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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
May. 02, 2003
Andrew Hofmeister, Chanhassen, MN (US);
James Ledin, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Bob Isaacson, Edina, MN (US);
Bruce Hultgren, Victoria, MN (US);
Mike Marshall, Savage, MN (US);
Andrew Hofmeister, Chanhassen, MN (US);
James Ledin, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Bob Isaacson, Edina, MN (US);
Bruce Hultgren, Victoria, MN (US);
Mike Marshall, Savage, MN (US);
Geodigm Corporation, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture is disclosed for providing a dental crowns using electronic models, and more particularly to a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for creating dental crowns using a lost-wax manufacturing process from electronic model files corresponding to patient teeth impressions and corresponding electronic models for tooth crowns. The system and method permit the electronic generation and specification of crown, bridge, and implant dental appliances that may be specified in an industry standard file specification. This specification is utilized in a rapid prototyping process to generate a wax impression for the appliance that may then be fabricated using standard lost-wax fabrication techniques.