Patent ID: 7970627
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: A61C,B33Y,G16H

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving an orthodontic condition of a patient; providing one or more treatment goal options from a database query of previous treatment goals for similar orthodontic conditions; receiving a selection of one of the options; providing a predetermined set of one or more orthodontic treatment goal parameters; receiving an importance rating from a user for at least one of the treatment goal parameters based on a predetermined scale, wherein the at least one importance rating represents an importance of a particular treatment goal parameter to the selected option; parsing the orthodontic condition into one or more predetermined diagnostic parameters; weighting each of the diagnostic parameters according to a corresponding weighted function based on similarity of the diagnostic parameters to past treatment information; and generating a treatment plan based on the weighted diagnostic parameters, the selected treatment goal option, and the at least one importance rated treatment goal parameter.