Unified three dimensional virtual craniofacial and dentition model and uses thereof
US9561088B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 31, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2219/028
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed enabling an orthodontist or a user to create an unified three dimensional virtual craniofacial and dentition model of actual, as-is static and functional anatomy of a patient, from data representing facial bone structure; upper jaw and lower jaw; facial soft tissue; teeth including crowns and roots; information of the position of the roots relative to each other; and relative to the facial bone structure of the patient; obtained by scanning as-is anatomy of craniofacial and dentition structures of the patient with a volume scanning device; and data representing three dimensional virtual models of the patient's upper and lower gingiva, obtained from scanning the patient's upper and lower gingiva either (a) with a volume scanning device, or (a) with a surface scanning device. Such craniofacial and dentition models of the patient can be used in optimally planning treatment of a patient.
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