Systems and methods for fabricating a dental template with a 3-D object placement
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1. A method of fabricating a dental template to position an object on a patient'"'"'s tooth, comprising:
- creating a model of the patient'"'"'s tooth;
adding one or more objects to predetermined locations on the tooth model;
moving at least one object to a predetermined inclination and/or a predetermined angulation; and
fabricating the dental template to locate the object on the patient'"'"'s tooth with the predetermined inclination and/or angulation.
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Abstract
A dental template to position an object on a patient'"'"'s tooth includes digitizing the patient'"'"'s tooth; adding virtual objects to predetermined three-dimensional positions on the digitized tooth; and fabricating the dental template to locate the object at the predetermined 3D position on the patient'"'"'s tooth. The template can be used for etching or for positioning brackets on teeth.
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1. A method of fabricating a dental template to position an object on a patient'"'"'s tooth, comprising:
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creating a model of the patient'"'"'s tooth;
adding one or more objects to predetermined locations on the tooth model;
moving at least one object to a predetermined inclination and/or a predetermined angulation; and
fabricating the dental template to locate the object on the patient'"'"'s tooth with the predetermined inclination and/or angulation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of placing an orthodontic object on a patient'"'"'s tooth, comprising:
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digitizing the patient'"'"'s tooth;
adding a virtual object to a predetermined location on the digitized tooth;
moving the virtual object to a predetermined inclination and/or a predetermined angulation;
fabricating the dental template to locate the object on the patient'"'"'s tooth with the determined inclination and/or angulation;
mounting the orthodontic object on the template;
placing the template on the patient'"'"'s teeth; and
bonding the orthodontic object to the tooth. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25)
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- 24. An orthodontic bonding template, comprising a shell having a plurality of cavities shaped to be inserted over a patient'"'"'s teeth, the polymeric shell having at least one opening adapted to receive an orthodontic device positioned in a predetermined 3D position with a predetermined angulation and/or inclination on the opening of the shell.
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