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Methods and systems for dental procedures

  • US 9,668,829 B2
  • Filed: 03/06/2013
  • Issued: 06/06/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for use in dental scanning procedures of a patient, the device comprising:

  • an occlusal portion and a non-occlusal portion coupled to the occlusal portion, the occlusal portion comprising a bite plate for securing the device positioned in a mouth of the patient during an optical scan of exposed teeth, the non-occlusal portion comprising a ring structure having a coded pattern for aligning scanned optical images of the patient, the occlusal portion and the non-occlusal portion being coupled together and arranged at an angle in order to capture the coded pattern in the optical scan of the exposed teeth.

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