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Granted Patent B2
US 11,007,040 · App. 15/925,078 · Granted May 18, 2021

Dental CAD automation using deep learning

Inventors: Sergei Azernikov (Irvine, CA); Sergey Nikolskiy (Irvine, CA)
Assignee: James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.
A61C13/0004A61C9/0053G06F30/00G06N3/0454G06N3/08
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Patent No.
US 11,007,040
App. No.
15/925,078
Granted
May 18, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Computer-implemented methods for generating a 3D dental prosthesis model are disclosed herein. The methods comprise training a deep neural network to generate a first 3D dental prosthesis model using a training data set; receiving a patient scan data representing at least a portion of a patient's dentition; and generating, using the trained deep neural network, the first 3D dental prosthesis model based on the received patient scan data.

Claims (36)

1. A computer-implemented method for generating dental restoration associated with dental model of dentition, the method comprising:

training, by one or more computing devices, a deep neural network to generate a first 3D dental prosthesis model using a training data set;

receiving, by the one or more computing devices, a patient scan data representing at least a portion of a patient's dentition; and

generating, using the trained deep neural network, the first 3D dental prosthesis model based on the received patient scan data

wherein the deep neural network comprises a generative adversarial network (GAN).

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the training data set comprises a dentition scan data set with preparation site data and a dental prosthesis data set, wherein the dental prosthesis data set comprises scanned prosthesis data associated with each preparation site in the dentition scan data set.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the dental prosthesis data set comprises scanned data of real crowns created based on a library tooth template.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the library comprises 32 tooth templates.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the real crowns are created by technicians using the 32 tooth templates.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the dentition scan data set with preparation site data comprises scanned data of real preparation sites from patients' scanned dentitions.

7. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

training a second deep neural network to generate a second 3D dental prosthesis model using a natural dentition scan data set with digitally fabricated preparation site data and a natural dental prosthesis data set, wherein the natural dental prosthesis data set comprises segmented tooth associated with each digitally fabricated preparation site in the dentition scan data set; and

generating, using the second deep neural network, the second 3D dental prosthesis model based on the received patient scan data.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising blending together features of the first and second 3D dental prosthesis models to generate a blended 3D dental prosthesis model.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

receiving a patient's profile information; and

selecting one or more dentition scan data sets that match with the patient's profile information, wherein the natural dentition scan data only include matched dentition scan data sets.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dental prosthesis comprises a crown, an inlay, a bridge or an implant.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the training data set comprises a natural dentition scan data set with digitally fabricated preparation site data and a natural dental prosthesis data set, wherein the dental prosthesis data set comprises segmented tooth data associated with each digitally fabricated preparation site in the dentition scan data set.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the segmented tooth data are generated by segmenting tooth data from the natural dentition scan data set.

13. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for enabling a processor-based system to generate a 3D dental prosthesis model, the computer program product comprising:

a first program logic module for enabling the processor-based system to train a deep neural network to generate a first 3D dental prosthesis model using a training data set;

a second program logic module for enabling the processor-based system to receive a patient scan data representing at least a portion of a patient's dentition; and

a third program logic module for enabling the processor-based system to generate the first 3D dental prosthesis model based on the received patient scan data

wherein the deep neural network comprises a generative adversarial network (GAN).

14. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the training data set comprises a dentition scan data set with preparation site data and a dental prosthesis data set, wherein the dental prosthesis data set comprises scanned prosthesis data associated with each preparation site in the dentition scan data set.

15. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the dental prosthesis data set comprises scanned data of real crowns created based on a library tooth template.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the library comprises 32 tooth templates.

17. The computer program product of claim 16 , wherein the real crowns are created by technicians using the 32 tooth templates.

18. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the dentition scan data set with preparation site data comprises scanned data of real preparation sites from patients' scanned dentitions.

19. The computer program product of claim 14 , further comprises:

a fourth program logic module for enabling the processor-based system to train a second deep neural network to generate a second 3D dental prosthesis model using a natural dentition scan data set with digitally fabricated preparation site data and a natural dental prosthesis data set, wherein the natural dental prosthesis data set comprises segmented tooth associated with each digitally fabricated preparation site in the dentition scan data set; and

a fifth program logic module for enabling the processor-based system to generate, using the second deep neural network, the second 3D dental prosthesis model based on the received patient scan data.

20. The computer program product of claim 19 , further comprises a sixth program logic module for enabling the processor-based system to blend together features of the first and second 3D dental prosthesis models to generated a blended 3D dental prosthesis model.

21. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the training data set comprises a natural dentition scan data set with digitally fabricated preparation site data and a natural dental prosthesis data set, wherein the dental prosthesis data set comprises segmented tooth data associated with each digitally fabricated preparation site in the dentition scan data set.

22. The computer program product of claim 21 , wherein the segmented tooth data are generated by segmenting tooth data from the natural dentition scan data set.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2018
From: AZERNIKOV, SERGEI; NIKOLSKIY, SERGEY
To: JAMES R. GLIDEWELL DENTAL CERAMICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 047407/0403 →
Continuity (1)
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