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Methods and systems for employing artificial intelligence in automated orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning

  • US 8,856,053 B2
  • Filed: 06/28/2013
  • Issued: 10/07/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for diagnosing and identifying a treatment for an orthodontic condition, comprising:

  • providing a server on which a website is hosted, wherein the server is configured to receive patient data through the website;

    providing a database that comprises or has access to information derived from textbooks and scientific literature and dynamic results derived from ongoing and completed patient treatments;

    instructing at least one computer program within the server to analyze the patient data and identify at least one diagnosis of the orthodontic condition based on said information derived from textbooks and scientific literature and dynamic results derived from ongoing and completed patient treatments;

    executing an artificial intelligence algorithm based on one or more inputs derived from at least one of the patient data, the information derived from textbooks and scientific literature and the dynamic results derived from ongoing and completed patient treatments;

    assigning a probability value to the at least one diagnosis, wherein the probability value represents a likelihood that the diagnosis is accurate; and

    instructing the computer program to identify at least one treatment regimen for the at least one diagnosis, the at least one treatment regimen including at least one of a treatment approach, a corrective appliance and a combination thereof.

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