Patent ID: 7156655

Claim:
An unified orthodontic workstation comprising a computing platform having a graphical user interface, a processor and a computer storage medium containing digitized records pertaining to a patient, said digitized records including image data, text data, a proposed set-up for orthodontic treatment of the patient, and a set of software instructions providing graphical user interface tools for providing a user with access to said digitized records for evaluating orthodontic treatment of a patient, wherein said set of instructions include: evaluation instructions providing a series of predetermined steps for guiding a user to interactively evaluate said proposed set-up, said proposed set-up comprising a proposed three-dimensional position of the dentition and the surrounding crainofacial structure, wherein the predetermined steps comprise steps for 1) evaluation of said proposed set-up against boundary conditions for treatment of the patient, the boundary conditions including at least a midline, an occlusal plane, a fixed reference object, and an arch form, and 2) evaluation of whether the tooth positions in both arches, and the inter-arch relationship, of the proposed set-up correspond to the treatment goals for the patient; said evaluation instructions further comprising instructions for evaluation of a customized arch wire; wherein said customized arch wire is designed for said proposed set-up; and wherein said evaluation of said customized arch wire includes evaluation of bends in said customized arch wire of 1 st order, 2 nd order, and 3 rd order.