ARRANGEMENTS FOR INTRAORAL SCANNING
Systems and methods include a mobile intraoral scanning system including a vehicle and an intraoral scanner where the vehicle is configured to travel from a first location to a second location and where the intraoral scanner is located on the vehicle and configured to generate three-dimensional data based on an intraoral scan of a mouth of a user. A fabrication system is configured to manufacture a plurality of aligners based on the three-dimensional data where the plurality of aligners are specific to the user and are configured to reposition one or more teeth of the user.
1 . A system comprising:
a mobile intraoral scanning system including a vehicle and an intraoral scanner, the vehicle configured to travel from a first location to a second location, the intraoral scanner located on the vehicle and configured to generate three-dimensional data based on an intraoral scan of a mouth of a user.
2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a fabrication system configured to manufacture a plurality of aligners based on the three-dimensional data, the plurality of aligners being specific to the user and being configured to reposition one or more teeth of the user.
3 . The system of claim 2 , further comprising a treatment plan computing system configured to generate a treatment plan for the user based on the generated three-dimensional data, wherein manufacturing the plurality of aligners is further based on the treatment plan.
4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein manufacturing the plurality of aligners is further based on receiving an approval of the treatment plan by a dental or orthodontic professional.
5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the approval is received without the dental or orthodontic professional having physically seen the user in person.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is a bus.
7 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising an appointment management system configured to receive a request from the user to schedule an intraoral scan at the mobile intraoral scanning system.
8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the request requests that the intraoral scan be conducted at the second location.
9 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the appointment management system is further configured to:
schedule the appointment in accordance with the request;
generate a message for the user, the message comprising a confirmation confirming the scheduled appointment; and
send the message to the user.
10 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the appointment management system is further configured to verify the second location is within a predetermined radius from the first location.
11 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a treatment plan computing system configured to generate a treatment plan for the user based on the generated three-dimensional data.
12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle comprises a mobile kiosk.
13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the second location comprises an address entered by the user.
14 . A method comprising:
receiving, via a web portal or mobile application, an appointment with a mobile intraoral scanning site, the mobile intraoral scanning site comprising an intraoral scanner configured to conduct an intraoral scan of a mouth of a user, the appointment comprising a location;
sending, from an appointment management system, a confirmation message confirming a scheduling of the appointment;
transporting the mobile intraoral scanning site to the location;
conducting, using the intraoral scanner, the intraoral scan of the mouth of the user at the mobile intraoral scanning site, the intraoral scanner generating three-dimensional data of the mouth of the user; and
manufacturing and sending a plurality of aligners produced in accordance with a treatment plan, the treatment plan being generated by a treatment plan computing system and approved by a dental or orthodontic professional, the treatment plan being generated based on the three-dimensional data of the mouth of the user, the plurality of aligners being specific to the user and configured to be administered in a predetermined sequence to reposition one or more teeth of the user in accordance with the treatment plan.
15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of aligners are sent directly to the user without the dental or orthodontic professional having seen the user in person.
16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the mobile intraoral scanning site is implemented as one of a vehicle or a mobile kiosk.
17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the mobile intraoral scanning site has a predetermined radius within which the mobile intraoral scanning site operates.
18 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the mobile intraoral scanning site is implemented as a pop-up location in operation for a limited time period.
19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein a time associated with the appointment is within the limited time period.
20 . A system for producing aligners for repositioning one or more teeth of a user, the system comprising:
a mobile intraoral scanning system including a vehicle and an intraoral scanner, the vehicle configured to travel from a first location to a second location to conduct an intraoral scan of a mouth of a user, the intraoral scanner located on the vehicle and configured to generate three-dimensional data based on the intraoral scan of the mouth of the user;
an appointment management system configured to:
receive a request to schedule an appointment with the mobile intraoral scanning system when the mobile intraoral scanning system is at the second location;
schedule the appointment in accordance with the request; and
a fabrication system comprising:
one or more fabrication computing systems configured to receive data corresponding to a treatment plan based on the three-dimensional data; and
thermoforming equipment configured to produce a plurality of aligners based on the data corresponding to the treatment plan, the plurality of aligners being specific to the user and being configured to reposition one or more teeth of the user in accordance with the treatment plan.