Patent ID: 8152523

Claim:
A computerized method of planning treatment for an orthodontic patient, comprising the steps of: providing an orthodontic treatment planning 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, and a set of software instructions providing graphical user interface tools for providing a user with access to said digitized records and for planning orthodontic treatment of a patient; selecting a treatment plan; generating a proposed set-up for treating the patient in accordance with said selected treatment plan, the proposed set-up comprising a proposed three-dimensional position of the dentition of the patient in a post-treatment condition; conducting an evaluation of said proposed set-up, said evaluation prompted by computer instructions providing a series of predetermined steps for guiding a user to interactively evaluate said proposed set-up, wherein the predetermined steps comprise steps for checking (a) vertical alignment of buccal cusp tips; (b) vertical alignment of front, and (c) checking angulation of front; monitoring progress of said treatment; and evaluating said progress of said treatment.