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Treatment analysis systems and methods

  • US 9,922,170 B2
  • Filed: 10/09/2014
  • Issued: 03/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for dental treatment planning, comprising:

  • receiving, by one or more computers, a set of diagnostic data comprising one or more malocclusions and a current arrangement of a patient'"'"'s teeth;

    prior to determining an initial desired arrangement of the patient'"'"'s teeth, executing, by the one or more computers, a first evaluation routine for the set of diagnostic data comprising validating the set of diagnostic data at least against one or more case selection criteria for a desired treatment system, wherein successful validation indicates that the patient'"'"'s teeth are acceptable for treatment using the desired treatment system;

    determining the initial desired arrangement of the patient'"'"'s teeth;

    after successful validation by the first evaluation routine and determination of the initial desired arrangement, executing, by the one or more computers, a second evaluation routine that evaluates the distance the teeth move between the current arrangement and the initial desired arrangement against a magnitude of movement included in the one or more case selection criteria, wherein the magnitude of movement being less than a maximum permitted for treatment using the desired treatment system indicates that the second evaluation routine is successful and the treatment system may be utilized for treatment of the patient;

    after successful evaluation by the second evaluation routine, generating, by the one or more computers, a treatment plan for moving the patient'"'"'s teeth from the current arrangement toward the initial desired arrangement of the patient'"'"'s teeth using the desired treatment system, the treatment plan formulated using the set of diagnostic data according to parameters of the desired treatment system, wherein the treatment plan includes data sets corresponding to the shape of a plurality of appliances;

    outputting the data sets corresponding to the shape of the plurality of appliances for treating the patients to a fabrication machine; and

    controlling, by the one or more computers, the fabrication machine to produce the plurality of appliances for treating the patient according to the outputted data sets.

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