plurality of drain channels extending from the hollow cavity upward through the surface portion (e.g.,
  • the method is carried out in or implemented by a computer.
  • the method further includes: (e) additively manufacturing a plurality of molds from a light polymerizable resin and a plurality of the modified object image sequences on a build platform, with each mold oriented horizontally on the build platform with the bottom surface portion adhered to the build platform; and then (f) centrifugally separating residual resin from both the upper portion and the hollow cavity of each mold while on the build platform by spinning the build platform around an axis of rotation, with the upper portion of each said mold facing away from the axis of rotation.
  • the method further includes: (g) further curing, concurrently or sequentially, the external surface portion (e.g., said upper portion and said intermediate portion) and the bottom portion of each of the plurality of molds with actinic radiation or light (e.g., ultraviolet light); then (h) thermoforming a thermoplastic polymer sheet on each mold external surface portion to produce said plurality of polymer dental appliances; and (i) separating a plurality of polymer dental appliances from the molds.
  • actinic radiation or light e.g., ultraviolet light
  • the hollow cavity extends into the upper portion. In some embodiments, the hollow cavity displaces at least 30 or 40 percent up to 60 or 80 percent, of the total volume of said mold (as compared to the same mold without the hollow cavity).
  • the plurality of drain channels have an average diameter at the upper portion of at least 50, 70, 80, 90, or 100 microns.
  • the plurality of drain channels terminate at an exterior surface opening having an average diameter at the upper portion of not more than 300, 400, or 500 microns, and optionally wherein the plurality of drain channels originate at an interior surface opening having an average diameter not less than (and in some embodiments greater than) the average diameter of the exterior surface opening.
  • the plurality of drain channels include at least 10, 20, 30, or 40 drain channels.
  • the plurality of drain channels include not more than 100, 200, or 300 drain channels.
  • the plurality of drain channels are oriented, on average, at an angle offset from vertical, with respect to said planar base surface portion, of not more than 5, 10, 15, or 20 degrees (e.g., as measured directly from the interior surface opening to the exterior surface opening).
  • the plurality of drain channels are oriented substantially vertically with respect to the planar base surface portion along at least a major portion of the length thereof; and/or at least a portion of the drain channels are oriented substantially perpendicularly with respect to the surface of the upper portion surrounding the exterior surface opening of said drain channel (that, is, are oriented normal with respect to the surface, to thereby reduce the diameter of the exterior surface opening, as compared to a surface opening for an entirely vertical drain channel).
  • At least a portion of the drain channels include a bend.
  • At least a portion of the drain channels are configured in the shape of a residual resin trap (e.g., an “S” shaped trap or a. “P” shaped trap).
  • a residual resin trap e.g., an “S” shaped trap or a. “P” shaped trap.
  • the height of the cavity, with respect to the base surface portion is: (i) substantially the same throughout the arch, or (ii) contoured through the arch in a configuration that, in cooperation with the drain channels, facilitates the flow of residual resin out of the hollow cavity during centrifugation thereof.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of an additively manufactured thermoforming mold in the shape of a dental arch.
  • Figure 2 is a top plan view of the first slice of a thermoforming mold for additive manufacturing on a build platform, showing the hollow portion therein, with regularly dispersed drain holes extending completely therethrough.
  • Figure 3 is a top plan view of an additively manufactured thermoforming mold showing, on the outside of the mold, the location of internal maximal (or peak) cavity positions for placement of drain holes.
  • Figure 4A is a cross sectional view of the additively manufactured thermoforming mold of Figure 3, taken along line a-a of Figure 3.
  • Figure 4B is a cross sectional view of an alternate embodiment of an additively manufactured thermoforming mold as described herein.
  • Figure 4C is a cross sectional view of a further embodiment of an additively manufactured thermoforming mold as described herein.
  • FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the thermoforming mold of Figure 3, after drain holes are added.
  • Figure 6A is a schematic illustration of a first example of centrifugal separation of resin from additively manufactured molds as described herein.
  • Figure 6B is a schematic illustration of a second example of centrifugal separation of resin from additively manufactured molds as described herein.
  • Figure 7A is a flow chart illustrating one embodiment of an overall process of making thermoforming molds, and dental appliances, as described herein.
  • Figure 7B is a flow chart illustrating an alternative embodiment of a portion of the process set forth in Figure 7A.
  • Figure 8 is a side sectional view like that of Figures 4A-C, with the mold now mounted on a build platform with dashed arrows showing residual resin flow out of the hollow cavity during centrifugal separation (and the dotted arrow showing gas flow into the hollow cavity as resin flows out through an optional vent channel).
  • Suitable additive manufacturing methods and apparatus including bottom-up and top- down additive versions thereof (generally known as stereolithography or “SLA”) are known and described in, for example, U.S. Patent No. 5,236,637 to Hull, US Patent Nos. 5,391,072 and 5,529,473 to Lawton, U.S. Patent No. 7,438,846 to John, US Patent No. 7,892,474 to Shkolnik, U.S. Patent No. 8,110,135 to El-Siblani, U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2013/0292862 to Joyce, US Patent Application Publication No. 2013/0295212 to Chen et al., and US Patent No. 5,247,180 to Mitcham and Nelson (Texas Instruments patent describing SLA with micromirror array). The disclosures of these patents and applications are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
  • the additive manufacturing step is carried out by one of the family of methods sometimes referred to as as continuous liquid interface production (CLIP).
  • CLIP is known and described in, for example, US PatentNos. 9,211,678; 9,205,601; 9,216,546; and others; in J. Tumbleston et al., Continuous liquid interface production of 3D Objects, Science 347, 1349-1352 (2015); and in R. Janusziewcz et al., Layerless fabrication with continuous liquid interface production, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 113, 11703-11708 (October 18, 2016).
  • Other examples of methods and apparatus for carrying out particular embodiments of CLIP include, but are not limited to: Batchelder et al., US Patent Application Pub.
  • a mold as described herein is in the shape of a dental arch 10.
  • the molds may be produced by additive manufacturing from a light polymerizable resin as described above.
  • the mold includes: an upper portion configured in the shape of a set of teeth 11; an intermediate portion 12 having a hollow cavity 14 formed therein; a planar base surface portion 13, the hollow cavity extending through the base surface portion; and a plurality of drain channels 15 extending from the hollow cavity upward through the upper portion, the drain channels configured for draining of residual polymerizable resin from the hollow cavity.
  • the term “external surface portion” may include the upper portion and the intermediate portion.
  • the height of the hollow cavity 14, with respect to the base surface portion can be substantially the same throughout the arch, or (ii) contoured through the arch in a configuration that, in cooperation with the drain channels, facilitates the flow of residual resin out of the hollow cavity during centrifugation thereof
  • the mold may incorporate a partial cavity with some portions remaining solid, or may incorporate two or more separate cavities. All are intended to be encompassed by the descriptions given herein.
  • the hollow cavity extends into the upper portion (where the dotted line represents the top or ceiling of the hollow cavity when the channels are not included). In some embodiments, the hollow cavity displaces at least 30 or 40 percent up to 60 or 80 percent, of the total volume of the mold (as compared to the same mold without the hollow cavity).
  • the average diameter of the drain channels at the upper surface portion may be, in some embodiments, drain channels have an average diameter at the upper surface portion of at least 50, 70, 80, 90, or 100 microns and in some embodiments the average diameter of the exterior surface openings are preferably not more than 300, 400, or 500 microns.
  • the drain channels also have an interior surface opening 17, which may be the same diameter as the exterior surface opening or may have an average diameter greater than the exterior surface opening as discussed further below.
  • the number of drain channels will depend upon factors such as the size, shape, and position of the drain channels, the viscosity of the additive manufacturing resin, and the speed at which spinning for centrifugal separation is carried out. In general, there are preferably at least 10, 20, 30, or 40 drain channels, and preferably not more than 100, 200, or 300 drain channel s.
  • Drain channels 15 and their corresponding exterior surface openings 16 and interior surface openings 17 can have any suitable profile, including but not limited to round, elliptical, tetrahedral, hexahedral, octahedral, etc., including combinations thereof.
  • Channel profile and average diameter may change along the length of the channel to facilitate resin flow and/or thermoforming of the dental appliance.
  • a narrowing “neck” may be included adjacent the exterior surface opening to reduce the average diameter thereof.
  • the channel may be funnel-shaped (that is, the interior surface opening larger than the exterior surface opening).
  • a vent channel (18 in Figure 8) may be included, with the interior surface opening thereof preferably near or adjacent the build platform surface 21, so that the ambient atmosphere may enter the hollow cavity during centrifugal separation and reduce any vacuum forces that might otherwise cause residual resin to be retained therein.
  • the drain channels may be oriented in a variety of ways.
  • the drain channels are oriented substantially vertically with respect to the planar base surface portion for some, all, or at least a major portion of the length thereof.
  • Figure 2 which is an image of a first exposure slice of a mold during additive manufacturing thereof, with white regions indicating exposed regions, the drain channels are created as a series of uniformly spaced dots (e.g., “off pixels”) that are uniformly interspersed throughout the image and continue in the same location in every subsequent exposure slice (creating vertical channels from top to bottom).
  • Such "drilling" of channels can be accomplished by any suitable technique, including modification of PNG files during or after slicing of an STL file (as for example shown in Figure 7B Process Part Av2) by modification of an STL file (as for example shown in Figure 7 A Process Part Avl), or like operations performed on other file types that are alternatives to STL and PNG files.
  • some or all of the drain channels need not be oriented perfectly vertically, but may be oriented, on average, at an angle offset from vertical, with respect to the planar base surface portion, of not more than 5, 10, 15, or 20 degrees (e.g., as measured along a line drawn directly from the interior surface opening 17 to the exterior surface opening 16). This may be done, for example, to match interior cavity peaks/high points that are best locations for an interior surface opening to the best location for an exterior surface opening.
  • Figure 2 illustrates an example where drain channels are uniformly placed
  • Figures 3 and 4A illustrate an example where the drain channels are placed based on interior cavity peaks, or optimum locations for draining the internal cavity.
  • a purely vertical channel may create an elongate open slot as an exterior surface opening.
  • a dimple or protrusion may be created in the mold following postcentrifugation curing, due to retained resin being drawn out, as shown in Figure 5. This can be irrelevant if the dimple 16’ is sufficiently small.
  • the surface exit, opening 16 can be located where the curvature of the dimple (predetermined from the size of the opening, the size of the channel, and/or the viscosity of the resin) will match the curvature of the adjacent surface.
  • the molds can be held upside down and further cured after centrifugation so that gravity draws out the retained capillary' meniscus, which is then cured in a configuration that substantially matches the adjacent mold surfaces.
  • drain channels can be configured in any way that facilitates the ejection of resin during centrifugal separation, they can if desired also be designed to include a resin trap to retain resin, as this can serve to advantageously plug the drain channel (e.g., during post-spin curing) and enhance accuracy of the thermoforming step.
  • Traps may be of any suitable configuration, including but not limited to S traps and P traps. The traps need not be establi shed with curved channels (as commonly seen in household plumbing) but may have angles and/or sharp corners, or other shapes that can be conveniently created by additive manufacturing.
  • One embodiment of a method of making a dental appliance thermoforming mold is set forth in portions of the flow chart given as Figure 7A.
  • the method includes the step of providing initial object image data (51) representing a mold in the shape of a dental arch (10), the mold as described above. Any suitable data file, such as a .stl file, CAD file, or substitute therefore, may be used. Drain channel data and/or instructions 52 are also provided.
  • the method may include the step of generating (53) the hollow cavity (14) in the initial object image data.
  • the initial object image data is combined (54) with the drain channel data and/or drain channel instructions to create a modified object image data (such as a new . stl file) representing the mold, with the mold now further comprising a plurality of drain channels (15) as described above (and their corresponding exterior and interior openings (16, 17)).
  • a modified object image data such as a new . stl file
  • the holes may be “drilled” during the additive manufacturing process itself, for example by modification of .png files during or after slicing of an .stl file, as noted above and illustrated in Figure 7B.
  • the method then continues with the additive manufacturing of the molds, typically as a group of molds manufactured simultaneously, and as discussed further in section 4 below.
  • a method of making dental appliances begins with additively manufacturing (55) a plurality of molds as described herein above from a light polymerizable resin on a build platform 20, with each the at least one mold oriented horizontally on the build platform with the bottom surface portion 13 adhered to the build platform surface 21.
  • Additive manufacturing, resins and resin viscosity are additive manufacturing techniques. Suitable additive manufacturing techniques include but are not limited to those set forth above. Any suitable build platform 20 can be used, including but not limited to that described in Dachs, Removable build platform for an additive manufacturing apparatus, PCT Patent Application Pub. No. W02020/069167 (Sept 26, 2019). Build platforms generally have a planar top surface 21 to which the bottom surface is adhered, directly, or indirectly through a release sheet.
  • the build platform has an adhesive release sheet applied to the planar top surface thereof, on which the thermoforming molds are additively manufactured.
  • the release sheet is, preferably comprised of a light-transmissive polymer material, as described in X. Gu, PCT Patent Application Pub. No. WO 2018/118832 (published 28 June 2018). In such embodiments the exposed surface of the release sheet is considered as the top surface 21 of the platform.
  • any suitable resin can be used, with numerous alternatives available. Resins chosen will generally have a known viscosity, and the size and shape of drain channels, interior and exterior surface openings, and the speed of centrifugation can be adjusted based on that viscosity (and vice versa). For example, in some embodiments (such as those with smaller diameter drain channels and/or exterior surface openings), the resin may have a Brookfield viscosity of not more than 500 or 1000 centipoise at a temperature of 25 degrees Centigrade (for example, as measured by a procedure as set forth in Example 1).
  • the resin may have a Brookfield viscosity of at least 1000 or 2000 centipoise at a temperature of 25 degrees Centigrade (again, for example, as measured by a procedure as set forth in Example 1).
  • the drain channels described herein allow the centrifugally separating step to be carried out by only spinning the build platform around an axis of rotation with the upper portion of the at least one mold facing away from the axis of rotation (that is, without an additional step of spinning the build platform with the upper portion facing towards the axis of rotation.). This advantageously speeds and simplifies the overall production process. Speed and duration of the spinning and the temperature during centrifugation (in some embodiments preferably ambient or room temperature) can all be determined in accordance with known techniques. Note that, in the schematic illustrations of Figures 6A-6B, a rotor 31 defines the axis of rotation Z-Z, about which build platforms 20 rotate.
  • the build platforms are typically removably fixed to a build platform mount 33, which is in turn connected to a rotor mount 32 to connect back to the rotor.
  • the build platforms may be positioned vertically with respect to the axis of rotation (e.g., with the build surface 21 parallel to the axis of rotation Z-Z) as in Figure 6A, or tilted ⁇ e.g., by means of an adjustable component 34) as in Figure 6B.
  • Speed and duration of the centrifugal separation/spinning step will vary depending upon factors including (but not limited to) the size and shape of the build platforms, the size of the apparatus, the viscosity of the residual resin, the accuracy required for the product, the temperature at which the centrifugal separation is carried out, etc.
  • spinning is carried out for a time of 0.5, 1 or 2 minutes to 10, 30 or 60 minutes (these times not including ramp-up from rotor stationary status to sustained maximum speed of rotation, and corresponding ramp-down from sustained maximum speed to rotor stationary status) at a maximum speed of 100, 200, 400 or 500 revolutions per minute (rpm), up to 700, 1,000, 5,000, or 10,000 rpm.
  • the apparatus can be made in any suitable size, from small table-top apparatus to large industrial apparatus, the apparatus will typically be constructed so that the centers of gravity of the build platforms spin in a circle having a diameter of 5, 10, or 20 centimeters, to 2 or 6, or 10 meters.
  • the process continues in accordance with known techniques by further curing (57), concurrently or sequentially, the external surface portion and the bottom portion of each the plurality of molds with actinic radiation or light (e.g, ultraviolet light); then thermoforming (58) a thermoplastic polymer sheet (such as a clear thermoplastic polymer sheet) on each mold external surface portion to produce the plurality of polymer dental appliances; and then separating (59) the plurality of polymer dental appliances from each the mold. Additional steps such as further cleaning and trimming the appliances can be included in accordance with known techniques.
  • actinic radiation or light e.g, ultraviolet light
  • Types of appliances Any of a variety of types of polymer dental appliances can be produced, including but not limited to orthodontic aligners, orthodontic retainers, orthodontic splints, dental night guards, dental bleaching (or whitening) trays, and combinations thereof.
  • the plurality of polymer dental appliances comprises at least one progressive set of dental appliances (e.g, a progressive set of dental aligners) for a specific patient.
  • the viscosity of resins can be measured at 25 degrees Centigrade using a Brookfield viscometer (Model DV1) equipped with an SC4-31 spindle. A bubble-free sample (9.0 g) is poured into the sample chamber and the temperature is equilibrated for 15 minutes. After equilibration, the RPM of the spindle is adjusted to target a torque of approximately 50% (RPM of roughly 3.0 - 1.5 depending on the sample viscosity), where the viscosity is measured.
  • RPM of the spindle is adjusted to target a torque of approximately 50% (RPM of roughly 3.0 - 1.5 depending on the sample viscosity), where the viscosity is measured.
  • Drain channels may be placed by a method as follows, preferably carried out as a program running on a computer or other processor:

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L'invention concerne un moule formant un arc dentaire produit par fabrication additive à partir d'une résine polymérisable. Le moule comprend : une partie supérieure configurée sous la forme d'un ensemble de dents ; une partie intermédiaire dans laquelle est formée une cavité creuse ; une partie de surface de base plane, la cavité creuse se déployant à travers celle-ci ; et une pluralité de canaux de drainage se déployant de la cavité creuse vers le haut à travers la partie supérieure, les canaux de drainage étant configurés pour l'évacuation de la résine polymérisable résiduelle hors de la cavité creuse.
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