Patent ID: 8718982
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: A61C,B33Y,G06F,G16H

Abstract:
1. A system for designing at least one dental restoration for tooth crowns, said system comprising: a display; means for acquiring and displaying a three dimensional model of the dental restoration; means for displaying a plurality of control points, each of the control points corresponding to a respective location on the three dimensional model of the dental restoration, and each of said control points enabling manual customization of the dental restoration model; and means for displaying an arrow or a grid at at least one of the control points, if an arrow, then a length of said arrow determined by a user defined value, whereby a distance between the dental restoration model and neighboring objects is indicated; and, if a grid, then a size of said grid determined by a user defined value, whereby the distance between the dental restoration model and neighboring objects is indicated.