Abstract:
The present invention relates to adaptive 3D scanning wherein a scan sequence for obtaining full geometrical coverage of a physical object are created automatically and specifically for the physical object, by using a method and a system for producing a 3D computer model of a physical object, wherein the method comprises the following steps providing a scanner system, said scanner system comprising a scanner, and a computer connectable to and/or integrated in said scanner, said computer comprising a virtual model of said scanner, entering shape information of the physical object into the computer, creating in said computer a visibility function based on said virtual model and the shape information, said visibility function being capable of evaluating the coverage of areas of interest of the physical object by at least one predetermined scan sequence, establishing at least one scan sequence based on the evaluation of the visibility function, performing a scan of the physical object using said at least one scan sequence, and obtaining a 3D computer model of the physical object.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for planning, visualizing, and/or optimizing dental restoration on at least a part of the pre-prepared teeth of a patient, wherein said method comprises the steps of: - providing at least one 3D digital model of at least a part of the pre-prepared teeth; - designing at least one dental restoration CAD model based on the 3D digital model of at least a part of the pre-prepared teeth; - providing at least one 3D digital model of at least a part of the prepared teeth, where the prepared teeth are provided by preparing the pre-prepared teeth by dental restorative work, at least partly based on the dental restoration CAD model; and - aligning the 3D models of the pre-prepared and the prepared teeth.
Abstract:
Method for designing a partial removable denture for a patient comprising the steps of: - providing a 3D scan of the patient's teeth; - virtually designing a framework; - virtually designing at least one telescopic double crown, wherein the at least one telescopic double crown comprises an internal crown which is defined as a primary part, and an external crown which is defined as a secondary removable part, and wherein virtually designing the at least one telescopic double crown further comprises the steps of: - virtually designing the primary part; - virtually designing the secondary part; and - automatically generating the external surface of the primary part and the internal surface of the secondary part to have matching shapes, where at least a region of the external surface of the primary part and the corresponding region of the internal surface of the secondary part are substantially straight having the same well-defined angle.
Abstract:
3D modeling of an object using textural features. Disclosed is a method and a system for 3D modeling of a 3D object adapted to be inserted in or worn by a patient. The 3D modeling applies information of one or more features from an acquired 2D digital representation including textural data of the location where the 3D object is adapted to be arranged.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an object feeder system configured for arrangement in a three dimensional scanner, the system comprising: an object feeder scanning plate assembly comprising a number of tracks, wherein each track adapted to hold at least one object holder, wherein said tracks are configured to extend within the plate assembly from a parking area towards a scanning area, and where each object holder is configured for retaining an object to be scanned in the scanner for obtaining a three dimensional representation of the object, and wherein the object feeder system further comprises means for moving the at least one object holder in the at least one track.
Abstract:
System and computer-implemented method of designing and/or manufacturing a post and core to match a bore of a tooth, said method comprising the steps of: a) obtaining at least one impression of a set of teeth comprising a bore; b) scanning the impression of the set of teeth comprising the bore; c) providing a three-dimensional scan representation of the impression comprising the bore; d) transforming the three-dimensional scan representation to a three-dimensional positive working model of the set of teeth and the bore; and e) designing a post and core model from the positive working model of the bore. The invention relates in particular to CAD/CAM design and/or manufacture of post and core.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for computer-controlled creation of non-occluding earpieces with tube bore. The non-occluding earpieces are created based on a three-dimensional computer model of at least part of the outer ear and at least part of the auditory canal. The said model is created by a laser scanner, in the ear scanner or by other means. The said three-dimensional computer model is virtually modified to create the non-occluding earpieces and the tube bore. Finally the physical non-occluding earpieces are manufactured using rapid prototyping equipment.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method and a system for 3D modeling of a 3D object adapted to be inserted in or worn by a patient. The 3D modeling applies information of one or more features from an acquired 2D digital representation comprising textural data of the location where the 3D object is adapted to be arranged