Designing a dental positioning jig
US9308055B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 25, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H20/40
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method, a system, and a user interface for creating a virtual positioning jig for manufacturing a positioning jig, where the manufactured positioning jig is for use in positioning a manufactured dental restoration at a patient's set of teeth, the method including: obtaining a digital 3D representation of the set of teeth; designing a virtual model of the dental restoration at the digital 3D representation; creating an inner surface and an outer surface of the virtual positioning jig; and defining a through hole of the virtual positioning jig at the implant region.
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