Method for obtaining a dental occlusion map
US6334853B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 12, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C19/05
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for obtaining a dental occlusion map of a three-dimensional virtual computer model of teeth of upper and lower jaws of a mouth. The occlusion map indicates the distances between opposite regions on facing surfaces of opposite teeth of the upper and lower jaws of the mouth. The method includes the steps of determining the distances between opposite regions on opposite teeth of the upper and lower jaws of the mouth, and setting up a correspondence between the determined distances and regions on a mapping surface.
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