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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2022
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Sergei Ozerov, Moscow, RU;
Ofer Saphier, Rechovot, IL;
Avi Kopelman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Adi Levin, Nes Tziona, IL;
Pavel Razumovskiy, Tambov, RU;
Michael Sabina, Campbell, CA (US);
Mikhail Dyachenko, Moscow, RU;
Rene M. Sterental, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Partha Dey, San Jose, CA (US);
Roman A. Roschin, Moscow, RU;
Anton Gavrilov, Moscow, RU;
Leonid Vyacheslavovich Grechishnikov, Moscow, RU;
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A processing device may execute instructions from a computer readable medium to perform operations comprising: making a comparison between first image data of at least a portion of a dental arch and second image data of at least the portion of the dental arch; determining a plurality of differences between a first representation of at least the portion of the dental arch in the first image data and a second representation of at least the portion of the dental arch in the second image data; determining that a first difference of the plurality of differences is attributable to tooth movement; determining that a second difference of the plurality of differences is attributable to tooth wear to one or more teeth on at least a portion of the dental arch; and generating a third representation of at least the portion of the dental arch that is a modified version of the second representation, wherein a visual indication of the tooth wear is provided in the third representation.