Patent ID: 11896452
Assignee: CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 19:
20. An apparatus for providing a virtual setup for orthodontics assessment, the apparatus comprising:
an imaging apparatus configured to acquire a surface contour of patient dentition;
a processor programmed with instructions that
(i) segment the dentition surface contour to identify one or more segmented teeth;
(ii) identify at least one unerupted tooth within the surface contour model, wherein the at least one unerupted tooth is identified using at least one of three-dimensional volume acquisition or panoramic radiography;
(iii) access shape and size information for the unerupted tooth based, at least in part, on the at least one of the three-dimensional volume acquisition or the panoramic radiography;
(iv) identify a substitute model tooth based at least in part on the shape and size information for the unerupted tooth, wherein the substitute model tooth reflects a replacement permanent tooth model;
(v) generate a virtual setup of a target dentition arrangement, wherein a location corresponding to the at least one unerupted tooth is replaced by the corresponding permanent tooth model; and

a display in signal communication with the processor, and configured to display the virtual setup.