US 12,239,505 B2
Method for monitoring an orthodontic treatment
Philippe Salah, Bagnolet (FR); William Ayache, Neuilly-sur-Seine (FR); Laurent Debraux, Paris (FR); Guillaume Ghyselinck, Cantin (FR); and Thomas Pellissard, Goussainville (FR)
Assigned to DENTAL MONITORING, Paris (FR)
Filed by DENTAL MONITORING, Paris (FR)
Filed on Sep. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/950,596.
Application 16/985,772 is a division of application No. 16/240,525, filed on Jan. 4, 2019, granted, now 10,779,909, issued on Sep. 22, 2020.
Application 17/950,596 is a continuation of application No. 16/985,772, filed on Aug. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,564,774.
Application 16/240,525 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/522,606, granted, now 10,206,759, issued on Feb. 19, 2019, previously published as PCT/EP2015/074859, filed on Oct. 27, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 1460310 (FR), filed on Oct. 27, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0059209 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61C 9/00 (2006.01); A61C 13/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/33 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06T 17/00 (2006.01); G06V 20/64 (2022.01); G16H 50/50 (2018.01); A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61C 7/12 (2006.01); A61C 19/04 (2006.01); A61C 19/06 (2006.01); A61C 19/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 7/002 (2013.01) [A61B 1/000094 (2022.02); A61B 5/0088 (2013.01); A61B 5/064 (2013.01); A61C 9/0053 (2013.01); A61C 13/0004 (2013.01); G06T 7/33 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06T 17/00 (2013.01); G06V 20/653 (2022.01); G16H 50/50 (2018.01); A61B 1/32 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); A61B 2576/02 (2013.01); A61C 2007/004 (2013.01); A61C 7/12 (2013.01); A61C 19/04 (2013.01); A61C 19/066 (2013.01); A61C 19/10 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30004 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30036 (2013.01); G06T 2210/41 (2013.01); G06V 2201/03 (2022.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of treatment, the method comprising following steps:
by a computer, performing an analysis of at least three images of arches of a patient respectively corresponding to a front view, a right side view and a left side view of at least a part of external surfaces of teeth of the patient, wherein said images have been acquired by the patient, at a time of a treatment, by inserting a separator into his/her mouth to separate his/her lips in order to improve visibility of the teeth, by positioning a mobile phone and by actuating a camera of said mobile phone;
from said analysis, making a determination of at least one of the following:
a recurrence,
a rate of evolution of a change of positioning of the teeth,
an optimization of a date on which an appointment is made with an orthodontist or a dentist,
an assessment of effectiveness of an orthodontic treatment, and/or
an assessment of evolution of positioning of the teeth toward a theoretical model corresponding to a determined positioning of the teeth, including an enhanced positioning of the teeth, and/or dentistry; and
using the determination to administer a suitable treatment, wherein the suitable treatment comprises a change of a current treatment or a resumption of a treatment.