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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2008
Filip Schutyser, Sint-Niklaas, BE;
Pieter DE Groeve, Brussels, BE;
Tinne Van Delm, Beerse, BE;
Wouter Mollemans, Mechelen, BE;
Kevin Suestens, Bonheiden, BE;
Gwen Swennen, Knokke-Heist, BE;
Nasser Nadjmi, Antwerpen, BE;
Filip Schutyser, Sint-Niklaas, BE;
Pieter De Groeve, Brussels, BE;
Tinne Van Delm, Beerse, BE;
Wouter Mollemans, Mechelen, BE;
Kevin Suestens, Bonheiden, BE;
Gwen Swennen, Knokke-Heist, BE;
Nasser Nadjmi, Antwerpen, BE;
MEDICIM NV, Mechelen, BE;
Abstract
A method for deriving shape information of a person's skull and dentition, including the steps of: taking an impression of the person's dentition, taking a first scan of the person's head, while the person is wearing the impression, taking a second scan of the impression alone, combining the scans, deriving the shape information from the combined scans. Advantageously the method further includes the step of taking a third scan of the person's head alone without the impression.