Patent ID: 9687317
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61C,G16H

Claim:
1. A method of revising orthodontic treatment plan for a patient on a computer workstation using virtual articulator, comprising the steps of: a. obtaining a 3-D model of teeth of said patient; b. obtaining a CBCT model of facial bone structure, including virtual articulator, of said patient; c. integrating said 3-D teeth model and said CBCT model of said patient; d. performing virtual articulation simulation, and observing opening/closing movements of said patient's teeth and jaws; e. performing virtual excursive simulation, and observing left/right excursive movements of said patient's teeth and jaws; f. checking for any teeth collisions in said patient's dentition; and g. revising said treatment plan for said patient in order to avoid tooth-collisions if one or more are detected.