Scannable dental spatial orientation device and related systems and methods

A dental record optical scan system, comprising:

• a physical dental record of a maxillary arch of a patient;
• a scannable dental spatial orientation device associated with the physical dental record, the scannable dental spatial orientation device including a body portion having first, second, and third planar faces oriented orthogonal to one another and representing planes aligned parallel to a sagittal midline reference plane, a horizontal plane, and a frontal plane of the patient relative to the physical dental record;
• a support structure operable to support the physical dental record and the scannable dental spatial orientation device for optical scanning;
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• an optical scanner operable to scan the physical dental record and the scannable dental spatial orientation device with an optical sensor to create a digital dental record and a digital representation of the first, second, and third planar faces, wherein the digital dental record is established for a position of the maxillary arch relative to the sagittal midline reference plane, the horizontal plane, and the frontal plane of the patient.

A method for digitally recording a maxillary arch position, comprising:

• obtaining a physical dental record of a maxillary arch of a patient and a scannable dental spatial orientation device associated with the physical dental record, the scannable dental spatial orientation device including a body portion having first, second, and third planar faces oriented orthogonal to one another and representing planes aligned parallel to a sagittal midline reference plane, a horizontal plane, and a frontal plane of the patient relative to the physical dental record;
• coupling the scannable dental spatial orientation device to a support structure operable to support the physical dental record and the scannable dental spatial orientation device for optical scanning;
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• optically scanning the physical dental record and the scannable dental spatial orientation device to create a digital dental record and a digital representation of the first, second, and third planar faces, wherein the digital dental record is established for a position of the maxillary arch relative to the sagittal midline reference plane, the horizontal plane, and the frontal plane of the patient.