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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152523 | Method and system for comprehensive evaluation of orthodontic care using unified workstation A method and system for orthodontic treatment planning, evaluation and quality measurement is provided comprising a workstation having computing platform, a graphical user interface, a processor and a computer storage medium containing digitized records pertaining t... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142187 | Method and apparatus for digitally evaluating insertion quality of customized orthodontic arch wire A method and apparatus is provided for digitally checking the insertion quality of a target customized virtual arch wire designed during treatment planning prior to actually manufacturing the target arch wire. The method includes the steps of digitally simulating th... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8118593 | Method and system for enhanced orthodontic treatment planning A method and system are disclosed for quickly arriving at a pre-set-up for the orthodontic treatment of a patient based up on the user specified parameters; and thereafter enabling the user in interactively arriving at a final, desired treatment set-up for the patie... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8047847 | Automatic crown and gingiva detection from three-dimensional virtual model of teeth A method is provided for automatically separating tooth crowns and gingival tissue in a virtual three-dimensional model of teeth and associated anatomical structures. The method orients the model with reference to a plane and automatically determines local maxima of... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047034 | Robot and method for bending orthodontic archwires and other medical devices A robotic bending apparatus for bending archwires and other types of elongate, bendable medical devices into a desired configuration includes a first gripping tool and a moveable gripping tool. The first gripping tool can be either fixed with respect to a base or ta... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8029277 | Method and system for measuring tooth displacements on a virtual three-dimensional model It is a common practice with orthodontists in planning treatment for a patient to prescribe dental changes to cure the malocclusion condition of the patient in terms of mesial or distal, buccal or lingual, and occlusal (coronal) or gingival translational displacemen... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8021147 | Method and system for comprehensive evaluation of orthodontic care using unified workstation A method and system for orthodontic treatment planning, evaluation and quality measurement is provided comprising a workstation having computing platform, a graphical user interface, a processor and a computer storage medium containing digitized records pertaining t... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7744369 | Method and system for enhanced orthodontic treatment planning A method and system are disclosed for quickly arriving at a pre-set-up for the orthodontic treatment of a patient based up on the user specified parameters; and thereafter enabling the user in interactively arriving at a final, desired treatment set-up for the patie... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7695278 | Method and system for finding tooth features on a virtual three-dimensional model A method and system are disclosed for finding virtual tooth features on virtual three-dimensional models of the teeth of patients. The tooth features comprise marginal ridges, cusp tips, contact points, central groove and buccal groove. Tooth axes system plays a key... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7641473 | Method and apparatus for digitally evaluating insertion quality of customized orthodontic arch wire A method and apparatus is provided for digitally checking the insertion quality of a target customized virtual arch wire designed during treatment planning prior to actually manufacturing the target arch wire. The method includes the steps of digitally simulating th... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7609875 | Scanner system and method for mapping surface of three-dimensional object A scanning system is disclosed including a hand-held scanning device for capturing three-dimensional information of an object. The scanner system includes a high-speed transceiver having a high-speed laser light source, a high frequency MEMS oscillating scanning mir... | 10/27/2009 |
