Patent ID: 8095383

Claim:
A method of orthodontic profile indexing, comprising: defining a matrix, via a computer, the matrix including a first field, a second field, and a number of third fields; populating the matrix, via the computer, with: a plurality of dentition categories each including a dentition dimension in the first field; a plurality of malocclusion dentition components in the second field, each dentition component corresponding to a respective one of the dentition categories; and a plurality of pre-defined options in each of the third fields, each pre-dined option including a level of malocclusion for a corresponding dentition dimension, wherein one of the pre-defined options includes a predetermined combination of different possible conditions for each dentition component, and wherein each pre-defined option includes an address; generating a patient identifier, via the computer, based on the matrix, the patient identifier comprising a plurality of positions, wherein each of the positions corresponds to a respective one of the dentition categories, and wherein a value of each of the positions corresponds to the address of a respective one of the pre-defined options; storing a plurality of treatment options in a database; associating each of the treatment options with a number of combinations of the addresses; and querying the database using the generated patient identifier to determine a number of treatment options.