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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2023
Applicant:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Svetlana Makarenkova, Moscow, RU;
Ilya Agafonov, Reutov, RU;
Boris Likhtman, Pushkino, RU;
Pavel Sokolov, Moscow, RU;
Vladimir Fedorov, Moscow, RU;
Assignee:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01); A61C 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 19/20 (2011.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61B 5/1076 (2013.01); A61B 5/1079 (2013.01); A61C 9/0053 (2013.01); G06T 19/20 (2013.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01); A61C 2007/004 (2013.01); G06T 2219/004 (2013.01); G06T 2219/2004 (2013.01); G06T 2219/2016 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for rapidly and reliably determining an arch width of a patient's dental arch. A three-dimensional (3D) model of a patient's teeth, including a target tooth, can be received. Dental features from the 3D model may be extracted. The dental features may include a point of intersection between an occlusal surface of a tooth and a long axis of the tooth. An arch width between the target tooth and an opposing tooth may be determined based on the extracted dental features.