Patent ID: 6089868
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A computer implemented method of orthodontic appliance selection, the method comprising the steps of:providing data representative of one or more teeth of a patient;providing data representative of a set of orthodontic appliances, each orthodontic appliance of the set of orthodontic appliances having an appliance parameter that varies from the other orthodontic appliances of the set;determining, using the computer system, at least one geometrical parameter of the one or more teeth of the patient using the data representative thereof;comparing, using the computer system, the at least one geometrical parameter to the data representative of the set of orthodontic appliances; andselecting, using a computer system, one orthodontic appliance of the set of orthodontic appliances based on the comparison and providing data representative of the orthodontic appliance selection to a user of the computer system.