Computer automated development of an orthodontic treatment plan and appliance
US9161824B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB33Y80/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A computer is used to create a plan for repositioning an orthodontic patient's teeth. The computer receives an initial digital data set representing the patient's teeth at their initial positions and a final digital data set representing the teeth at their final positions. The computer then uses the data sets to generate treatment paths along which the teeth will move from the initial positions to the final positions.
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