US 12,076,205 B2
Positioning individual three-dimensional model teeth based on two-dimensional images
Ryan Amelon, Nashville, TN (US); Jared Lafer, Nashville, TN (US); Ramsey Jones, Nashville, TN (US); Tim Wucher, Windhoek (NA); Jordan Katzman, Nashville, TN (US); and Martin Chobanyan, Nashville, TN (US)
Assigned to SDC U.S. SmilePay SPV, New York, NY (US)
Filed by SDC U.S. SmilePay SPV, Nashville, TN (US)
Filed on Apr. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/138,329.
Application 18/138,329 is a continuation of application No. 17/831,587, filed on Jun. 3, 2022, granted, now 11,633,260.
Prior Publication US 2023/0390025 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61C 7/00 (2006.01); G06T 5/20 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/136 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 17/20 (2006.01); G16H 30/40 (2018.01)
CPC A61C 7/002 (2013.01) [G06T 5/20 (2013.01); G06T 7/0014 (2013.01); G06T 7/136 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 17/20 (2013.01); G16H 30/40 (2018.01); A61C 2007/004 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30036 (2013.01); G06T 2210/41 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
generating, by one or more processors, a first 3D model of a dentition, the dentition comprising a model tooth in a first position;
receiving, by the one or more processors, a digital representation comprising a patient tooth, the patient tooth corresponding to the model tooth of the first 3D model;
determining, by the one or more processors, a virtual camera parameter associated with the digital representation;
adjusting, by the one or more processors, the virtual camera parameter to determine a 3D position of the corresponding patient tooth;
moving, by the one or more processors, the model tooth of the first 3D model from the first position to a second position, wherein the second position corresponds to the 3D position of the corresponding patient tooth; and
generating, by the one or more processors, a second 3D model comprising the model tooth of the first 3D model in the second position.