Described herein are methods and apparatuses to obtain an image, or a set of images, of a patient's teeth from one or more predetermined viewing angles. These methods and apparatuses may include the use an overlay comprising an outline of teeth for each predetermined viewing angle. The overlay may be used for automatically capturing, focusing and/or illuminating the teeth. Also described herein are methods and apparatuses for using a series of images of the patient's teeth including a set of predetermined views to determine if a patient is a candidate for an orthopedic procedure.

Methods for generating and providing a full arch prosthesis from a pre-existing prosthesis are presented, starting from the pre-existing prosthesis. This prosthesis is removed from the mouth, scanned, and replaced within the mouth. An intermediate prosthesis is generated from the scan, and modified to match a final physiological target configuration of the patient's mouth. The intermediate prosthesis is used to generate a final virtual representation of the target configuration, from which final virtual representation the final working prosthesis is fabricated. The intermediate prosthesis is mounted in the patient's mouth in sections, for desirable repositioning, sections then being bonded together. Copings can be digitally subtracted to enable press fit new copings to be installed. Alternatively, the intermediate prosthesis can include integrated false copings. The intermediate prosthesis is scanned to generate a final digital model or virtual representation of the desired final prosthesis. The final working prosthesis may then be fabricated using the final virtual representation.

A method for monitoring the positioning of the teeth including production of a three-dimensional digital initial reference model of the arches of the patient and, for each tooth, definition, from the initial reference model, of a three-dimensional digital reference tooth model; acquisition of updated image of at least one two-dimensional image of the arches in actual acquisition conditions; analysis of each updated image and production, for each updated image, of an updated map; optionally, determination, for each updated image, of rough virtual acquisition conditions approximating the actual acquisition conditions; searching, for each updated image, for a final reference model corresponding to the positioning of the teeth during the acquisition of the updated image, for each tooth model, comparison of the positionings of the tooth model in the initial reference model and in the reference model obtained at the end of the preceding steps to determine the movement of the teeth

Systems for treatment planning environments are disclosed where a method of collaborating on a treatment plan for correcting one or more teeth of a subject may include digitally receiving intra-oral scan data of one or more teeth of the subject where the one or more teeth are in an initial position, synchronizing a virtual treatment planning environment between a first device of at least one practitioner and a second device of at least one technician, and displaying a pre-setup design of the intra-oral scan data within the treatment planning environment. The pre-setup design is revised based upon input received from the practitioner for correcting one or more malocclusions and one or more intermediate steps of the treatment plan is created from the initial position to a final position of the teeth within the treatment planning environment. The treatment plan may be finalized by the practitioner within the treatment planning environment

An intraoral measurement device includes: a device main body that holds a base end side of a prism by a housing, the housing accommodating an illumination member and an imaging member, a cover member that is attached to the device main body in a state of covering, with a space part interposed in between, a distal end side of the prism arranged to face a measurement target, in which a part arranged to face the measurement target is formed by a light transmission window; and a heat transfer member that extends from the device main body along a non-optical surface of the prism, and transfers heat of the device main body to the light transmission window through abutment of a protruding end provided to protrude from the prism against the light transmission window of the cover member.

A method for predicting at least one of a tooth crown or implant feature, said method comprising the steps of: receiving at least one of a volumetric or surface scan image, wherein the volumetric image is a three-dimensional voxel array of a maxillofacial anatomy of a patient and the surface scan image is a polygonal mesh of a maxillofacial anatomy of the patient; segmenting at least one of the volumetric image or surface scan image into a set of distinct anatomical structures by assigning each voxel an identifier by structure and assigning at least one of a vertices, face, or points on the mesh an identifier by structure for the volumetric image and surface scan image, respectively, wherein the distinct anatomical structures include at least one of a tooth, jaw, mandibular canal, maxillary sinus, fossae, and a missing tooth; and predicting at least one of a tooth crown or implant feature in place of the segmented missing tooth, wherein the predicted crown and/or implant feature is at least one of generated or selected from a library.

The present invention discloses an oral scanner, including an outer casing, a reflector, a heat source, an optical module and a forced convection element. The outer casing has a cavity. The reflector is located at the front end of the cavity. The heat source is located in the outer casing. The optical module is located in the casing. A heat channel is formed between the optical module and the outer casing. The forced convection element is disposed in the heat channel and configured to forcedly dissipate the waste heat of the heat source to the cavity to heat the reflector. Thus, the temperature of the heat source can be reduced, and vapor will not be generated on the reflector heated by the waste heat.

An intraoral scanner generates 2D images of a dental site and 3D intraoral scans of the dental site. The computing device receives the 2D images of the dental site and the 3D intraoral scans of the dental site from the intraoral scanner, generates a 3D model of the dental site based on the 3D intraoral scans of the dental site, and processes at least one of a) one or more of the 2D images of the dental site, b) one or more of the 3D intraoral scans of the dental site, or c) data from the 3D model of the dental site to identify one or more intraoral areas of interest (AOIs) at the dental site. The computing device determines a dental condition associated with the one or more intraoral AOIs, and determines a manner for scanning the one or more intraoral AOIs.

The present disclosure relates to an oral cavity based device, system and toolkit which identifies the human or animal through the unique demarcations oral cavity. These unique demarcations are described as “oralsprint” identifiers (IDs) used to both identify and measure saliva-based biologics and other biometrics through one or more electronic sensors and related technologies for humans and animals to herein as ORAL AND SALIVA BASED EQUINE ID DRUG MONITORING.

Provided herein are platforms and methods for mapping a three-dimensional (3D) dental anatomy of a subject.