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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2019
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Gilad Elbaz, Tel Aviv, IL;
Erez Lampert, Rehovot, IL;
Yossef Atiya, Maccabim, IL;
Avi Kopelman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ofer Saphier, Rehovot, IL;
Maayan Moshe, Ra'anana, IL;
Shai Ayal, Shoham, IL;
Michael Sabina, Campbell, CA (US);
Eric Kuo, San Jose, CA (US);
Assaf Weiss, Yavne, IL;
Doron Malka, Tel Aviv, IL;
Eliahou Franklin Nizard, Jerusalem, IL;
Ido Tishel, Kfar Bilu, IL;
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for generating a model of a subject's teeth. Described herein are intraoral scanning methods and apparatuses for generating a three-dimensional model of a subject's intraoral region (e.g., teeth) including both surface features and internal features. These methods and apparatuses may be used for identifying and evaluating lesions, caries and cracks in the teeth. Any of these methods and apparatuses may use minimum scattering coefficients and/or segmentation to form a volumetric model of the teeth.