Surface mapping and generating devices and methods for surface mapping and surface generation
First Claim
1. A surface mapping and/or generating device characterized by devices for the process and/or cost optimisation, which comprise:
- means for incorporating measured data of the jaw bones using a suitable matching software; and
means for simulating a planned treatment of the jaw using software, in which the teeth, the jaw, and the jaw bone are divided into groups of tooth and jaw sections, up to individual teeth, whereby the device is adapted to plan and simulate implants.
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Abstract
A surface mapping and generating device which has devices for the process and/or cost optimization, in particular raw material recovery devices, an automatic control of the intensity of a used laser light, devices for carrying out a calibrating procedure by evaluating overlap errors at matching points, devices for archiving especially three-dimensional data of the jaw and/or for modeling the bite position of the upper and the lower jaws, devices for the optimized preparation of at least one dental stump for the production and placement of a dental prosthesis thereon and/or devices for taking into consideration the bite position of the upper and lower jaws. It can be provided that the devices for the process and/or cost optimization are designed to ensure that two half frames showing different positions or views are evaluated, whereby preferably a pulsed laser for exposure purposes is included and/or that an image recording device, in particular a CCD chip, is arranged so as to ensure that lines, taking into account the Scheimpflug angle, are located perpendicular to the direction of travel of a measuring table. Methods according to the present invention use such devices and function correspondingly. In addition, the invention also makes available a patient data archiving system which comprises a chip card and/or decentralized data storage systems especially for dental data.
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20 Claims
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1. A surface mapping and/or generating device characterized by devices for the process and/or cost optimisation, which comprise:
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means for incorporating measured data of the jaw bones using a suitable matching software; and means for simulating a planned treatment of the jaw using software, in which the teeth, the jaw, and the jaw bone are divided into groups of tooth and jaw sections, up to individual teeth, whereby the device is adapted to plan and simulate implants. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A surface mapping and/or generating method with the steps of:
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using devices for the process and/or cost optimisation by incorporating measured data of the jaw bones using a suitable matching software; simulating a planned treatment of a jaw using software, in which the teeth, the jaw, and the jaw bone are divided into groups of tooth and jaw sections, up to individual teeth, whereby implants can be planned and simulated. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A surface mapping method for generating images of teeth, comprising:
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scanning, using laser light, one or more teeth, generating a series of overlapping digital images taken from differing perspectives; integrating the series of overlapping digital images, using matching software, to form a three dimensional digital image of the one or more teeth and their relative locations; analyzing the overlap errors produced at different points of the one or more teeth to detect variations in spatial directions; calibrating to correct errors based on analyzed overlap; and simulating a planned therapeutic treatment of the one or more teeth. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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