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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2022
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Michelle Stone-Collonge, Campbell, CA (US);
Eric E. Kuo, San Jose, CA (US);
Rick M. Matty, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Fabio Pettinati, Cupertino, CA (US);
Thomas Maurer, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Dzmitry Sanko, Fremont, CA (US);
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods for treating a patient are provided. These methods may include receiving scan data of a patient's teeth, forming a modified image of the teeth to simulate a dental treatment, combining the modified image of the teeth with an image of the patient's face to show an image of the patient's smile as it would appear according to the dental treatment, displaying the modified image to the patient, and treating the patient according to the simulated dental treatment.