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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2011
Applicants:
Bruce Hultgren, Victoria, MN (US);
Robert Isaacson, Edina, MN (US);
Michael Craig Marshall, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Inventors:
Bruce Hultgren, Victoria, MN (US);
Robert Isaacson, Edina, MN (US);
Michael Craig Marshall, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/10 (2006.01); G06G 7/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/10 (2013.01); G06G 7/60 (2013.01); A61C 7/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic three-dimensional (3D) model of a dental arch is displayed. An ideal arch is superimposed on the dental arch. The shape of the ideal arch is adjusted in response to adjustment input from a user. Furthermore, a tooth width is calculated for teeth in the dental arch. A crowding score is calculated based on a comparison of a length of the ideal arch and a tooth width total, the tooth width total based at least in part on a total of the tooth widths for the teeth.