Patent ID: 8478698
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: G06K,G06N,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for diagnosing and identifying a treatment for an orthodontic condition, which comprises: (a) providing a server on which a centralized website is hosted, wherein the server is configured to receive patient data through the website, wherein the server is configured to identify a location and position of a plurality of teeth in the patient data in three-dimensional space; (b) providing a database that comprises or has access to (i) information derived from textbooks and scientific literature and (ii) dynamic results derived from ongoing and completed patient treatments; (c) operating at least one computer program within the server, which is capable of analyzing the patient data and identifying at least one diagnosis of the orthodontic condition based on said information derived from textbooks and scientific literature and dynamic results derived from ongoing and completed patient treatments, wherein identifying at least one diagnosis of the orthodontic condition is performed by: (d) assigning a probability value to the at least one diagnosis, wherein the probability value represents a likelihood that the diagnosis is accurate; and (e) instructing the computer program to identify at least one treatment approach, a corrective appliance, or a combination thereof for the at least one diagnosis.