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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2003
Applicants:
Avi Kopelman, Ramat Chen, IL;
Eldad Taub, Reut, IL;
Baruch Nissenbaum, Ramat Gan, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Cadent Ltd., Or Yehuda, IL;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a method and system for obtaining a three-dimensional representation of a patient's teeth arrangement. A three-dimensional physical teeth model is provided, having a surface relief corresponding to the patient's teeth arrangement. Computerized tomography (CT) is applied to the three-dimensional physical teeth model, to thereby acquire data of multiple slices of at least a portion of the teeth model. The data is analyzed to produce a virtual three-dimensional representation of the teeth model or a portion thereof.