Interactive dental restorative network
AssigneeShade Analyzing Technologies, Inc.
InventorsMaryann Lehmann, Curtis A. Vock
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Abstract
The invention relates to a computer readable medium that includes one or more programs for carrying out a method for restoration of a patient's tooth. The method includes the steps of generating an electronic image of a patient's tooth; providing a preliminary treatment plan for addressing the dental needs of the patient; and forwarding the electronic image and preliminary treatment plan to a dental laboratory so that technician can evaluate the image and treatment plan and in a manner such that the technician and dentist can review and discuss the preliminary treatment plan.
Claims7
A non-transitory computer readable medium operable on a network-connected computer comprising one or more programs for carrying out a method for treatment of at least one tooth of a patient by performing steps which comprises:
- capturing by intra-oral imaging means an electronic image of a patient's tooth or tooth preparation to be treated in a dentist's office;
- displaying to the dentist the captured image and requests for entering information regarding treatment of the patient's tooth;
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- storing dental data comprising the electronic image and the treatment information on a network-attached shared server that is configured so that the dental data is accessible from dentist offices and dental laboratories.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.