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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2012
Applicants:
Fadi Glor, Leuven, BE;
Luc Vrielinck, Genk, BE;
Inventors:
Fadi Glor, Leuven, BE;
Luc Vrielinck, Genk, BE;
Assignee:
Materialise Dental N.V., Heverlee, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for (semi-) automatic dental implant planning (A) is described including (a) creating 3D models of a tooth setup (b) and/or creating 3D models of parts of the jaw, (c) detecting zones in the jaw where implants can (or optionally cannot be placed), (d) detecting restorative elements in the tooth setup, (e) determining candidate implant dimensions, positions, orientations and configurations, (f) obtaining implant plans, (g) comparing implant plans to each other or to given criteria, (h) selecting or improving an implant plan.