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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2003
Rohit Sachdeva, Plano, TX (US);
Rudger Rubbert, Berlin, DE;
Thomas Weise, Berlin, DE;
Friedrich Riemeirer, Berlin, DE;
Michael Placke, Plano, TX (US);
Mathew Johnson, Dallas, TX (US);
Rohit Sachdeva, Plano, TX (US);
Rudger Rubbert, Berlin, DE;
Thomas Weise, Berlin, DE;
Friedrich Riemeirer, Berlin, DE;
Michael Placke, Plano, TX (US);
Mathew Johnson, Dallas, TX (US);
OraMetrix, Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating a orthodontic template that assists in the placement of an orthodontic apparatus includes processing that begins by obtaining a digital model of an orthodontic structure of an orthodontic patient. The processing continues by obtaining a selection of one of a plurality of orthodontic apparatuses for the orthodontic structure to produce a selected orthodontic apparatus. The processing then continues by obtaining a digital model of placement of the selected orthodontic apparatus on the digital model of the orthodontic structure. The processing then continues by retrieving a digital image of a tooth mounting apparatus (e.g., a bracket, a band, a headgear tube, etc.) of the selected apparatus for a given tooth. The processing then continues by generating a orthodontic template for holding a physical embodiment of the tooth mounting apparatus based on the digital image of the tooth mounting apparatus, the digital model of the placement, and at least a portion of the digital model of the orthodontic structure.