Patent ID: 7865259
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: A61C,G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for modeling a complete tooth crown of a patient to facilitate dental and/or orthodontic treatment comprising: generating a first set of digital data representing a patient digital tooth model including a patient crown component, said first set of digital data absent a portion of digital data representing a section of a surface of said patient crown component; generating a second set of digital data representing a generic digital tooth model of a generic crown component created to resemble the absent portion of digital data representing the section of the surface of the patient crown component; and combining said first set of digital data and said second set of digital data to create a third set of digital data representing a complete digital tooth crown model, wherein generating the second set of digital data representing the generic digital tooth model of the generic crown component comprises: providing a generic tooth model template including a generic root component and a generic crown component; and segmenting said generic crown component from said generic root component within generic tooth model template.