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Patent No.:

US 12706202 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 23, 2021

Systems and methods for segmenting dental scans

Applicant:

Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Vitaliy Vladimirovich Chernov, Moscow, RU;

Dmitry Zubatkin, Moscow, RU;

Aleksandr Sergeevich Karsakov, Nizhny Novgorod, RU;

Mikhail Nikolaevich Rychagov, Moscow, RU;

Yury A. Brailov, Moscow, RU;

Ekaterina Tolstaya, Moscow, RU;

Sergey Borisovich Surov, Zelenogradsk, RU;

Dmitry Yurievich Chekh, Moscow, RU;

Assignee:

Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:

Shay Glenn LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jay Hann

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G16H 20/40 (2018.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G16H 30/20 (2018.01); A61C 7/002 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20084 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20116 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30036 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for segmenting dental scans. First and second segmented volumes of scan data may be formed, where the first segmented volume may have a lower resolution than the segmented volume. Segmenting scan data may be formed by merging the first segmented volume with the second segmented volume. Merging may include removing teeth labels from the first segmented volume, adjusting a resolution of the first segmented volume to be the same as a resolution of the second segmented volume, and replacing voxels in the first segmented volume with voxels from the second segmented volume. The segmented scan data may be aligned to a digital model of the patient's dentition. The digital model of the patient's dentition may be modified to include the tooth roots from the aligned segmented scan data to form a modified digital model. A treatment plan may be displayed or modified using the modified digital model.

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Chernov, Vitaliy. (2026). Systems and methods for segmenting dental scans (U.S. Patent No. 12706202). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12706202

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