Patent ID: 7160107
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A virtual orthodontic treatment method, comprising: (a) providing a virtual diagnostic setup model of teeth of at least one jaw of an individual, associating virtual orthodontic appliances with all teeth in said model to obtain a first composite model and repositioning teeth into an initial treatment state according to pre-defined appliances-dependent rules; (b) providing a grade for said initial treatment state according to one or more systems for grading an orthodontic model; (c) in said initial treatment state, detaching one or more teeth from their corresponding one or more orthodontic appliances, repositioning said one or more appliances, reassociating said one or more appliances with the teeth, permitting the teeth to reposition according to the appliances-dependent rules to obtain an altered treatment state (d) providing another grade for said altered treatment state according to said one or more systems for grading an orthodontic model.