Method for (semi-) automatic dental implant planning
AssigneeMaterialise Dental N.V.
InventorsFadi GLOR, Luc VRIELINCK
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Abstract
A method for (semi-) automatic dental implant planning (A) is described including (a) creating 3D models of a tooth setup (b) and/or creating 3D models of parts of the jaw, (c) detecting zones in the jaw where implants can (or optionally cannot be placed), (d) detecting restorative elements in the tooth setup, (e) determining candidate implant dimensions, positions, orientations and configurations, (f) obtaining implant plans, (g) comparing implant plans to each other or to given criteria, (h) selecting or improving an implant plan.
Claims15
A method for preparing information for automated or semi-automated dental implant planning from image information relating to the jaw of a patient, comprising:
- (a) generating 3D models of a tooth setup, and
- (b) automatically detecting constitutive restorative elements in the 3D model of the tooth setup based on image analysis,
- wherein the step of generating 3D models of a tooth setup further comprises digitizing the desired tooth-setup positioned correctly with respect to the jaw by means of registration.
A system for preparing information for automated or semi-automated dental implant planning from image information relating to the jaw of a patient comprising:
- (a) means for generating 3D models of a tooth setup, and
- (b) means for automatically detecting constitutive restorative elements in the 3D model of the tooth setup based on image analysis,
- wherein the means for generating 3D models of a tooth setup further comprises means for digitizing the desired tooth-setup positioned correctly with respect to the jaw by means of registration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.