Method and apparatus for bonding a bracket to a tooth
AssigneeDraMetrix, Inc.
InventorsRohit Sachdeva, Rudger Rubbert, Thomas Weise, Friedrich Riemeirer
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for bonding a bracket to a tooth includes processing that begins by obtaining a digital model of a desired bracket placement on a tooth. The processing continues by scanning actual placement of the bracket on the tooth to produce digital information of the actual placement and generating a digital model of the actual placement. The processing continues by comparing the digital model of the desired bracket placement with the digital model of the actual placement. When the digital model of the desired bracket placement substantially matches the digital model of the actual placement, enabling bonding of the bracket to the tooth.
Claims25
A method of bonding of a bracket on to a tooth, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) obtaining a digital representation of at least one of a desired bracket placement on the tooth and a model thereof;
- b) scanning an actual placement of the bracket on the tooth to produce digital information of the actual placement;
- c) generating a digital representation of the actual placement;
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- d) determining whether the digital representation of the desired bracket placement substantially matches the digital representation of the actual placement.
A method of bonding of a bracket on to a tooth, the method comprises the steps of:
- a) obtaining a digital representation of a desired bracket placement on the tooth;
- b) generating an actual placement reference based on the digital representation of the desired bracket placement;
- c) projecting the actual placement reference on to the tooth;
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- d) detecting positioning of the bracket with respect to the actual placement reference.
An apparatus for bonding of a bracket on to a tooth, the apparatus comprising in combination:
- at least one processing module;
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- memory operably coupled to the at least one processing module, wherein the memory stores operational instructions that cause the at least one processing module to:
- (a) obtain a digital representation of a desired bracket placement on the tooth;
- (b) scan actual placement of the bracket on the tooth to produce digital information of the actual placement;
- (c) generate a digital representation of the actual placement;
- and (d) compare the digital representation of the desired bracket placement with the digital representation of the actual placement to determine if the desired bracket placement substantially matches the digital representation of the actual placement.
An apparatus for bonding of a bracket on to a tooth, the apparatus comprises:
- at least one processing module;
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- memory operably coupled to the at least one processing module, wherein the memory stores operational instructions that cause the at least one processing module to:
- (a) obtain a digital representation of desired bracket placement on the tooth;
- (b) generate an actual placement reference based on the digital representation of the desired bracket placement;
- (c) project the actual placement reference on to the tooth using a projection system;
- and (d) detect positioning of the bracket with respect to the actual placement reference to determine if the bracket is substantially aligned with the actual placement reference.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.