3m Innovative Properties Company

Solventum Intellectual Properties Company

Vera Shuman

Guruprasad Somasundaram

John M Kruse

Alexandra R Cunliffe

Lori A Sjolund

Benjamin D Zimmer

Nancy M Amato

Shawna L Thomas

Nitsan Ben-Gal Nguyen

A method for generating and reusing digital setups for an orthodontic treatment path. The method receives a digital 3D model of teeth, optionally performs interproximal reduction on the model, and generates an initial treatment path with stages including an initial, final, and intermediate setups. The method divides the initial treatment path into initial steps of feasible motion of the teeth resulting in a final treatment path with setups corresponding with the initial steps. For a treatment redesign, the method computes new steps of feasible motion for only a portion of the initial treatment path and based upon the initial steps, and generates the final path with new setups corresponding with the new steps. The setups can be used to make orthodontic appliances, such as clear tray aligners.

Automated process for intermediate orthodontic digital setup reuse due to treatment plan modifications

Adaptive systems and methods for managing and delivering notifications to workers in a work environment are provided. The adaptive notification system receives and assesses contextual information to adjust notification configurations or to propose options or alternatives of adjustments to guide a user to adjust the notification configurations.

Adaptive notification system based on contextual information

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