CPC A61C 7/002 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00022 (2013.01); A61B 1/000095 (2022.02); A61B 1/24 (2013.01); A61C 9/004 (2013.01); A61C 9/0053 (2013.01); A61C 9/0073 (2013.01); G06F 30/00 (2020.01); G16H 50/50 (2018.01); G06T 2210/62 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A system for viewing three-dimensional (3D) dental elements, comprising:
a memory having computer-readable instructions stored thereon; and
a processor coupled to the memory to execute the computer-readable instructions to:
receive a dental data set including spatial information regarding presentation of dental elements in a virtual 3D space to be viewed on a user interface, the dental elements including a first dental element and a second dental element;
display the first dental element and the second dental element such that the first dental element is in front of at least a portion of the second dental element, wherein the first dental element is at least partially transparent such that the at least a portion of the second dental element is visible through the first dental element, wherein a first reference point is movable along a surface of the first dental element in preference over the second dental; and
receive input from a user to move a second reference point, different from the first reference point, along a surface of the at least a portion of the second dental element without changing a transparency of the first dental element such that the second reference point is viewable through the first dental element.
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