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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
May. 01, 2019
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Yingjie Li, Cary, NC (US);
Chao Shi, Morrisville, NC (US);
Zelko Relic, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Michael Alan Stocks, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Andrey Bushev, Morrisville, NC (US);
Ya Xue, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Eric P. Meyer, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods of simulating dental treatments are disclosed. A method may include capturing a first 2D image of a patient's face, including the patient's teeth, building a parametric 3D model of the patient's teeth based on the 2D image, developing a simulated outcome of a dental treatment of the patient's teeth by rendering the 3D model with the patient's teeth in one or more positions and/or orientations corresponding to the treatment goals of the dental treatment plan, and rendering a second 2D image of the patient's face with teeth according to a simulated outcome of the dental treatment plan. As noted herein, the dental treatment plan may include orthodontic and/or restorative elements. The simulated outcome may correspond to estimated outcomes and/or intended outcomes of the dental treatment plan.