Abstract:
Disclosed is a method, an occlusion setup fixture and system for recording digital 3D representations of physical teeth models of a patient's jaws and for arranging the digital 3D representations according in a common coordinate system such that the digital 3D representations are arranged according to the patient's occlusion. The recorded digital 3D representations are virtually brought into occlusion by a virtual movement, where the virtual movement comprises a translation along a path according to the confined relative movement of the occlusion setup fixture.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a computer-implemented method of generating a virtual model of a set of teeth for manufacturing a physical model of the set of teeth, the method comprising: - providing a virtual model of the set of teeth (402), the model comprising a gingival part (401) and a tooth configured to be part of a removable component (405) in the model; - generating a cavity (407) in said gingival part, said cavity comprising a cavity wall, into which cavity said removable component fits such that an interface between the removable component (405) and the wall of the cavity (407) is defined, where the removable component (405) and the cavity (407) are configured to provide a gap at said interface; and - providing means (409) for supporting and positioning the removable component (405) in the cavity (407), where the means for supporting and postitioning are generated on one of said removable component and said cavity wall such that the means (409) for supporting and positioning extends across said gap between said removable component (405) and said cavity wall; - wherein the area of contact between the removable component (405) and the cavity wall at said interface is controlled by the shape of the adjoining surfaces of the means (409) for supporting and positioning and the other of the removable component (405) and the cavity wall.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for virtually designing the attachment of a manufactured dental model of a patient's set of teeth in a physical dental articulator by means of one or more kinds of spacer elements, where the method comprises: - obtaining a virtual 3D dental model of the patient's set of teeth, where the virtual 3D dental model is provided by means of 3D scanning; - providing a virtual dental articulator type corresponding to a physical dental articulator, where the dental articulator comprises an upper arm and a lower arm and has a known articulator height, which is the distance between the upper arm and the lower arm in the static position of the dental articulator; - providing a minimum height of the dental model, where the height of the dental model is the height of an upper part and the height of a lower part of the dental model; - providing one or more kinds of virtual spacer elements with predetermined heights, where each kind of virtual spacer element corresponds to a physical spacer element; - determining a manufacture height of the dental model and determining the number of each of the kinds of spacer elements to be used for the attachment of the manufactured dental model in the physical articulator, such that the manufacture height of the dental model and the total effective spacer element height, which is the added height of the determined spacer elements, equal the articulator height, and where the manufacture height of the dental model is not less than the minimum height of the dental model.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a computer-implemented method of designing a number of dental restorations for a patient, wherein the method comprises: - selecting a composed set of teeth (501) comprising a number of teeth, where the number of teeth are arranged spatially relative to each other forming a high aesthetic composition; -applying the composed set of teeth (501) to a virtual three dimensional representation of the patient's present oral situation (502) to obtain an initial set of teeth (503); -optionally modifying one or more parameters of one or more of the teeth in the initial set of teeth 503) to obtain a finalized set of teeth.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method, a system and a user interface for creating a digital restoration design for the manufacture of a dental restoration for one or more of a patient's teeth where minimal manual interaction is required when setting the restoration margin line. The method comprises: - obtaining a digital 3D representation of the patient's unprepared teeth; - obtaining a set of one or more digital teeth anatomies; - arranging the digital teeth anatomies and the digital 3D representation according to a preferred relative arrangement; and - creating a digital restoration design comprising a restoration margin line, where the restoration margin line is derived at least partly from an intersection of the digital 3D representation and the digital teeth anatomies.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method of generating and modifying a virtual model of a set of teeth, where the method provides that a restoration can be inserted into a physical model of the set of teeth manufactured from the virtual model of the set of teeth.
Abstract:
A method of aligning two 3D digital representations of at least a part of each of the upper and lower jaw of a patient, the method comprising segmenting the 3D digital representations to determine the shape and position of each of the patient's teeth in each of the 3D digital representations; and using a set of known anatomical concepts to constrain the fit of the two 3D digital representations to get a preliminary fit.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for setting the axis of rotation between a virtual maxillary model and a virtual mandible model to a virtual hinge axis representing the axis of rotation of the mandibular condyles, the method comprises the steps of, obtaining at least one 2D photograph of the face of a patient comprising at least one facial feature, obtaining a virtual dental model comprising the virtual maxillary model and the virtual mandible model representing at least a part of the dental situation of the patient, aligning the virtual dental model with the at least one facial feature, determining the virtual hinge axis based on the at least one 2D photograph, and setting the axis of rotation to the virtual hinge axis.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method of digitally designing a dental component for a patient, wherein the method comprises: - obtaining a 3D representation of the patient's upper jaw; - obtaining a 3D representation of the patient's lower jaw; - obtaining at least a first 3D representation of a first bite configuration of the patient's jaws in a first occlusion and a second 3D representation of a second bite configuration of the patient's jaws in a second occlusion different from the first occlusion; - digitally determining a occlusal contact movement of the patient's jaws relative to each other based on the at least first 3D representation, the second 3D representation and contact between the patient's upper jaw and lower jaw; and - digitally designing the dental component based on the occlusal contact movement of the patient's jaw relative to each other.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing/producing a dental restoration for a patient, where the method comprises: - obtaining a 3D scan of at least a restoration site of the patient's mouth, where the manufactured dental restoration is adapted for fitting to the restoration site; - obtaining a computer-aided design (CAD design) of the dental restoration; - milling the restoration from a material, where the restoration is milled both on an inside surface configured for fitting to the shape of the restoration site of the patient's mouth and on an outside surface, where the milling is according to the obtained CAD design; - transferring the milled restoration to a retention means providing a fixed known position of the restoration relative to a post-processing machinery, where the restoration is retained on the inside surface, such that the outside surface of the restoration is approachable/free/accessible; and - performing post-processing of the outside surface of the restoration.