CPC A61C 7/002 (2013.01) [A61C 9/0053 (2013.01); A61C 9/0046 (2013.01); G06T 7/0014 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
1. A method for numbering a patient's teeth to account for an abnormal tooth, comprising:
receiving, in a processor, a dental scan along a teeth curve of a patient's dental arch;
numbering, in the processor, each of the patient's teeth to a first numbering value, wherein the first numbering value corresponds to an expected tooth type;
detecting dimensions of each of the patient's teeth;
evaluating, in the processor, a width of a target tooth or widths of adjacent target teeth to determine a tooth type or teeth types;
determining a presence of a missing or ectopic tooth by determining that the first numbering value of the target tooth or adjacent target teeth does not match the determined tooth type or teeth types; and
re-numbering the patient's teeth to account for the presence of the missing or ectopic tooth.
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