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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
May. 17, 2017
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Guruprasad Somasundaram, St. Paul, MN (US);
Benjamin D. Zimmer, Maplewood, MN (US);
Alexandra R. Cunliffe, St. Paul, MN (US);
Mojtaba K. Elyaderani, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Arash Sangari, Woodbury, MN (US);
Evan J. Ribnick, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A method for aligning digital 3D models of dental arch pairs, including a mandible and maxilla, to bring them into bite alignment. The method estimates representative planes for the mandible and maxilla 3D models and transforms the models such that the representative planes are each aligned with their respective coordinate systems and shown in a horizontal view. The method also transforms the models such that the mandible and maxilla are each aligned with a same coordinate system and shown in a front view. The digital 3D models are then brought into bite alignment such that the mandible is in occlusion with the maxilla or within a distance near to occlusion. The digital models of the bite-aligned arch pairs can also be transformed or rotated to be shown centered in a front view.