Interactive dental restorative network
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1. An interactive dental restoration method for restoration of a patient'"'"'s tooth which comprises:
- generating an electronic image of a patient'"'"'s tooth or tooth preparation in a dentist'"'"'s office;
displaying requests for entering information to develop a preliminary treatment plan for addressing the patient'"'"'s dental restoration wherein one or more current requests are determined at least in part in dependence on the dentist'"'"'s responses to prior requests;
storing dental data comprising the electronic image and the preliminary treatment plan on a server;
presenting at a dental laboratory the stored image and the preliminary treatment plan for approval or for suggestions of further or alternative restorative options; and
storing on the server a final treatment plan incorporating any needed modifications to the preliminary treatment plan that have been suggested by the dental laboratory and approved by the dentist, wherein such modifications are developed while the dentist and dental laboratory simultaneously have access to the server using a communication network.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a computer readable medium that includes one or more programs for carrying out a method for restoration of a patient'"'"'s tooth. The method includes the steps of generating an electronic image of a patient'"'"'s tooth; providing a preliminary treatment plan for addressing the dental needs of the patient; and forwarding the electronic image and preliminary treatment plan to a dental laboratory so that technician can evaluate the image and treatment plan and in a manner such that the technician and dentist can review and discuss the preliminary treatment plan.
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1. An interactive dental restoration method for restoration of a patient'"'"'s tooth which comprises:
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generating an electronic image of a patient'"'"'s tooth or tooth preparation in a dentist'"'"'s office; displaying requests for entering information to develop a preliminary treatment plan for addressing the patient'"'"'s dental restoration wherein one or more current requests are determined at least in part in dependence on the dentist'"'"'s responses to prior requests; storing dental data comprising the electronic image and the preliminary treatment plan on a server; presenting at a dental laboratory the stored image and the preliminary treatment plan for approval or for suggestions of further or alternative restorative options; and storing on the server a final treatment plan incorporating any needed modifications to the preliminary treatment plan that have been suggested by the dental laboratory and approved by the dentist, wherein such modifications are developed while the dentist and dental laboratory simultaneously have access to the server using a communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system accessible by a dentist and a dental laboratory for interactively assisting the dentist with a dental restoration for a patient, the system comprising:
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one or more server computers; data storage; and communications linking the dentist'"'"'s office and the dental laboratory, wherein the server computers are configured by software instructions to perform steps comprising; capturing an electronic image of a patient'"'"'s tooth or tooth preparation in a dentist'"'"'s office; displaying to the dentist requests for entering information to develop a preliminary treatment plan for addressing the patient'"'"'s dental restoration wherein one or more current requests are determined at least in part in dependence on responses to prior requests; storing dental data comprising the electronic image and the preliminary treatment plan on a server; presenting at a dental laboratory the stored image and the preliminary treatment plan for approval or for suggestions of further or alternative restorative options; and storing a final treatment plan incorporating the preliminary treatment plan and any needed modifications, wherein, during development of the final treatment plan, the dentist and dental laboratory simultaneously have access to the server using the communications. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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