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Method and apparatus for manufacturing and constructing a physical dental arch model

  • US 20060093992A1
  • Filed: 11/02/2004
  • Published: 05/04/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for producing a physical dental arch model based on a three-dimensional (3D) digital dental arch model, comprising:

  • smoothening the digital dental arch model to make the digital dental arch model suitable for CNC based manufacturing;

    segmenting the digital dental arch model into at least two manufacturable digital components;

    producing manufacturable physical components using Computer Numerical Control (CNC) based manufacturing in accordance with the manufacturable digital components; and

    assembling the manufacturable physical components to form the physical dental arch model.

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