CPC A61C 7/002 (2013.01) [A61C 9/0053 (2013.01); G16H 50/50 (2018.01); A61C 13/0004 (2013.01); A61C 2007/004 (2013.01); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); G09B 23/283 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of simulating orthodontic treatment, the method comprising:
capturing a first representation, the first representation comprising a depiction of a patient's teeth;
building a parametric model of the patient's teeth based on the first representation, using one or more case-specific parameters for one or more shapes associated with at least one of the patient's teeth;
simulating an outcome of a dental treatment plan for the patient's teeth to produce a simulated outcome of the dental treatment plan; and
modifying the parametric model to provide a modified model representing the simulated outcome of the dental treatment plan.
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