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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023
Filed:
May. 27, 2021
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
Methods for simulating orthodontic treatment are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes capturing a first representation, the first representation including a depiction of a patient's teeth. The method can include building a parametric model of the patient's teeth based on the first representation, using one or more case-specific parameters for one or more shapes associated with at least one of the patient's teeth. The method can also include simulating an outcome of a dental treatment plan for the patient's teeth to produce a simulated outcome of the dental treatment plan. The method can further include modifying the parametric model to provide a modified model representing the simulated outcome of the dental treatment plan.