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US 11,678,955 · App. 17/146,053 · Granted Jun 20, 2023

Methods and systems for orthodontic treatment planning

Inventor: Kjeld A. Aamodt (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: CVSTOM Co.
A61C7/002A61C9/0006A61C9/0053A61C19/06G06T7/0012G06T7/38G16H30/20G16H30/40G06T2207/10081G06T2207/30036G06T2207/30204
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Patent No.
US 11,678,955
App. No.
17/146,053
Granted
Jun 20, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of orthodontic treatment planning for a patient includes receiving three-dimensional intraoral surface scan data of a dentition of the patient, receiving three-dimensional volumetric scan data of the dentition of the patient, and overlaying the intraoral surface scan data and the volumetric scan data to generate an integrated patient model comprising a root of at least one tooth having a longitudinal axis. The method further includes determining, for use in planning an orthodontic treatment, a center of rotation of the at least one tooth, wherein the center of rotation is defined as a point located a predetermined distance from a base of the root to an apex of the root along the longitudinal axis of the at least one tooth in the integrated patient model.

Claims (34)

1. A method of orthodontic treatment planning for a patient, the method comprising:

receiving intraoral surface scan data of a dentition of the patient;

receiving volumetric scan data of the dentition;

combining the intraoral surface scan data and the volumetric scan data to generate an integrated patient model comprising a root of at least one tooth having a longitudinal axis;

determining, for use in planning an orthodontic treatment, a center of rotation of the at least one tooth in the integrated patient model; and

automatically separating the root of the at least one tooth from portions of the integrated patient model surrounding the root.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein further comprising determining the longitudinal axis of the at least one tooth in the integrated patient model based on the volume of the at least one tooth.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the center of rotation is defined as a point located between about one-third and about one-half of the distance from the base of the root to the apex of the root along the longitudinal axis.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the root is the anatomical root of the at least one tooth.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the root is the functional root of the at least one tooth.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the intraoral surface scan data comprises optical color scan data.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the volumetric scan data comprises CBCT X-ray scan data.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein combining the intraoral surface scan data and the volumetric scan data comprises registering the intraoral surface scan data with the volumetric scan data.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising automatically separating the root of the at least one tooth, the periodontal ligaments associated with the at least one tooth, and the bone surrounding the at least one tooth in the integrated patient model, based at least in part on voxel density.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the orthodontic treatment comprises generating a plurality of aligner trays with tooth-receiving cavities, each aligner tray corresponding to a respective tooth arrangement.

11. A method of orthodontic treatment planning for a patient, the method comprising:

receiving intraoral surface scan data of a dentition of the patient;

receiving volumetric scan data of the dentition;

combining the intraoral surface scan data and the volumetric scan data to generate an integrated patient model comprising a root of at least one tooth having a longitudinal axis;

determining, for use in planning an orthodontic treatment, a center of resistance of the root of the at least one tooth; and

automatically separating the root of the at least one tooth from portions of the integrated patient model surrounding the root.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the root is the anatomical root of the at least one tooth.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the root is the functional root of the at least one tooth.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the intraoral surface scan data comprises optical color scan data.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the volumetric scan data comprises CBCT X-ray scan data.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein combining the intraoral surface scan data and the volumetric scan data comprises registering the intraoral surface scan data with the volumetric scan data.

17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising automatically separating the root of the at least one tooth, the periodontal ligaments associated with the at least one tooth, and the bone surrounding the at least one tooth in the integrated patient model, based at least in part on voxel density.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the orthodontic treatment comprises generating a plurality of aligner trays with tooth-receiving cavities, each aligner tray corresponding to a respective tooth arrangement.

19. A method of orthodontic treatment planning for a patient, the method comprising:

receiving intraoral surface scan data of a dentition of the patient;

receiving volumetric scan data of the dentition;

combining the intraoral surface scan data and the volumetric scan data to generate an integrated patient model comprising a root of at least one tooth having a longitudinal axis; and

automatically separating the root of the at least one tooth from portions of the integrated patient model surrounding the root.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising automatically separating the root of the at least one tooth, the periodontal ligaments associated with the at least one tooth, and the bone surrounding the at least one tooth in the integrated patient model, based at least in part on voxel density.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2021
From: AAMODT, KJELD A.
To: CVSTOM CO.
Reel/Frame 054881/0337 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16814913 · Mar 10, 2020
Provisional Application 62824153 · Mar 26, 2019
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