Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tooth movement measurement by automatic impression matching
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Application No.: US14865479Application Date: 2015-09-25
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Publication No.: US10368960B2Publication Date: 2019-08-06
- Inventor: Fuming Wu , Vadim Matov , Jihua Cheng
- 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: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Main IPC: A61C7/00
- IPC: A61C7/00 ; A61C7/08 ; A61C9/00 ; G06K9/52 ; G06K9/62 ; G06T7/00 ; G06T7/60 ; G06T7/73 ; G06K9/46

Abstract:
The present invention relates to systems and methods for detecting deviations from an orthodontic treatment plan. One method includes receiving a tracking model, performing a matching step between individual teeth in a plan model and the tracking model, comparing the tracking model with the plan model, and detecting one or more positional differences.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160008096A1 TOOTH MOVEMENT MEASUREMENT BY AUTOMATIC IMPRESSION MATCHING Public/Granted day:2016-01-14
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