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- Patent Title: Methods and apparatuses for forming a three-dimensional volumetric model of a subject's teeth
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Application No.: US16706461Application Date: 2019-12-06
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Publication No.: US11357603B2Publication Date: 2022-06-14
- Inventor: Gilad Elbaz , Erez Lampert , Yossef Atiya , Avi Kopelman , Ofer Saphier , Maayan Moshe , Shai Ayal , Michael Sabina , Eric Kuo , Assaf Weiss , Doron Malka , Eliahou Franklin Nizard , Ido Tishel
- Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Shay Glenn LLP
- Main IPC: A61C9/00
- IPC: A61C9/00 ; A61B1/00 ; A61B1/06 ; A61B1/24 ; A61B5/00 ; A61B5/107

Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses for generating a model of a subject's teeth. Described herein are intraoral scanning methods and apparatuses for generating a three-dimensional model of a subject's intraoral region (e.g., teeth) including both surface features and internal features. These methods and apparatuses may be used for identifying and evaluating lesions, caries and cracks in the teeth. Any of these methods and apparatuses may use minimum scattering coefficients and/or segmentation to form a volumetric model of the teeth.
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