Intraoral scanning using multiple modalities
AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.
InventorGilad Furst
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Abstract
First intraoral images of a three-dimensional (3D) intraoral object of a patient generated using a first modality of multiple modalities is received. Second intraoral images of the 3D intraoral object of the patient generated using a second modality of the multiple modalities is received. The first intraoral images generated using the first modality are registered relative to the second intraoral images generated using the second modality. A virtual model of the 3D intraoral object is generated based on a result of the registering.
Claims20
An intraoral scanner system comprising:
- an intraoral scanner comprising an imaging device and a sensing face, the intraoral scanner configured to perform first operations comprising:
- generating a first plurality of intraoral images of a three-dimensional (3D) intraoral object of a patient generated using a first modality based on an intraoral scan of a current patient visit;
- and
- a computing device, communicatively coupled to the intraoral scanner, configured to perform second operations comprising:
- receiving the first plurality of intraoral images of the 3D intraoral object of the patient generated using the first modality of a plurality of modalities;
- receiving a second plurality of intraoral images of the 3D intraoral object of the patient generated using a second modality of the plurality of modalities;
- and
- registering the first plurality of intraoral images generated using the first modality relative to the second plurality of intraoral images generated using the second modality.
A system comprising:
- memory;
- and
- a processing device operatively coupled to the memory, the processing device configured to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a first plurality of intraoral images of a three-dimensional (3D) intraoral object of a patient generated using a first modality of a plurality of modalities;
- receiving a second plurality of intraoral images of the 3D intraoral object of the patient generated using a second modality of the plurality of modalities;
- registering the first plurality of intraoral images generated using the first modality relative to the second plurality of intraoral images generated using the second modality;
- and
- generating a virtual model of the 3D intraoral object based on a result of the registering.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, responsive to execution by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a first plurality of intraoral images of a three-dimensional (3D) intraoral object of a patient generated using a first modality of a plurality of modalities;
- receiving a second plurality of intraoral images of the 3D intraoral object of the patient generated using a second modality of the plurality of modalities;
- and
- registering the first plurality of intraoral images generated using the first modality relative to the second plurality of intraoral images generated using the second modality.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.