Treatment planning and progress tracking systems and methods
AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.
InventorsIan Kitching, Rene Sterental, Eric Kuo, Lou Shuman, Maia Singer
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods of managing planning and delivery of an orthodontic treatment using planning tools, treatment guidelines, instructions and appointment planning tools customized to the individual patient being treated, as well as tools and methods for tracking delivery and patient progression through an orthodontic treatment plan.
Claims31
A method of managing delivery of an orthodontic treatment plan, comprising:
- generating a case difficulty assessment based on information received about a dental condition of a patient and one or more treatment goals;
- generating a treatment plan for a patient, the plan comprising a plurality of successive tooth arrangements for moving teeth along a treatment path from an initial arrangement toward a selected final arrangement, the plan further comprising a series of one or more treatment phases to move teeth along the treatment path, at least one phase comprising an individual set of appliances;
- providing a customized set of treatment guidelines corresponding to a phase of the treatment plan, the guidelines comprising one or more appointment planning recommendations;
- tracking progression of the patient's teeth along the treatment path, the tracking comprising comparing a digital representation of an actual arrangement of the patient's teeth following administration of a set of appliances to a planned arrangement to determine if the actual arrangement of the teeth substantially matches the planned tooth arrangement.
A method managing delivery of an orthodontic treatment plan, comprising:
- receiving information indicating a dental condition of a patient and one or more treatment goals;
- providing the practitioner a selection of enhanced treatment plan options comprising:
- phased treatment delivery comprising providing treatment in a series of one or more treatment phases to move teeth along the treatment path, at least one phase comprising an individual set of appliances;
- appointment planning tools comprising a customized set of treatment guidelines corresponding to a phase of the treatment plan, the guidelines comprising one or more recommended patient/practitioner appointments and a list of recommended tasks to be completed at each of the one or more appointments;
- progress tracking comprising comparing a digital representation of an actual arrangement of the patient's teeth following administration of a set of appliances to a planned arrangement to determine if the actual arrangement of the teeth substantially matches the planned tooth arrangement.
A system for managing delivery of an orthodontic treatment plan, the system comprising a computer coupled to a server, the computer comprising a processor and a computer readable medium comprising instructions which, if executed, cause the computer to:
- generate a case difficulty assessment based on information received about a dental condition of a patient and one or more treatment goals;
- generate a treatment plan for a patient, the plan comprising a plurality of successive tooth arrangements for moving teeth along a treatment path from an initial arrangement toward a selected final arrangement, the plan further comprising a series of one or more treatment phases to move teeth along the treatment path, at least one phase comprising an individual set of appliances;
- generate a customized set of treatment guidelines corresponding to a phase of the treatment plan, the guidelines comprising one or more recommended patient/practitioner appointments and a list of recommended tasks to be completed at teach of the one or more appointments;
- compare a digital representation of an actual arrangement of the patient's teeth following administration of a set of appliances to a planned arrangement so as to determine if the actual arrangement deviates from the planned tooth arrangement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.