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On-line system for manufacturing a dental mold

US8527079B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 24, 2011
Grant dateSep 3, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG16H50/50
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An on-line system for manufacturing a dental mold is provided. In one embodiment, An on-line system for manufacturing a dental mold may comprise a user terminal configured to receive graphic data of a damaged tooth, a tooth adjacent to the damaged tooth and a tooth occluded with the damaged tooth, which are obtained by a 3D scanner, and to generate graphic data of a restoration tooth based on the received graphic data; a dental mold data management server configured to receive the graphic data of the restoration tooth from the user terminal; and one or more dental mold manufacturing apparatuses configured to receive the graphic data of the restoration tooth from the dental mold data management server and to manufacture the dental mold corresponding to the graphic data of the restoration tooth.

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