Method and system for assessing the outcome of an orthodontic treatment
US7160107B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C7/002
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a virtual orthodontic treatment method, comprising, providing a virtual diagnostic setup model of teeth of at least one jaw of an individual, associating virtual orthodontic appliances with all teeth in the model to obtain a first composite model and repositioning teeth into an initial treatment state according to pre-defined appliances-dependent rules; in the initial treatment state, detaching one or more teeth from their corresponding one or more orthodontic appliances, repositioning one or more appliances, reassociating one or more appliances with the teeth, permitting the teeth to reposition according to the appliances-dependent rules to obtain an altered treatment state, yielding a better grade, according to one or more systems for grading an orthodontic model, as compared to the grade of initial treatment state.
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