Patent ID: 9649182
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61C,A61K,A61Q,B29C,B29K,B29L,B33Y,G05B,G06F,G06T,H02K

Claim:
1. A computer implemented method of making an oral appliance, the method comprising: creating a digital record of a patient's oral cavity by obtaining a baseline digital image of at least a portion of the teeth, and/or soft tissue of the oral cavity; obtaining a first digital image (Dig1) of an oral appliance corresponding to the at least a portion of the teeth, and/or soft tissue of the oral cavity of the baseline image, creating a second digital image (Dig2) corresponding to at least a portion of the teeth and/or soft tissue of the oral cavity in need of treatment; combining the first digital image and the second digital image to form a third digital image (Dig3) of the oral appliance that comprises the treatment area and storing the third digital image in the computer.