Manipulating a digital dentition model to form models of individual dentition components
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06K-009/00
A61C-003/00
A61C-011/00
A61C-009/00
출원번호
US-0099310
(2002-03-12)
발명자
/ 주소
Jones,Timothy N.
Chishti,Muhammad
Wen,Huafeng
Bala,Gregory P.
출원인 / 주소
Align Technology, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
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초록▼
A programmed computer is used to create a digital model of an individual component of a patient's dentition. The computer obtains a 3D digital model of the patient's dentition, identifies points in the dentition model that lie on an inter-proximal margin between adjacent teeth in the patient's denti
A programmed computer is used to create a digital model of an individual component of a patient's dentition. The computer obtains a 3D digital model of the patient's dentition, identifies points in the dentition model that lie on an inter-proximal margin between adjacent teeth in the patient's dentition, and uses the identified points to create a cutting surface that separates portions of the dentition model representing the adjacent teeth.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A computer-implemented method for use in manipulating a digital model of a patient's dentition, the method comprising: obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) digital model of the patient's dentition; and analyzing the digital model in a computer to determine the orientation of at
What is claimed is: 1. A computer-implemented method for use in manipulating a digital model of a patient's dentition, the method comprising: obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) digital model of the patient's dentition; and analyzing the digital model in a computer to determine the orientation of at least one axis of the digital model automatically, the analyzing comprising: creating an Oriented Bounding Box (OBB) around the digital model and identifying a z-axis as extending in a direction in which the OBB has minimum thickness, wherein the z-axis extends from a bottom surface of the digital model to a top surface of the model, and wherein the method includes automatically identifying the top and bottom surfaces of the digital model. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the surfaces is substantially flat and another of the surfaces is textured, and wherein identifying the top and bottom surfaces includes: creating one or more planes that are roughly normal to the z-axis; and creating line segments that extend between the one or more planes and the top and bottom surfaces of the digital model. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein identifying the top and bottom surfaces includes identifying the surface for which all of the line segments are of one length as being the flat surface. 4. The method of claim 2, wherein identifying the top and bottom surfaces includes identifying the surface for which the line segments have varying lengths as being the textured surface. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the digital model includes selecting a two-dimensional (2D) plane that contains the axis and an arch-shaped cross section of the dentition model and identifying the orientation of the axis in this plane. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the arch-shaped cross section is roughly symmetrical about the axis. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein analyzing the digital model includes: identifying a point at each end of the arch-shaped cross section; creating a line segment that extends between the identified points; and identifying the orientation of the axis as being roughly perpendicular to the line segment. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein identifying a point at each end of the arch includes: selecting a point that lies within an area surrounded by the arch-shaped cross section; creating a line segment that extends between the selected point and an edge of the 2D plane; sweeping the line segment in a circular manner around the selected point; and identifying points at the ends of the arch-shaped cross section at which the sweeping line segment begins intersecting the cross section of the digital model and stops intersecting the cross section of the digital model. 9. The method of claim 6, wherein analyzing the dentition model includes identifying the orientation of another axis that is roughly perpendicular to the identified axis. 10. A computer program, stored on a tangible storage medium, for use in manipulating a digital model of a patient's dentition, the program comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to: obtain a three-dimensional (3D) digital model of the patient's dentition; and analyze the digital model to determine the orientation of at least one axis of the digital model automatically by: creating an Oriented Bounding Box (OBB) around the digital model: and identifying a z-axis as extending in a direction in which the OBB has minimum thickness, wherein the z-axis extends from a bottom surface of the digital model to a top surface of the model, and wherein the computer automatically identifies the top and bottom surfaces of the digital model. 11. The program of claim 10, wherein one of the surfaces is substantially flat and another of the surfaces is textured, and wherein, in identifying the top and bottom surfaces, the computer program: creates one or more planes that are roughly normal to the z-axis; and creates line segments that extend between the one or more planes and the top and bottom surfaces of the digital model. 12. The program of claim 11, wherein, in identifying the top and bottom surfaces, the computer program identifies the surface for which all of the line segments are of one length as being the flat surface. 13. The program of claim 11, wherein, in identifying the top and bottom surfaces, the computer program identifies the surface for which the line segments have varying lengths as being the textured surface. 14. The program of claim 10, wherein, in analyzing the digital model, the computer selects a two-dimensional (2D) plane that contains the axis and an arch-shaped cross section of the dentition model and identifying the orientation of the axis in this plane. 15. The program of claim 14, wherein the arch-shaped cross section is roughly symmetrical about the axis. 16. The program of claim 15, wherein, in analyzing the digital model, the computer program: identifies a point at each end of the arch-shaped cross section; creates a line segment that extends between the identified points; and identifies the orientation of the axis as being roughly perpendicular to the line segment. 17. The program of claim 16, wherein, in identifying a point at each end of the arch, the computer program: selects a point that lies within an area surrounded by the arch-shaped cross section; creates a line segment that extends between the selected point and an edge of the 2Plane; sweeps the line segment in a circular manner around the selected point; and identifies points at the ends of the arch-shaped cross section at which the sweeping line segment begins intersecting the cross section of the dentition model and stops intersecting the cross section of the digital model. 18. The program of claim 15, wherein, in analyzing the digital model, the computer identifies the orientation of another axis that is roughly perpendicular to the identified axis.
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