Method and system for providing dynamic orthodontic assessment and treatment profiles

• US 10,413,385 B2
• Filed: 10/24/2016
• Issued: 09/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Align Technology Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Align Technology Incorporated
• Inventors: Sherwood, Mark, Kimball, Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Miles, Wade
• Assistant Examiner(s): Saunders, Matthew P
• Application Number:
  US15/332,101
• Publication Number:
  US 20170100212A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,058 Days
• Field of Search: 433 24, 705 10
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 13/0004 Computer-assisted sizing or machining of dental prostheses
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 7/00 Orthodontics, i.e. obtaining or maintaining the desired position of teeth, e.g. by straightening, evening, regulating, separating, or by correcting malocclusions
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 7/002 Orthodontic computer assisted systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 7/08 Mouthpiece-type retainers or positioners, e.g. for both the lower and upper arch arch-shaped medicament applicators for teeth or gums A61C19/063; mouthguards for protecting the teeth of sportsmen A63B71/085
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2465 Query processing support for facilitating data mining operations in structured databases
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/40 for processing medical images, e.g. editing
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/50 for simulation or modelling of medical disorders
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/70 for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients

Abstract

Method and system for displaying an orthodontic related image including one or more image segments, selecting one or more movement indicators associated with a corresponding one or more of the image segments, and dynamically displaying a modified orthodontic related image based on the selected one or more movement indicators are provided.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

an input device; and

a display unit operatively coupled to the input device, the display unit configured to;

display an orthodontic related image including a plurality of teeth, wherein the orthodontic related image is a first orthodontic condition of the plurality of teeth;

display a plurality of movement indicators, each associated with a different respective one of the plurality of teeth;

receive, via the input device, a selection of one of the plurality of movement indicators;

display a modified orthodontic related image based on a selected one or more of the plurality of movement indicators displayed on the display unit based on the input from the input device, wherein the modified orthodontic related image is a second orthodontic condition for the plurality of teeth; and

determine a classification of the second orthodontic condition based upon the plurality of movement indicators and the modified orthodontic image.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each one of the one or more movement indicators includes a plurality of directional objects.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein each of the plurality of directional objects correspond to a repositioned display of the corresponding one of the plurality of teeth substantially in the direction of the corresponding each of the plurality of directional objects.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display unit is further configured to display the modified orthodontic related image substantially in real time based on the input device selection of the one or more movement indicators.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display unit is further configured to display a confirmation of the displayed modified orthodontic related image corresponding to one or more orthodontic conditions of a patient based on the input from the input device.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the displayed confirmation includes one or more classification of one or more malocclusions of the patient.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the determination of the one or more classification of the one or more malocclusions is based on a lookup table.

8. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the one or more orthodontic conditions of the patient is associated with one or more of the sagittal, vertical, horizontal, arch length dentition, dentition rotation or dentition angulation category.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the orthodontic related image is associated with one of a final or an ideal dental position.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the modified orthodontic related image is associated with an initial orthodontic condition of a patient.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more movement indicators includes one or more directional objects.

12. A method, comprising:

displaying, via a display unit, an orthodontic related image including a plurality of teeth, the orthodontic related image being a first orthodontic condition of the plurality of teeth;

displaying, via the display unit, a plurality of movement indicators, each associated with a different respective one of the plurality of teeth;

receiving, via an input device, a selection of one of the plurality of movement indicators;

displaying, via the display unit, a modified orthodontic related image based on a selected one or more of the plurality of movement indicators displayed on the display unit based on the input from the input device, the modified orthodontic related image being a second orthodontic condition for the plurality of teeth; and

determining, via the display unit, a classification of the second orthodontic condition based upon the plurality of movement indicators and the modified orthodontic image.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the method includes displaying the modified orthodontic related image based on the input device selection of the plurality of movement indicators in real time.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein determining the classification of the second orthodontic condition includes determining a malocclusion of the patient.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein determining the classification of the second orthodontic condition includes determining a sagittal, vertical, horizontal, arch length dentition, dentition rotation, or dentition angulation category.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the method further comprises receiving a selection of an image segment of the modified orthodontic related image.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises displaying, via the display unit, the selection of the image segment as an expanded image associated with the selected image segment, the expanded image being a close-up view of the selected image segment.