US 11,751,977 B2
Digital dental modeling
Anatoliy Boltunov, Moscow (RU); Yury Brailov, Moscow (RU); Fedor Chelnokov, Khimki Town (RU); Roman Roschin, Moscow (RU); and David Mason, Morgan Hill, CA (US)
Assigned to Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/856,916.
Application 15/006,573 is a division of application No. 14/553,556, filed on Nov. 25, 2014, granted, now 9,256,710, issued on Feb. 9, 2016.
Application 14/553,556 is a division of application No. 12/583,479, filed on Aug. 21, 2009, granted, now 8,896,592, issued on Nov. 25, 2014.
Application 17/856,916 is a continuation of application No. 17/133,361, filed on Dec. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,376,100.
Application 17/133,361 is a continuation of application No. 16/877,132, filed on May 18, 2020, granted, now 10,898,299, issued on Jan. 26, 2021.
Application 16/877,132 is a continuation of application No. 15/943,476, filed on Apr. 2, 2018, granted, now 10,653,503, issued on May 19, 2020.
Application 15/943,476 is a continuation of application No. 15/006,573, filed on Jan. 26, 2016, granted, now 9,962,238, issued on May 8, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0331064 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. A61C 7/00 (2006.01); G16B 5/00 (2019.01); G06T 19/20 (2011.01); G06T 7/30 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61C 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 7/002 (2013.01) [A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 9/004 (2013.01); G06T 7/30 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 17/00 (2013.01); G06T 19/20 (2013.01); G16B 5/00 (2019.02); G06T 2219/2004 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method of digitally modeling a dentition, comprising:
receiving one or more 2D images of first and second jaws in a bite configuration, the one or more 2D images including points marked on the first and second jaws;
mapping the points on the one or more 2D images as target points on a 3D model of the first and second jaws; and
applying one or more forces on one or both of the first jaw and the second jaw of the 3D model, wherein the one or more forces include a force applied until points assigned on the 3D model reach the target points to determine a stable bite position of the first and second jaws.