Method for preparing a physical plaster model
US7220124B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 2, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB33Y80/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides a method for creating a physical teeth model. The method comprises the following steps: providing a virtual three dimensional (3D) representation of a patient's dentition that comprises at least a region of the teeth that includes a tooth stump on which a crown is to be fitted or a region on to which a bridge is to be fitted; and preparing a physical model of the jaws of a subject from a blank, based on information from said virtual 3D image.
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