Methods and systems for employing artificial intelligence in automated orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning

A system for diagnosing and identifying a treatment for an orthodontic condition, comprising:

• a server configured to receive patient data;
• a database that comprises or has access to information derived from orthodontic treatments;
• an electronic model of the orthodontic condition that defines at least two anatomic features of a set of teeth;
• at least one computer program housed within or accessible by the server and configured to:
• analyze the patient data;
• analyze the information derived from orthodontic treatments;
• identify at least one diagnosis of the orthodontic condition;
• execute an algorithm based on one or more inputs derived from the information derived from orthodontic treatments;
• identify at least one treatment regimen for the at least one diagnosis, wherein the at least one treatment regimen includes at least one of a treatment approach, a corrective appliance and a combination thereof;
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• an intraoral imager configured to be operated by a patient.

A method for delivering a diagnosis and identification of a treatment for an orthodontic condition, comprising:

• providing a graphical user interface that prompts a patient for electronic patient data regarding an orthodontic condition of the patient, the electronic data comprising data from an intraoral image initiated by the patient;
• providing access, through the graphical user interface, to a database that comprises or has access to information derived from orthodontic treatments, the information derived from orthodontic treatments including an electronically stored data set for each patient treatment, wherein each data set includes data that represents at least one of (a) a location and position of one or more teeth subject of a corresponding patient treatment and (b) a previously diagnosed orthodontic condition for the corresponding patient treatment;
• comparing coordinates that represent at least two anatomic features of a set of teeth to at least a portion of the information derived from orthodontic treatments accessible via the database;
• identifying a best fit data set that represents a statistical or prioritized best fit for the coordinates;
• identifying at least one diagnosis of the orthodontic condition by prioritizing at least a portion of the data from a plurality of the data sets;
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• identifying at least one treatment regimen for the at least one diagnosis, the at least one treatment regimen including at least one of a treatment approach, a corrective appliance and a combination thereof;
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• outputting the at least one treatment regimen to the patient.