Virtual orthodontic treatment
US6739869B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 12, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H50/50
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for virtual orthodontic treatment is provided in which a virtual set of orthodontic components is associated, in a virtual space, with a first virtual three-dimensional image of teeth, and then by a set of rules which define the effect of the set of components' teeth, the effect of the virtual treatment can be computed. This virtual treatment can be used to predict the results of a real-life orthodontic treatment as to design such a treatment.
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