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- Patent Title: Providing a simulated outcome of dental treatment on a patient
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Application No.: US17020550Application Date: 2020-09-14
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Publication No.: US10945813B2Publication Date: 2021-03-16
- Inventor: Yingjie Li , Chao Shi , Zelko Relic , Michael Alan Stocks , Andrey Bushev , Ya Xue , Eric P. Meyer
- 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 ; G16H50/50 ; A61C9/00 ; G09B23/28 ; B33Y80/00 ; A61C13/00 ; B33Y50/00

Abstract:
Systems and methods of simulating dental treatments are disclosed. A method may include capturing a first 2D image of a patient's face, including the patient's teeth, building a parametric 3D model of the patient's teeth based on the 2D image, developing a simulated outcome of a dental treatment of the patient's teeth by rendering the 3D model with the patient's teeth in one or more positions and/or orientations corresponding to the treatment goals of the dental treatment plan, and rendering a second 2D image of the patient's face with teeth according to a simulated outcome of the dental treatment plan. As noted herein, the dental treatment plan may include orthodontic and/or restorative elements. The simulated outcome may correspond to estimated outcomes and/or intended outcomes of the dental treatment plan.
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