Patent ID: 11931213
Assignee: JAMES R. GLIDEWELL DENTAL CERAMICS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 10:
11. A computer-implemented method of segmenting a digital tooth in a 3D digital model of dentition, comprising:
selecting a facial region and a lingual region of a digital tooth in a digital model; and
initiating segmentation of the digital tooth,
wherein segmentation comprises:
determining a separation region oriented through the facial region and the lingual region;
determining a first segment path along the digital tooth on a first side of the separation region; and
determining a second segment path along the digital tooth on a second side of the separation region,
wherein the first segment path and the second segment path are determined by extending from a facial triangle edge and a lingual triangle edge along digital surface triangle edges,
wherein the facial region comprises a facial point and the lingual region comprises a lingual point,
wherein the facial triangle edge is a closest triangle edge to the facial point and the lingual triangle edge is a closest triangle edge to the lingual point.