System and method for positioning teeth
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1. A method to create a digital model of a patient'"'"'s teeth, comprising:
- creating an impression of the patient'"'"'s teeth;
scanning the impression using an X-ray source as to generate scan data comprising an image of at least a portion of the impression; and
generating a positive digital model of the patient'"'"'s teeth with the X-ray scan data, the generating comprising digitally reversing the X-ray scan data to make positive data.
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A method to create a digital model of a patient'"'"'s teeth includes creating an impression of the patient'"'"'s teeth; and scanning the impression using an X-ray source to generate the digital model.
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1. A method to create a digital model of a patient'"'"'s teeth, comprising:
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creating an impression of the patient'"'"'s teeth; scanning the impression using an X-ray source as to generate scan data comprising an image of at least a portion of the impression; and generating a positive digital model of the patient'"'"'s teeth with the X-ray scan data, the generating comprising digitally reversing the X-ray scan data to make positive data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An apparatus to create a digital model of a patient'"'"'s teeth, comprising:
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a an X-ray radiation source; a scintillator to receive the radiation from the X-ray radiation source; a radiation detector coupled to the scintillator; a rotatable table positioned between the X-ray radiation source and the scintillator, the table being adapted to support an impression of the patient'"'"'s teeth; and a computer coupled to the detector, the computer comprising a computer-readable medium having instructions that, if executed by the computer, will cause the apparatus to; scan the impression using the X-ray radiation source as to generate scan data comprising an image of at least a portion of the impression; and generate a positive digital model of the patient'"'"'s teeth with the X-ray scan data, the generating comprising digitally reversing the X-ray scan data to make positive data. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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