US 2022/0015867 A1Published application

Matching assets in 3d treatment plans

AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.

InventorsMitra DERAKHSHAN, Sophie ACKER, Susanne REICHART

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Abstract

Systems and methods for improved orthodontic treatment of a patient's teeth are provided herein. A method for treating malocclusions of a patient's teeth is disclosed. The method may include receiving an initial position of a patient's teeth and a target position of the patient's teeth. The method may also include determining a treatment plan to reposition the patient's teeth towards the target position. The method may also include receiving treatment strategies for the patient's teeth based at least in part of the treatment plan and matching the initial position of the patient's teeth, the target position of a patient's teeth, and the treatment strategies for the patient's teeth with initial positions, target positions, and treatment strategies of a plurality of existing cases. The method may also include sending the matched cases to a dental practitioner including matched educational assets.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method for digital treatment planning to treat malocclusions of a patient's teeth, the method comprising:

receiving current case information comprising:
a digital model of an initial position of the patient's teeth;
a plurality of treatment strategies for the patient's teeth;
patient information related to the patient and
a digital model of a target position of the patient's teeth;
wherein each of the plurality of treatment strategies comprises a sequence of ordered steps of tooth movement from the initial position to the target position;
comparing the current case information against past case information of past treatments of a plurality of existing cases, the past case information comprising:
digital models of initial positions of the plurality of existing cases, digital models of target positions of the plurality of existing cases, and
a plurality of treatment strategies of the plurality of existing cases;
wherein comparing the current case information against the past case information comprises evaluating the plurality of treatment strategies for the patient's teeth against the plurality of treatment strategies of the plurality of existing cases;
and
providing, based on the comparison, a selection of existing cases to a dental practitioner.

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Facts

Application: 17/357,854Filed 24 Jun 2021
Priority: 20 Dec 2016
Published: 20 Jan 2022
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

A61C 7/002
Orthodontics, i.e. obtaining or maintaining the desired position of teeth, e.g. by straightening, evening, regulating, separating, or by…:…
G16H 20/30
ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient…:…
G16H 50/20
ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or…: for…
A61C 7/08
Orthodontics, i.e. obtaining or maintaining the desired position of teeth, e.g. by straightening, evening, regulating, separating, or by…:…

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