Title:
SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING FINAL POSITION OF TEETH
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2014144357
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the present invention that is related generally to the field of orthodontics, and more particularly to a system and a method for gradually repositioning teeth.SOLUTION: This invention relates to a system, a device and a computer-implementable method for aligning a teeth computer model. According to one embodiment, the method includes following steps of: preparing a teeth arch form (482) indicative of teeth arrangement; arranging a plurality of teeth (484A)-(484C) according to the teeth arch form; determining a distance difference (488A) between each tooth and the adjacent tooth; and moving each tooth according to the distance difference.
Inventors:
CHISHTI MUHAMMAD ZIAULLAH KHAN
BEERS ANDREW C
BEERS ANDREW C
Application Number:
JP2014054426A
Publication Date:
August 14, 2014
Filing Date:
March 18, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC
International Classes:
A61C7/00; A61C7/08; G06F19/00; A61C9/00; A61C13/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JPH08508174A | 1996-09-03 |
Foreign References:
| WO1998058596A1 | 1998-12-30 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shusaku Yamamoto
Natsuki Morishita
Natsuki Morishita
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