Apparatus and method for generating image of corrected teeth
AssigneeLaon Medi Inc.
InventorsSeonggon Lee, Jae Min Park, Suk Joong Lee
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for generating an image of corrected teeth. The apparatus includes: a control unit configured to generate dental curves representative of dental arches after the completion of correction from an image of teeth, and to generate an image of corrected virtual teeth by aligning the locations of the teeth with the dental curves; and an input/output unit configured to provide the image of corrected virtual teeth via a screen. The control unit is further configured to model the dental curves with functions corresponding to sets of teeth.
Claims16
An apparatus for generating an image of corrected teeth, the apparatus comprising:
- a control unit configured to generate dental curves representative of dental arches after completion of correction from an image of teeth, and to generate an image of corrected virtual teeth by aligning locations of the teeth with the dental curves;
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- an input/output unit configured to provide the image of corrected virtual teeth via a screen;
- wherein the control unit is further configured to generate the dental curves in a form of U-shaped lines corresponding to both jaws;
- locate the dental curves on an X axis corresponding to a direction parallel to a facial surface and a Z axis corresponding to a direction vertical to the facial surface;
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- calculate vector distances between points set on adjacent ones of the teeth on a Y axis based on a longitudinal direction of the teeth within at least two regions divided based on the Y axis.
A method of generating an image of corrected teeth, the method being performed by an apparatus for generating an image of corrected teeth, the method comprising:
- generating dental curves representative of dental arches after completion of correction from an image of teeth;
- generating an image of corrected virtual teeth by aligning locations of the teeth with the dental curves;
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- providing the image of corrected virtual teeth via a screen;
- wherein generating the dental curves comprises generating the dental curves in a form of U-shaped lines corresponding to both jaws;
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- locating the dental curves on an X axis corresponding to a direction parallel to a facial surface and a Z axis corresponding to a direction vertical to the facial surface;
- wherein generating the image of corrected virtual teeth comprises calculating vector distances between points set on adjacent ones of the teeth on a Y axis based on a longitudinal direction of the teeth within at least two regions divided based on the Y axis.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to execute a method of generating an image of corrected teeth, the method comprising:
- generating dental curves representative of dental arches after completion of correction from an image of teeth;
- generating an image of corrected virtual teeth by aligning locations of the teeth with the dental curves;
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- providing the image of corrected virtual teeth via a screen;
- wherein generating the dental curves comprises generating the dental curves in a form of U-shaped lines corresponding to both jaws;
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- locating the dental curves on an X axis corresponding to a direction parallel to a facial surface and a Z axis corresponding to a direction vertical to the facial surface;
- wherein generating the image of corrected virtual teeth comprises calculating vector distances between points set on adjacent ones of the teeth on a Y axis based on a longitudinal direction of the teeth within at least two regions divided based on the Y axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.