Patent ID: 9554874
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A61C,G16H

Claim:
1. A system for providing a customized temporary dental crown, the system comprising: a digital imaging dental tool configured to collect digital impression data for a first tooth positioned within a mouth of a patient; a computer system configured to receive first digital impression data for the first tooth from the digital imaging wand, second digital impression data for the first tooth from the digital imaging wand, and third digital impression data for a gingival area extending between the first tooth and a second tooth, wherein the second digital impression data is collected by the digital imaging wand after portions of the first tooth have been removed, and wherein the computer system is further configured to generate a three-dimensional model of a temporary dental crown for the first tooth, the temporary dental crown including a space maintainer, wherein an outer portion of the temporary dental crown is at least partially defined to correspond to a first identified shape of the first tooth based at least partially on the first digital impression data and an inner portion of the temporary dental crown is at least partially defined to correspond to a second identified shape of the first tooth based at least partially on the second digital impression data, and wherein the space maintainer portion of the temporary dental crown is at least partially defined to correspond to a length of a space between the first tooth and the second tooth based at least partially on the third digital impression data; a rapid fabrication device configured to receive data indicative of the three-dimensional model from the computer system and fabricate the temporary dental crown having the space maintainer according to the received data; and at least one temporary dental crown having a space maintainer, fabricated by the rapid fabrication device, the shape of the temporary dental crown being defined at least in part by the three-dimensional model generated by the computer system and corresponding to the first and second identified shapes of the first tooth, the space maintainer of the at least one temporary dental crown corresponding to the length of the space between the first tooth and the second tooth.