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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
May. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Michael A. Kraemer, Landsberg am Lech, DE;
Till Meurer, Worthsee, DE;
Inventors:
Michael A. Kraemer, Landsberg am Lech, DE;
Till Meurer, Worthsee, DE;
Assignee:
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 7/48 (2006.01); A61C 13/00 (2006.01); A61C 19/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 13/0004 (2013.01); A61C 19/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to a method used in the making of a dental restoration, which comprises the steps of determining a tooth flat at a patient's tooth, and evaluating the tooth flat to provide a geometric characteristic data of the first tooth flat. The characteristic data are used to provide a computer model of a jaw motion under occlusal contact between teeth in the patient's upper and lower jaws. In one embodiment, the method helps facilitating the preparation of dental restorations.