Methods for dental restoration
AssigneeCynovad Inc.
InventorsThomas Jelonek, Pierre Breton, Pierre-Jules Tremblay, Peter Whaite
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for preparing dental restorations, the method comprising the steps of (a) compiling a database of materials for use in preparing a dental restoration; (b) compiling a database of procedures for preparing the dental restoration; (c) determining the geometrical constraints of the dental restoration; (d) determining the aesthetic constraints of the dental restoration; and (e) inputting the geometrical constraints and the aesthetic constraints to a computer to mathematically select from the material database and the procedure database a recipe for producing the dental restoration.
Claims65
A method to model dental restorations, said method comprising:
- (a) compiling a database of materials for use in preparing a dental restoration;
- (b) compiling a database of procedures for preparing said dental restoration;
- (c) determining the geometrical constraints of said dental restoration;
- (d) determining the aesthetic constraints of said dental restoration;
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- (e) inputting said geometrical constraints and said aesthetic constraints to a computer to mathematically select from said material database and said procedure database a recipe for producing said dental restoration.
19 A method as defined in claim 16 further comprising using said produced dental restoration for validating said method.
A method for designing dental restoration with predetermined aesthetic qualities, said method comprising:
- (a) compiling a database of criteria for use in designing an aesthetic dental restoration;
- (b) compiling a database of procedures for preparing said dental restoration;
- (c) determining the geometrical constraints of said dental restoration;
- (d) determining the aesthetic constraints of said dental restoration;
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- (e) inputting said geometrical constraints and said aesthetic constraints to a computer to mathematically select from said criteria database and said procedure database a feasible design for said dental restoration.
A method for producing an aesthetic prosthesis, said method comprising:
- (a) acquiring quantitative data on shape and appearance;
- (b) processing said quantitative data to determine the desired result;
- (c) further processing said quantitative data and the desired result to determine a method for achieving said desired result,
- (d) manufacturing the underlying structure of said prosthesis;
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- (e) finalizing said prosthetic work.
A method for communicating information related to dentistry comprising:
- (a) collecting information regarding an dentistry procedure;
- (b) communicating said information to a central source via a computer network for analysis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.