Reduced registration bonding template
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1. A method of fabricating a dental template configured to position an object on teeth of a patient, comprising:
- creating a digital model of the teeth of the patient;
creating a template model comprising an arch having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising at least one tooth receiving cavity having geometries corresponding to the shape of the patient'"'"'s tooth in the digital model, and the second portion comprising a substantially planar occlusal portion spanning multiple teeth of a patient'"'"'s arch, the substantially planar occlusal portion omitting at least one occlusal feature of each of the spanned teeth; and
fabricating the dental template using the template model.
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Abstract
A dental template for positioning an object on teeth of a patient and method for fabricating the same. The method includes creating a digital model of the patient'"'"'s teeth, creating a simplified template model based on the digital model, and fabricating the dental template based on the simplified template model. The template model is simplified by removing certain features of the patient'"'"'s tooth anatomy. The dental template can be located on a patient'"'"'s teeth using four or fewer positioning teeth.
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1. A method of fabricating a dental template configured to position an object on teeth of a patient, comprising:
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creating a digital model of the teeth of the patient; creating a template model comprising an arch having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising at least one tooth receiving cavity having geometries corresponding to the shape of the patient'"'"'s tooth in the digital model, and the second portion comprising a substantially planar occlusal portion spanning multiple teeth of a patient'"'"'s arch, the substantially planar occlusal portion omitting at least one occlusal feature of each of the spanned teeth; and fabricating the dental template using the template model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of fabricating a dental template configured to position an object on a patient'"'"'s teeth, the method comprising:
- creating a digital model of the teeth of the patient;
creating a template model comprising an arch having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising teeth receiving cavities having geometries corresponding to the shape of the patient'"'"'s teeth in the digital model, the teeth receiving cavities configured to be positioned on the patient'"'"'s teeth using incisal or occlusal surfaces of four or fewer teeth, and the second portion comprising substantially planar occlusal portions spanning multiple teeth of a patient'"'"'s arch, the substantially planar occlusal portions omitting at least one occlusal feature of the corresponding spanned teeth; and
fabricating the dental template using the template model. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- creating a digital model of the teeth of the patient;
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