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US 2012/0239177 A1Published application
Method and system for designing and producing dental prostheses and appliances
AssigneeCadent Ltd.
InventorsEldad Taub, Avi Kopelman
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Abstract
A virtual model of an intraoral cavity is provided, wherein this process is initialized by a dental clinic, and the design and manufacture of a suitable dental prosthesis for the intraoral cavity is shared between a dental lab and a service center.
Claims1
A dental service center for providing at least manufacturing services to at least one each of a plurality of dental clinics and dental labs, based on a 3D numerical model of a dentition requiring a prosthesis, wherein creation of said 3D numerical model is at least initiated at a said dental clinic, comprising:
- manufacturing means for manufacturing at least a part of said prosthesis;
- communication medium for enabling at least said 3D numerical model to be exchanged between said service center and at least one of said plurality of dental clinics and at least one of said plurality of dental labs;
- wherein said service center is adapted to share with at least one said dental lab the manufacture of said prosthesis based on said 3D numerical model, according to predetermined criteria.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.