Patent ID: 8851893

Claim:
A non-transitory computer readable medium operable on a network-connected computer comprising one or more programs for carrying out a method for treatment of at least one tooth of a patient by performing steps which comprises: capturing by intra-oral imaging means an electronic image of a patient's tooth or tooth preparation to be treated in a dentist's office; displaying to the dentist the captured image and requests for the dentist to enter proposed treatment information regarding future treatment of the patient's tooth, with the displaying of the proposed treatment information also enabling the dentist to determine real time compliance with or verification of the treatment information; and storing dental data comprising the electronic image and the proposed treatment information entered by the dentist on a network-attached shared server that is configured so that the dental data is accessible from dentist offices and dental laboratories to allow real time interactive consultation between at least the dentist and the dental laboratory and to allow confirmation of or, if necessary, revision of the proposed treatment information.