Method for manipulating a dental virtual model, method for creating physical entities based on a dental virtual model thus manipulated, and dental models thus created
A system for generating missing data for 3D models of intraoral structures of a patient. The system may include a hand-held intraoral scanner and a computer having instructions that the system to scan the intraoral structure of a patient to generate first 3D data of the surface of a prepared tooth, generate a 3D virtual model of the prepared tooth based on the first 3D data, determine the 3D virtual model is missing a surface associated with the prepared, generate second 3D data approximating the surface that is determined to be missing from the 3D virtual model intraoral structure that is missing, and combine the second 3D data with the 3D virtual model such that the 3D virtual model includes the approximated surface, wherein the approximated surface approximates the prepared tooth associated with the surface determined to be missing from the 3D virtual model.
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
generate a 3D virtual model of the intraoral structure of the patient based on first 3D data generated from an intraoral scan of focused light on a surface of the intraoral structure of the patient;
determine of the 3D virtual model is missing a surface of a finish line of the intraoral structure of the patient;
generate second 3D data approximating the surface of the finish line that is determined to be missing from the 3D virtual model; and
combine the second 3D data with the 3D virtual model such that the 3D virtual model includes the approximated surface, wherein the approximated surface approximates the finish line of the portion of the intraoral structure of the patient associated with the surface determined to be missing from the 3D virtual model.
2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions that cause the processor to generate the second 3D data approximating the surface that is determined to be missing from the 3D virtual mode, causes the processor to generate the second 3D data approximating the surface that is determined to be missing from the 3D virtual in an automated matter.
3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the 3D virtual model missing the surface associated with the intraoral structure forms an incomplete closed geometrical form.
4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions that cause the processor to generate second 3D data, causes the processor to generate second 3D data in an automated manner.
5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the second 3D data includes a representation of a prepared tooth.
6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the second 3D data is generated based on the 3D virtual model.
7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the second 3D data is generated based on a cross-sectional profile of the 3D virtual model.
8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the 3D virtual model includes 3D data of obscuring material.
9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the 3D virtual model comprises an obscured portion of the finish line.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the instructions that cause the processor to combine the second 3D data with the 3D virtual model includes instructions that cause the processor to create a second 3D virtual model including data representative of an unobscured finish line.
11. A system for generating missing data for 3D models of intraoral structures of a patient, the system comprising:
a hand-held intraoral scanner;
a computer having instructions that, when executed, cause the system to:
scan, using the hand-held intraoral scanner, the intraoral structure of a patient to generate first 3D data of the surface of a prepared tooth of the intraoral structure of the patient;
generate a 3D virtual model of the prepared tooth of the intraoral structure of the patient based on the first 3D data;
determine the 3D virtual model is missing a surface associated with the prepared tooth of the portion of the intraoral structure of the patient;
generate second 3D data approximating the surface that is determined to be missing from the 3D virtual model intraoral structure of the of the patient that is missing; and
combine the second 3D data with the 3D virtual model such that the 3D virtual model includes the approximated surface, wherein the approximated surface approximates the prepared tooth of the portion of the intraoral structure of the patient associated with the surface determined to be missing from the 3D virtual model.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the instructions that that cause the processor to generate the portion of the prepared tooth of the of the patient that is missing, causes the processor to generate the second 3D data approximating the surface that is determined to be missing from the 3D virtual model in an automated matter.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the instructions that cause the system to generate second 3D data, causes the processor to generate second 3D data in an automated manner.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the 3D virtual model missing the surface associated with the intraoral structure forms an incomplete closed geometrical form.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the instructions that cause the system to determine the 3D model is missing a surface includes instructions to determine that a portion of the 3D virtual model does not complete a close geometrical form.
16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the 3D data includes a representation of a prepared tooth.
17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the second 3D data is generated based on the 3D virtual model.
18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the 3D virtual model includes 3D data of obscuring material.
19. The system of claim 12 , wherein the first 3D virtual model comprises an obscured portion of a finish line.
20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the instructions that cause the system to combine the second 3D data with the 3D virtual model includes instructions that cause the system to create a second 3D virtual model including data representative of an unobscured finish line.
21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
generate a 3D virtual model of the intraoral structure of the patient based on first 3D data generated from an intraoral scan of focused light on a surface of the intraoral structure of the patient;
determine of the 3D virtual model is missing a surface associated with a portion of the intraoral structure of the patient;
generate second 3D data approximating the surface that is determined to be missing from the 3D virtual model; and
combine the second 3D data with the 3D virtual model such that the 3D virtual model includes the approximated surface, wherein the approximated surface approximates the portion of the intraoral structure of the patient associated with the surface determined to be missing from the 3D virtual model.
22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the instructions that cause the processor to generate the second 3D data approximating the surface that is determined to be missing from the 3D virtual model, causes the processor to generate the second 3D data approximating the surface that is determined to be missing from the 3D virtual model in an automated matter.
23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the 3D virtual model missing the surface associated with the intraoral structure forms an incomplete closed geometrical form.
24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the instructions that cause the processor to generate second 3D data, causes the processor to generate second 3D data in an automated manner.
25. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the second 3D data includes a representation of a prepared tooth.
26. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the second 3D data is generated based on the 3D virtual model.
27. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the second 3D data is generated based on a cross-sectional profile of the 3D virtual model.
28. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the 3D virtual model includes 3D data of obscuring material.
29. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 21 , wherein the 3D virtual model comprises an obscured portion of a finish line.
30. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 29 , wherein the instructions that cause the processor to combine the second 3D data with the 3D virtual model includes instructions that cause the processor to create a second 3D virtual model including data representative of an unobscured finish line.