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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2017
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Dan Uri Lior, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Sergei Azernikov, Irvine, CA (US);
Sergey Vladimirovich Nikolskiy, Coto de Caza, CA (US);
Steve Edward Benson, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Shawn Andrews Ramirez, Santa Ana, CA (US);
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for generating computer 3D models of an object, by registering two or more scans of physical models of an object. The scans may be 3D scans registered by a curve-based registration process. A method is provided for generating a 3D model of a portion of a patient's oral anatomy for use in dental restoration design. Also provided are scanning workflows for scanning physical models of an object to obtain a 3D model.