US 12,070,367 B2
Correction of unclear features in three-dimensional models of dental sites
Avi Kopelman, Palo Alto, CA (US); and Michael Sabina, Campbell, CA (US)
Assigned to Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/141,292.
Application 18/141,292 is a continuation of application No. 16/810,726, filed on Mar. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,678,953.
Application 16/810,726 is a continuation of application No. 16/435,348, filed on Jun. 7, 2019, granted, now 10,603,136, issued on Mar. 31, 2020.
Application 16/435,348 is a continuation of application No. 15/993,504, filed on May 30, 2018, granted, now 10,470,846, issued on Nov. 12, 2019.
Application 15/993,504 is a continuation of application No. 15/222,525, filed on Jul. 28, 2016, granted, now 10,004,572, issued on Jun. 26, 2018.
Application 15/222,525 is a continuation of application No. 14/640,909, filed on Mar. 6, 2015, granted, now 9,451,873, issued on Sep. 27, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0329837 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. A61C 5/77 (2017.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/24 (2006.01); A61C 9/00 (2006.01); G06T 1/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G06T 15/20 (2011.01); G06T 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 5/77 (2017.02) [A61B 1/0002 (2013.01); A61B 1/00045 (2013.01); A61B 1/24 (2013.01); A61C 9/0053 (2013.01); G06T 1/0007 (2013.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G06T 15/205 (2013.01); G06T 17/00 (2013.01); A61B 1/000095 (2022.02); G06T 2207/30036 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:
receiving first intraoral scan data comprising a first depiction of a dental site responsive to a first intraoral scan associated with a first portion of the dental site;
receiving second intraoral scan data comprising a second depiction of the dental site responsive to a second intraoral scan associated with a second portion of the dental site;
determining that the first intraoral scan data is associated with the first portion of the dental site;
locking at least a portion of the first intraoral scan data that depicts the first portion of the dental site; and
generating a model of the dental site based at least in part on the first intraoral scan data and the second intraoral scan data, wherein the locked portion of the first intraoral scan data is used for a first region of the model that depicts the first portion of the dental site, and wherein a portion of the second intraoral scan data that also depicts the first portion of the dental site is not used for the first region of the model.