Method and system for designing and producing dental prostheses and appliances
AssigneeCadent Ltd.
InventorsEldad Taub, Avi Kopelman
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Abstract
A virtual model of an intraoral cavity is provided, wherein this process is initialized by a dental clinic, and the design and manufacture of a suitable dental prosthesis for the intraoral cavity is shared between a dental lab and a service center.
Claims72
A dental service center for providing at least manufacturing services to at least one of a plurality of dental clinics and dental labs, based on a 3D numerical model of a dentition requiring a prosthesis, wherein creation of said 3D numerical model is at least initiated at a said dental clinic, comprising:
- manufacturing means for manufacturing at least a part of said prosthesis;
- communication medium for enabling at least said 3D numerical model to be exchanged between said service center and at least one of said plurality of dental clinics and at least one of said plurality of dental labs;
- wherein said service center is adapted to manufacture said prosthesis based on said 3D numerical model, wherein said part is required to have a dimensional accuracy different from a dimensional accuracy of another part of said prosthesis as manufactured by at least one of said dental labs.
A system for at least manufacturing dental prostheses, comprising:
- (a) at least one dental clinic, wherein the or each dental clinic is adapted for at least initializing the creation of a 3D numerical model of at least a part of a patient's dentition requiring a prosthesis;
- (b) a dental service center adapted for at least manufacturing at least a first part of said prosthesis based on said 3D numerical model;
- (c) at least one dental lab, the or each dental lab being separate from said service center, wherein the or each said dental lab is adapted for at least manufacturing at least a second part of said prosthesis based on said 3D numerical model, said second part being different from said first part;
- wherein the or each said at least one dental clinic and the or each said at least one dental lab are interconnected at least to said dental service center, via a suitable communication medium;
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- wherein said service center is adapted to manufacture said at least first part according to a first dimensional accuracy, and wherein the or each said at least one dental lab is adapted to manufacture said at least second part according to a second dimensional accuracy, said first dimensional accuracy being different from said second dimensional accuracy.
A method for at least manufacturing dental prostheses, comprising:
- (a) creating a 3D numerical model of at least a part of a patient's dentition requiring a prosthesis, wherein at least initialization of the creation of a 3D numerical model is carried out at a dental clinic;
- (b) manufacturing at least a first part of said prosthesis at a service center, based on said 3D numerical model;
- (c) manufacturing at least a second part of said prosthesis at one of at least one or a plurality of dental labs, each separate from said service center, based on said 3D numerical model;
- (d) providing communication of at least said 3D numerical model at least between at least one said dental clinic and at least one said dental lab, and said dental service center;
- wherein the manufacture of said at least first part is according to a first dimensional accuracy, and wherein the manufacture of said at least second part is according to a second dimensional accuracy, said first dimensional accuracy being different from said second dimensional accuracy, said at least first part being different from said at least second part.
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