Automated 2D/3D integration and lip spline autoplacement
US11007036B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 6, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H50/50
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method may include: receiving an image of a mouth region of a patient's face; extracting teeth contours within the image of the mouth region of the patient's face; locating a mouth opening within the image of the mouth region of the patient's face; extracting the tooth contours from a 3D model of the patient's teeth; and aligning the tooth contours from the 3D model with the tooth contours of the teeth within the image of the mouth region of the patient's face.
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