Patent ID: 8013853
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: A61C,G09B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A computerized method of representing a virtual dental patient, the method comprising: receiving a set of clinical records of a patient; receiving at least one jaw movement record; and determining by one or more processors at least one helical axis using the set of clinical records and the at least one jaw movement record, wherein the at least one helical axis is determined in accordance with at least a first jaw position and a second jaw position in the at least one jaw movement record, and further wherein the at least one helical axis controls the motions of a lower jaw data set relative to an upper jaw set; wherein the at least one jaw movement record comprises a functionally generated path (FGP), said FGP representing a plurality of lower jaw positions and wherein determining at least one helical axis comprises: