Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an orthodontic system and related methods for designing and providing an improved or more effective tooth moving system for eliciting a desired tooth movement and/or repositioning teeth into a desired arrangement.SOLUTION: An orthodontic system includes a tooth attachment having improved or optimized parameters selected or modified for more optimal and/or effective application of forces for a desired/selected orthodontic movement. The attachment of the present invention can be customized to a particular patient (e.g., patient-customized), a particular movement, and/or a sub-group or sub-set of a patient, and configured to engage an orthodontic tooth positioning appliance worn by a patient. The engagement between the attachment and the orthodontic appliance results in application of a repositioning force or series/system of forces to the tooth having the attachment and will generally elicit a tooth movement.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dental procedure for a prosthesis and orthodontics.SOLUTION: A system and a method comprise: a development of treatment planning for attaining a treatment goal including creation of a virtual model of a tooth row of a dental patient S10; deformation of the virtual model of the tooth row using a virtual prosthesis for promoting attainment of the treatment goal S12; deformation of the virtual model of the tooth row using a virtual orthodontics for promoting the attainment of the treatment goal S14; repetition of the deformation procedure till substantially attaining the treatment goal; and creation of orthodontic treatment planning and prosthesis treatment planning on the basis of the substantially attained treatment goal.
Abstract:
Methods for designing and fabrication of a series of apparatuses for expanding a patient's palate ("palatal expanders"). In particular, described herein are methods and apparatuses for forming palatal expanders, including rapid palatal expanders, as well as series of palatal expanders formed as described herein and apparatuses for designing and fabricating them.
Abstract:
Computer-implementiertes Verfahren zum Modellieren eines vollständigen Zahnes eines Patienten zum Erstellen eines stufenweisen Behandlungsplans zum Herstellen einer Reihe von Alignern zum inkrementellen Repositionieren von Zähnen, mit folgenden Schritten:Generieren mindestens eines digitalen Patienten-Zahnmodells, das eine Kronen-Komponente (103) aufweist;Erzeugen von Landmarks an der Kronen-Komponente des digitalen Patienten-Zahnmodells; Generieren mindestens eines digitalen generischen Zahnmodells, das dem mindestens einen digitalen Patienten-Zahnmodell entspricht, wobei das mindestens eine digitale generische Zahnmodell generische Wurzel- und Kronen-Komponenten aufweist;Erzeugen von Landmarks an der Kronen-Komponente des digitalen generischen Zahnmodells;Berechnen einer Morphing-Funktion unter Verwendung der Landmarks an der Kronen-Komponente des digitalen Patienten-Zahnmodells und der Landmarks an der Kronen-Komponente des digitalen generischen Zahnmodells; undMorphing des mindestens einen digitalen Patienten-Zahnmodells mit dem mindestens einen digitalen generischen Zahnmodell unter Verwendung der Morphing-Funktion zum Erzeugen eines vollständigen digitalen Zahnmodells des Patienten.
Abstract:
Methods for designing and fabrication of a series of apparatuses for expanding a patient's palate ("palatal expanders"). In particular, described herein are methods and apparatuses for forming palatal expanders, including rapid palatal expanders, as well as series of palatal expanders formed as described herein and apparatuses for designing and fabricating them.
Abstract:
A series of appliances including a first shell and a second shell can be designed to incrementally implement a treatment plan. The first and second shells can have cavities designed to receive teeth of a jaw. A first number of bite adjustment structures can be formed of a same material as the first shell, extending therefrom and designed to interface with teeth of a second jaw. The first number of bite adjustment structures can have a first shape and location specific to a first stage of the treatment plan. A second number of bite adjustment structures can be formed of a same material as the second shell, extending therefrom and designed to interface with teeth of the second jaw. The second number of bite adjustment structures can have a second shape and location, different than the first shape and location, specific to a second stage of the treatment plan.
Abstract:
Orthodontic systems and related methods are disclosed for designing and providing improved or more effective tooth moving systems for eliciting a desired tooth movement and/or repositioning teeth into a desired arrangement. Methods and orthodontic systems of the invention include tooth attachments having improved or optimized parameters selected or modified for more optimal and/or effective application of forces for a desired/selected orthodontic movement. Attachments of the present invention can be customized to a particular patient (e.g., patient-customized), a particular movement, and/or a sub-group or sub-set of patients, and configured to engage an orthodontic tooth positioning appliance worn by a patient, where engagement between the attachment and orthodontic appliance results in application of a repositioning force or series/system of forces to the tooth having the attachment and will generally elicit a tooth movement.
Abstract:
System and method for developing a treatment plan for achieving a treatment goal including creating a virtual model of a dental patient's dentition; transforming the virtual model of the dentition using virtual prosthodontics to facilitate achievement of the treatment goal; transforming the virtual model of the dentition using virtual orthodontics to facilitate achievement of the treatment goal; iterating on the transforming steps until substantially achieving the treatment goal; and generating an orthodontic treatment plan and a prosthodontic treatment plan based upon the substantially achieved treatment goal.
Abstract:
A system and method for using a computer to generate dental information of a patient is disclosed. The method involves receiving a virtual digital model of a patient's dentition in a first configuration, the dentition including at least one tooth having a reference volume. The method also involves causing the computer to generate a model volume created as the at least one tooth travels from the first configuration to a second configuration, and causing the computer to subtract the reference volume from the model volume to yield a build-up volume.