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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2020
Patrick C. Bell, La Crosse, WI (US);
Leo J. Malin, La Crosse, WI (US);
Thomas J. Arendt, Norwalk, WI (US);
Patrick C. Bell, La Crosse, WI (US);
Leo J. Malin, La Crosse, WI (US);
Thomas J. Arendt, Norwalk, WI (US);
Abstract
Example radiographic dental jigs include a generally vertical post traversed by a generally horizontal beam to create a cross that can be used for marking a dental patient's midline (vertical line centered between the eyes), incisal edge plane, and forward lip position. The jig is radiographically scanned along with multiple fiducial markers on the patient's jaw to generate a first scan result. In some examples, physical models of the patient's jaws are also scanned to generate upper and lower jaw images. The upper and lower jaw images are shifted to coincide with the first scan result. Portions of the first scan result, including an image of the dental jig, are superimposed onto the properly shifted upper and lower jaw images to create a composite image. The composite image shows the dental jig in proper relation to the patient's upper and lower jaws, thereby rendering a conventional stick bite virtually obsolete.