Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for digital tooth imaging
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Application No.: US16172529Application Date: 2018-10-26
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Publication No.: US10335252B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: Srinivas Kaza , Bob Grove
- Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Klein, O'Neill & Singh, LLP
- Main IPC: G06K9/00
- IPC: G06K9/00 ; G06K9/36 ; G06K9/32 ; A61C11/00 ; A61C9/00 ; A61C7/00 ; G16H50/50 ; G16B5/00 ; A61C7/08 ; A61B34/10 ; G06F19/00

Abstract:
Method and system for managing multiple impressions of a patient's jaw for an orthodontic treatment is provided. The method includes scanning at least a first impression and a second impression of same jaw for the orthodontic treatment; determining if the first jaw impression and the second jaw impression have distortion in different areas; selecting the first jaw impression or the second jaw impression as a base impression; and replacing a distorted tooth data from the base impression with data for the same tooth from a non-base impression. The method also includes scanning at least a first jaw impression for the orthodontic treatment; scanning a bite impression for the orthodontic treatment; matching the scanned first jaw impression with the scanned bite impression; comparing bite information with a tooth occlusal surface; and determining if reconstruction is to be performed on the tooth occlusal surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190060033A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL TOOTH IMAGING Public/Granted day:2019-02-28
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