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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2007
Eric Kuo, San Jose, CA (US);
Jihua Cheng, Cupertino, CA (US);
Vadim Matov, San Jose, CA (US);
Carlos Alvarez, Gilroy, CA (US);
Ali Kakavand, San Carlos, CA (US);
Eric Kuo, San Jose, CA (US);
Jihua Cheng, Cupertino, CA (US);
Vadim Matov, San Jose, CA (US);
Carlos Alvarez, Gilroy, CA (US);
Ali Kakavand, San Carlos, CA (US);
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
System and method for developing a treatment plan for achieving a treatment goal including creating a virtual model of a dental patient's dentition; transforming the virtual model of the dentition using virtual prosthodontics to facilitate achievement of the treatment goal; transforming the virtual model of the dentition using virtual orthodontics to facilitate achievement of the treatment goal; iterating on the transforming steps until substantially achieving the treatment goal; and generating an orthodontic treatment plan and a prosthodontic treatment plan based upon the substantially achieved treatment goal