Patent Document ID: 9861457
Application ID: 13256452
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for planning, visualizing, and/or optimizing dental restoration on at least a part of pre-prepared teeth of a patient, wherein said method comprises: obtaining a first 3D digital model of at least a part of the pre-prepared teeth, said first 3D digital model comprising a first portion expressing the shape of one or more teeth prior to preparation of the one or more teeth; designing at least one dental restoration CAD model for said one or more teeth based on the first portion of the first 3D digital model of at least a part of the pre-prepared teeth; obtaining a second 3D digital model of at least a part of the prepared teeth, where the prepared teeth are provided by preparing the pre-prepared teeth by dental restorative work; and aligning the first 3D digital model of the pre-prepared teeth and the second 3D digital model of the prepared teeth.