Method and system for dental visualization
AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.
InventorEric Kuo
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Abstract
In particular embodiments, method, apparatus and system for receiving digital representations of the initial parameters of a dentition; simulating a first orthodontic treatment process on the digital representations of the initial parameters, displaying a set of output results from the simulation of the first orthodontic treatment process, simulating a second orthodontic treatment process on the output results from the simulation of the first orthodontic treatment process, and displaying a set of output results from the simulation of the second orthodontic treatment process are provided.
Claims26
A method, comprising:
- receiving digital representations of initial parameters of a dentition;
- simulating a first orthodontic treatment process on the digital representations of the initial parameters;
- displaying a set of output results from the simulation of the first orthodontic treatment process;
- simulating a second orthodontic treatment process on the output results from the simulation of the first orthodontic treatment process;
- and
- displaying a set of output results from the simulation of the second orthodontic treatment process.
A computer program product, comprising:
- a medium readable by a computer, the computer readable medium having computer program code adapted to:
- receive digital representations of the initial parameters of a dentition;
- simulate a first orthodontic treatment process on the digital representations of the initial parameters;
- display a set of output results from the simulation of the first orthodontic treatment process;
- simulate a second orthodontic treatment process on the output results from the simulation of the first orthodontic treatment process;
- and
- display a set of output results from the simulation of the second orthodontic treatment process.
The computer program product of 14, wherein the first orthodontic treatment process is a polymeric shell appliances system treatment process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.