3m Innovative Properties Company

Joseph Boerjes

Janos Rohaly

Steven V Weeks

Eric B Paley

Micah J Rosenbloom

David E Altobelli

Douglas M Johnston

Edward K Tekeian

Michael P Girard

Simon K J Schiessl

Douglas P Hart

Ilya A Kriveshko

Michael Patrick Girard

Simon KJ Schiessl

Steven J Weeks

The systems and methods disclosed herein employ a scanning system for capturing highly detailed digital dental models. These models may be used within a dentist's office for a wide array of dental functions including quality control, restoration design, and fitting. These models may also, or instead, be transmitted to dental laboratories that may, alone or in collaboration with the originating dentist or other dental professionals, transform the digital model into a physical realization of a dental hardware item.

Digital dentistry

The systems and methods disclosed herein provide real time display of three-dimensional dental data acquired intraorally from a dental patient.

Real time display of acquired 3D dental data

The systems and methods disclosed herein employ superposition of two-dimensional video and a rendered, three-dimensional image to provide visual feedback during acquisition and analysis of three-dimensional data. These systems and methods may be usefully employed in a context such as dentistry to assist in the acquisition of highly detailed and accurate digital dental models from the dentition of a dental patient.

Superposition for visualization of three-dimensional data acquisition

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Medford, MA, United States of America

Joseph Boerjes