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Method in the making of a dental restoration

US9125712B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY · US

Inventors

Michael Kraemer · Nidderau, DE
Till Meurer · Bonn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 18, 2011
Grant date	Sep 8, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 19, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG16H20/40
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

One embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to a method used in the making of a dental restoration, which comprises the steps of determining a tooth flat at a patient's tooth, and evaluating the tooth flat to provide a geometric characteristic data of the first tooth flat. The characteristic data are used to provide a computer model of a jaw motion under occlusal contact between teeth in the patient's upper and lower jaws. In one embodiment, the method helps facilitating the preparation of dental restorations.

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