Method, system, and computer-readable medium for uncovering and planning an accurate dental preparation
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1. A procedure for creating a dental prosthetic, the procedure comprising:
- registering three-dimensional (3D) dental impression image data of a tooth restoration site and 3D x-ray image data of the tooth restoration site;
automatically removing image data corresponding to soft tissue in the tooth restoration site from the 3D dental impression image data based on a distinction in the 3D x-ray image data between soft tissue and hard tissue; and
demarcating, in the 3D dental impression image data, a preparation margin of a prepared tooth from which soft tissue was removed, in the tooth restoration site.
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A procedure for creating a dental prosthetic includes registering three-dimensional (3D) dental impression image data of a tooth restoration site and 3D x-ray image data of the tooth restoration site, and removing image data corresponding to soft tissue in the tooth restoration site from the 3D dental impression image data. A system for producing a dental prosthetic includes at least one processor operable to register 3D dental impression image data of a tooth restoration site and 3D x-ray image data of the tooth restoration site and remove image data corresponding to soft tissue in the tooth restoration site from the 3D dental impression image data.
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1. A procedure for creating a dental prosthetic, the procedure comprising:
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registering three-dimensional (3D) dental impression image data of a tooth restoration site and 3D x-ray image data of the tooth restoration site; automatically removing image data corresponding to soft tissue in the tooth restoration site from the 3D dental impression image data based on a distinction in the 3D x-ray image data between soft tissue and hard tissue; and demarcating, in the 3D dental impression image data, a preparation margin of a prepared tooth from which soft tissue was removed, in the tooth restoration site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for producing a dental prosthetic, the system comprising:
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a memory storing a program; and at least one processor operating under control of the program to register three-dimensional (3D) dental impression image data of a tooth restoration site and 3D x-ray image data of the tooth restoration site, automatically remove image data corresponding to soft tissue in the tooth restoration site from the 3D dental impression image data based on a distinction in the 3D x-ray image data between soft tissue and hard tissue, and demarcate, in the 3D dental impression image data, a preparation margin of a prepared tooth from which soft tissue was removed, in the tooth restoration site. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing sequences of instructions, the sequences of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to:
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register three-dimensional (3D) dental impression image data of a tooth restoration site and 3D x-ray image data of the tooth restoration site; automatically remove image data corresponding to soft tissue in the tooth restoration site from the 3D dental impression image data based on a distinction in the 3D x-ray image data between soft tissue and hard tissue; and demarcate, in the 3D dental impression image data, a preparation margin of a prepared tooth from which soft tissue was removed, in the tooth restoration site. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A procedure for creating a dental prosthetic, the procedure comprising:
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registering three-dimensional (3D) dental impression image data of a tooth restoration site and 3D volume image data of the tooth restoration site; automatically removing image data corresponding to soft tissue in the tooth restoration site from the 3D dental impression image data based on a distinction in the 3D volume image data between soft tissue and hard tissue; and demarcating, in the 3D dental impression image data, a preparation margin of a prepared tooth from which soft tissue was removed, in the tooth restoration site. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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