Patent ID: 8582870

Claim:
A method for preparing information for automated or semi-automated dental implant planning from image information relating to the jaw of a patient, comprising: generating 3D models of a tooth setup, automatically detecting constitutive restorative elements in the 3D model of the tooth setup based on image analysis, generating 3D models of parts of the jaw, detecting anatomical and artificial elements in the jaw bone in the 3D model based on grey-scale value from the image information of the parts of the jaw and automatically selecting zones in the jaw where implants can or cannot be placed, determining candidate implant dimensions, positions, orientations and configurations, obtaining implant plans, comparing implant plans to each other or to given criteria, and selecting or improving an implant plan, wherein the step of generating 3D models of a tooth setup further comprises digitizing the desired tooth-setup positioned correctly with respect to the jaw by means of registration.