Patient-specific three-dimensional dentition model
US8442283B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 28, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30036
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide methods and systems for generating a color-textured three-dimensional dental model that is specific to a patient. According to one embodiment, generating a patient-specific color-textured three-dimensional dental model can comprise obtaining a three-dimensional dental model of a patient. For example, obtaining the three-dimensional dental model can comprise obtaining volumetric image data of a dentition of the patient and generating the three-dimensional dental model based on the volumetric image data. Two-dimensional intra-oral image data of the patient can also be obtained. For example, obtaining the two-dimensional intra-oral image data can comprise obtaining a plurality of photographs. The patient-specific color-textured three-dimensional dental model can be generated based on the three-dimensional dental model and the two-dimensional intra-oral image data.
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