Method, system and user interface for creating a digital design for use in manufacturing a molding-shell for a dental restoration
US10327873B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C13/0001
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method, a system and a user interface for generating a digital design for use in the manufacture of a molding-shell for a patient's teeth, where the molding-shell and the teeth together enclose a volume for forming a dental restoration, include obtaining a digital 3D representation of the patient's teeth, the digital 3D representation including a tooth part relating to one or more teeth for which the dental restoration is formed; obtaining a set of one or more digital teeth anatomies; arranging the set of digital teeth anatomies and the digital 3D representation according to a preferred relative arrangement; and generating the digital design where a first portion of the digital design is derived from the digital teeth anatomies and a second portion of the digital design is derived from the tooth part of the digital 3D representation.
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