System and method for detecting deviations during the course of an orthodontic treatment to gradually reposition teeth
US8636510B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16Z99/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Method and system for detecting and correcting deviation during an orthodontic treatment plan is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving an un-segmented current teeth image representing a patient's teeth after an orthodontic treatment plan has begun and before the plan ends for the patient; matching a previously segmented teeth model with the current teeth image; and generating at least one corrective stage to define an intermediate tooth arrangement, wherein the at least one corrective stage repositions a digital teeth image so that a prescribed tooth arrangement of the previously segmented teeth model can be used.
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