System, Method And Apparatus For Tooth Implant Planning And Tooth Implant Kits
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1. A method for arranging dental implant treatments relating to dental implant appliances over a network, comprising:
- providing a server which is configured to provide information relating to a manufacture of appliances for a dental kit, the server being in communication with a database having manufacturing information;
accessing via the server manufacturing information in the database including inquiring about the status of manufacture of one or more appliances of the dental kit;
automatically transmitting to a desired computer information relating to the status of manufacture of the one or more kit appliances prior to completion of the kit;
scheduling a patient appointment when the kit has reached a predefined manufacturing stage, the patient appointment occurring prior to completion of the kit; and
delivering at least a portion of a patient kit including patient-specific implant appliances and patient-specific practice model.
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Abstract
Systems and methods support dental implant patient scheduling and treatment process relating to packaging one or more dental appliances as a kit which is readily used by dental professional during surgery, by communicating manufacturing progress information with a doctor over a network and performing patient scheduling and treatment when the dental appliances reach a certain manufacturing progress. A network-based service may also provide a doctor with a treatment solution including a surgical kit derived from patient data.
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1. A method for arranging dental implant treatments relating to dental implant appliances over a network, comprising:
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providing a server which is configured to provide information relating to a manufacture of appliances for a dental kit, the server being in communication with a database having manufacturing information; accessing via the server manufacturing information in the database including inquiring about the status of manufacture of one or more appliances of the dental kit; automatically transmitting to a desired computer information relating to the status of manufacture of the one or more kit appliances prior to completion of the kit; scheduling a patient appointment when the kit has reached a predefined manufacturing stage, the patient appointment occurring prior to completion of the kit; and delivering at least a portion of a patient kit including patient-specific implant appliances and patient-specific practice model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for supporting dental patient scheduling and treatment processes relating to a dental appliance kit, comprising:
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a server configured to transmit via a network information relating to the manufacturing progress of one or more dental appliances, and a device connected to the network by one or more nodes; a database storing information regarding a manufacturing progress of one or more dental appliances requested from the device, the database being configured for reporting updates to the manufacturing progress including indicating whether manufacturing has reached a predetermined stage, and the server being further configured to transmit, automatically, manufacturing progress information to the patient or a treatment professional in the absence of prompting the server to communicate the manufacturing progress information, the transmission being initiated prior to completion of all manufacturing operations for each of the appliances of the kit; wherein the server is configured to schedule a patient visit with a dental professional based on the manufacturing progress information, and this patient scheduling occurring prior to completion of all manufacturing operations for each of the appliances; and at least a portion of a patient kit including manufactured, patient-specific implant appliances and a patient-specific practice model. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A dental patient'"'"'s implant kit, comprising:
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instructions for treating the patient; and a portion containing at least a first and second appliance adapted for use in carrying out a restoration of a patient'"'"'s dentition, the first and second appliances being specifically chosen for the patient'"'"'s condition and logically arranged within the kit according to the function of the first and second appliance in treating the patient'"'"'s condition; wherein the kit is configured for being delivered to a dental professional. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for fabricating a complete set of dental implant components, said method comprising:
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providing an initial digital data set representing an initial missing tooth arrangement; providing a second digital data set representing a reverse engineered missing tooth arrangement; designing a digital set of dental implant components based on the second digital data set; and producing a set of dental implant components based on the designed digital set of dental implant components; and providing the manufactured components in a single kit.
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