Patent ID: 9675305
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61C,G16H

Claim:
1. A method comprising: locating points in a mouth of a patient with an imaging device wherein the imaging device locates the points and generates imagine data of the points in the mouth; transferring the imaging data to a central processing unit wherein the central processing unit has access to a database having information associated with orthodontic conditions; obtaining measurements associated with selected points and dentition in the mouth of the patient wherein the central processing unit generates the measurements using the imaging data; measuring a width of the arch from an upper canine cusp to an opposite upper canine cusp and from a lower canine cusp to an opposite lower canine cusp and multiplying the width by separate factors to indicate a proper distance along a curve that the dentition may occupy; predicting orthodontic conditions of the patient based upon the measurements and the information in the database wherein the central processing unit provides predictions based on the imaging data and the information in the database; and recommending treatments to the patient based upon the predicted orthodontic conditions wherein the central processing unit provides recommendations based on the imaging data and the information in the database.