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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
May. 23, 2024
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Shai Farkash, Hod HaSharon, IL;
Yossef Atiya, Modin-Maccabim-Reut, IL;
Maayan Moshe, Ramat HaSharon, IL;
Moti Ben-Dov, Tel Mond, IL;
Raphael Levy, Jerusalem, IL;
Doron Malka, Tel Aviv, IL;
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses (e.g., systems) for assessing oral health. In some examples, one or more periodontal pockets in a 3D model of a dental arch may be identified. The digital 3D model may be generated from scan data collected from an oral scan, where the scan data may include 3D surface data and one or more of: color image data, near-infrared (NIR) data, and fluorescence imaging data. A periodontal pocket depth may be determined for each periodontal pocket using a trained machine learning model, which may be trained on image data including previous 3D surface data and one or more of: previous color image data, previous NIR data, and previous fluorescence imaging data. An indicator of the determined periodontal pocket depth may be displayed on one or more 2D images and/or the digital 3D model of the subject's dental arch.