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US 10,463,451 · App. 15/629,529 · Granted Nov 5, 2019

System and method for maximum intercuspation articulation

Inventors: Hamed Janzadeh (Austin, TX); Paul Doan Dinh (Roundrock, TX)
Assignee: CLEARCORRECT OPERATING, LLC
A61C7/002A61C11/00A61C13/34G06F16/51G06F17/5009G16H10/60G16H50/50
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Patent No.
US 10,463,451
App. No.
15/629,529
Granted
Nov 5, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for maximum intercuspation articulation, including a database including patient records and images, and a server in communication with the database and including processing circuitry configured to receive virtual modeling geometrics of two opposing dental models as an input, wherein the two opposing dental models include an upper dental model and a lower dental model of the patient. The processing circuitry is also configured to detect intersection regions between the upper dental model and the lower dental model and perform a simulation on the two opposing dental models, wherein the simulation includes applying simulated physics rules at the two opposing dental models. The processing circuitry is further configured to repeat the detection of the intersection regions and the simulation to generate a maximum intercuspation alignment of the two opposing dental models, mark the intersection regions on the maximum intercuspation alignment, and output the maximum intercuspation alignment.

Claims (49)

1. A system for maximum intercuspation articulation, comprising:

a database including patient records and images corresponding to the patient records; and

a server in communication with the database, the server including processing circuitry configured to:

receive virtual modeling geometrics of two opposing dental models as an input,

wherein the two opposing dental models include an upper dental model of a patient and a

lower dental model of the patient,

detect one or more intersection regions between the upper dental model and the lower dental model,

perform a simulation on the two opposing dental models, wherein the simulation includes applying simulated physics rules at the one or more intersection regions between the two opposing dental models, wherein the physics rules include vibration of the upper dental model to optimize a maximum intercuspation alignment, the vibration including a predetermined frequency and a predetermined amplitude,

repeat the detection of the one or more intersection regions and the simulation to generate the maximum intercuspation alignment of the two opposing dental models,

mark the one or more intersection regions on the maximum intercuspation alignment, and

output the maximum intercuspation alignment.

2. The system for maximum intercuspation articulation of claim 1 , wherein the lower dental model is fixed and the upper dental model is moveable and actuated by forces of the simulated physics rules to slide on top of the lower dental model.

3. The system for maximum intercuspation articulation of claim 2 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to repeat the detection of the one or more intersection regions and the simulation until the upper dental model is actuated by the forces of the simulated physics rules and unable to slide further over the lower dental model.

4. The system for maximum intercuspation articulation of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined amplitude is reduced over a predetermined period of time.

5. The system for maximum intercuspation articulation of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to receive a second input including a manual adjustment of the two opposing dental models.

6. The system for maximum intercuspation articulation of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to receive a third input including a manual restart of the detection of the one or more intersection regions and the simulation.

7. The system for maximum intercuspation articulation of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

access the patient records and the images corresponding to the patient records at the database;

generate a comparison between the maximum intercuspation alignment and the patient records and the images corresponding to the patient records; and

adjust the maximum intercuspation alignment based on the comparison.

8. The system for maximum intercuspation articulation of claim 7 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to automatically restart the detection of the one or more intersection regions and the simulation when the comparison does not satisfy a predetermined alignment condition.

9. A method for maximum intercuspation articulation, comprising:

receiving virtual modeling geometrics of two opposing dental models as an input, wherein the two opposing dental models include an upper dental model of a patient and a lower dental model of the patient;

detecting, via processing circuitry of a server, one or more intersection regions between the upper dental model and the lower dental model;

performing, via the processing circuitry, a simulation on the two opposing dental models, wherein the simulation includes applying simulated physics rules at the one or more intersection regions between the two opposing dental models, wherein the physics rules include vibration of the upper dental model to optimize a maximum intercuspation alignment, the vibration including a predetermined frequency and a predetermined amplitude;

repeating the detection of the one or more intersection regions and the simulation to generate the maximum intercuspation alignment of the two opposing dental models;

marking, via the processing circuitry, the one or more intersection regions on the maximum intercuspation alignment; and

outputting, via the processing circuitry, the maximum intercuspation alignment.

10. The method claim 9 , wherein the lower dental model is fixed and the upper dental model is moveable and actuated by forces of the simulated physics rules to slide on top of the lower dental model.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising

repeating the detection of the one or more intersection regions and the simulation until the upper dental model is actuated the forces of the simulated physics rules and unable to slide further over the lower dental model.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the predetermined amplitude is reduced over a predetermined period of time.

13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising

receiving a second input including a manual adjustment of the two opposing dental models.

14. The method of claim 9 , further comprising

receiving a third input including a manual restart of the detection of the one or more intersection regions and the simulation.

15. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

accessing patient records and images corresponding to the patient records at a database in communication with the server;

generating a comparison between the maximum intercuspation alignment and the patient records and the images corresponding to the patient records of the database; and

adjusting the maximum intercuspation alignment based on the comparison.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising

restarting the detection of the one or more intersection regions and the simulation automatically when the comparison does not satisfy a predetermined alignment condition.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

receive virtual modeling geometrics of two opposing dental models as an input, wherein the two opposing dental models include an upper dental model of a patient and a lower dental model of the patient;

detect one or more intersection regions between the upper dental model and the lower dental model;

perform a simulation on the two opposing dental models, wherein the simulation includes applying simulated physics rules at the one or more intersection regions between the two opposing dental models, wherein the physics rules include vibration of the upper dental model to optimize a maximum intercuspation alignment, the vibration including a predetermined frequency and a predetermined amplitude;

repeat the detection of the one or more intersection regions and the simulation to generate the maximum intercuspation alignment of the two opposing dental models;

marking the one or more intersection regions on the maximum intercuspation alignment; and

output the maximum intercuspation alignment.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2017
From: JANZADEH, HAMED; DINH, PAUL DOAN
To: CLEARCORRECT OPERATING, LLC
Reel/Frame 042871/0354 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62352814 · Jun 21, 2016
Related Publication 20170360531A1 · Dec 21, 2017
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