CPC A61C 13/34 (2013.01) [A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/14 (2013.01); A61B 6/145 (2013.01); A61B 6/4085 (2013.01); A61C 9/0046 (2013.01); G06T 1/20 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 7/149 (2017.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01); G06T 19/20 (2013.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30036 (2013.01); G06T 2219/2021 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for visualizing a patient dentition orthodontic treatment comprising:
acquiring a surface contour model of patient dentition;
segmenting the surface contour model to identify one or more segmented teeth;
identifying at least one unerupted tooth within the surface contour model, wherein the at least one unerupted tooth is identified using at least one of three-dimensional volume acquisition or panoramic radiography;
accessing shape and size information for the unerupted tooth based, at least in part, on the at least one of the three-dimensional volume acquisition or the panoramic radiography;
identifying a substitute model tooth based at least in part on the shape and size information for the unerupted tooth, wherein the substitute model tooth reflects a replacement permanent tooth model; and
generating a virtual setup of the patient dentition, wherein a location corresponding to the at least one unerupted tooth is replaced by the replacement permanent tooth model.
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