A61C9/004

Endodontic therapy system, apparatus and method making use of a disposable CT registration tray device with pre-set radiographic registration markers
09750582 · 2017-09-05 ·

A system for endodontic therapy includes a radio-opaque tray having three or more fiduciary markers embedded in the tray, a leveling device, and one or more bite stops arranged to ensure maintenance of adequate bite registration or impression material between opposing teeth to allow 3D reconstruction of occlusal surfaces.

Dental model attributes transfer

The invention pertains to a method for transferring properties from a reference dental model (20) to a primary dental model (10), wherein the method comprises a non-rigid alignment of the primary dental model and the reference dental model, comprising applying an algorithm to minimize a measure of shape deviation between the primary dental model and the reference dental model, and transferring properties of the reference dental model to the primary dental model.

GENERATION OF IMAGES WITH TOOTH COLOR DETERMINED USING DEPTH INFORMATION
20220036604 · 2022-02-03 ·

A method includes determining depth values associated with a first set of pixel locations in a first image of a mouth. One or more function is generated for one or more color channels based on intensities of the one or more color channels at the first set of pixel locations and depth values associated with the first set of pixel locations. Image data comprising a new representation of the teeth is received, wherein the image data comprises a second set of pixel locations and new depth values associated with the second set of pixel locations. A new image is generated based on the image data and the one or more functions.

SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR THE PLACEMENT OF DENTAL IMPLANTS
20220265399 · 2022-08-25 · ·

The present invention relates to a system, method, and computer programs for the placement of dental implants. The system comprises posts for modeling dental implants, each for the coupling thereof in a dental implant of a patient, wherein each post includes a plurality of first locators made of a radiologically visible material; a reference element suitable for the positioning thereof around the teeth of said patient, wherein said reference element includes a series of second locators made of a radiologically visible material, distributed at prefixed distance and position on a surface of the reference element; an image acquisition system for obtaining a three-dimensional image of the posts and of said reference element; and a processing unit configured for processing said three-dimensional image acquired by means of implementing algorithms calculating the position and axial orientation of each of the posts present in the image, providing a file.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONALIZED ORAL CARE

Described herein are systems and methods for providing personalized oral care. A system for oral care comprises an oral insert. The oral insert is sized and shaped according to a user's oral cavity, and has a plurality of fluid nozzles and an effluence conduit to channel fluid out of the user's oral cavity. Pressurized fluid provided through the nozzles are directed to, for example, the interproximal spaces between the user's teeth. In some variations, a system comprises an oral insert and an elastomeric substrate that is attached to the oral insert. In some variations, the elastomeric substrate comprises a textured surface vibrates and/or mechanically agitates and/or translates along the surface of the user's teeth. In some variations, a system for oral care comprises a microbiome collection chamber. Some variations comprise dental shim devices that are used for acquiring oral structure data and alignment between the upper and lower arches.

Method of using an endentulous surgical guide
11234791 · 2022-02-01 · ·

An approach is disclosed that involves creating an updated master dental model of a patient's mouth after an implant surgery by aligning new postoperative oral scan data to pre-existing preoperative oral scan data. Before surgery a multi-piece stackable surgical guide set is created using the preoperative oral scan data. The surgical guide set is used to facilitate the surgery. After the surgery at least one piece of the surgical guide set is placed back in a patient's mouth and acts as a reference marker because it was created using the preoperative oral scan data, but is also part of the postoperative mouth configuration since it was used to facilitate the surgery. The affected portion of the mouth is digitally scanned by way of a physical impression with the reference marker in place to determine the new characteristics resulting from the surgery such as new implant installation locations and orientations.

Systems and methods for personalized oral irrigation

Described herein are systems and methods for providing personalized oral irrigation. One variation of a system for personalized oral irrigation comprises a fluid reservoir and a customized oral insert in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir. The oral insert comprises an arrangement of fluid openings positioned based on the individual oral or dental structures of a user's teeth to provide a customized fluid flow over the user's teeth. Also described herein are methods for generating an arrangement of fluid openings in a customized oral insert.

Dental variation tracking and prediction

Systems and methods are presented for evaluating a dental condition. A first digital representation of at least a portion of an oral cavity of a first patient is compared to a second digital representation of the oral cavity of the same patient. The first digital representation is representative of the oral cavity of the first patient at a first time and the second digital representation is representative of the oral cavity of the first patient at a second, later time. At least one clinically-significant difference between the first digital representation and the second digital representation are automatically identified and the first digital representation is displayed in a way that highlights the at least one clinically significant difference.

SCANNING OF EDENTULOUS PATIENTS
20170265977 · 2017-09-21 · ·

Disclosed is a method for determining the relative arrangement of patient's jaws in a bite position when the patient's occlusion is not defined by natural teeth alone, where the method comprises a step of obtaining a digital 3D representation comprising both surface data relating to dental tissue in one of the patient's jaws and surface data relating to a scan appliance arranged in relation to the jaw, where the scan appliance is configured for at least partly defining the patient's occlusion.

HEALING SET FOR A DENTAL RESTORATION

Healing set capable of a connection to a dental implant during a cicatrisation phase of a dental restoration process, comprising a cicatrisation element (10) designed to be surrounded at least partially by a gum (63) and a post base (1) designed to be fixed in an implant (60), characterized in that the cicatrisation element has a lateral surface (13) designed to be integrated inside a gum in order to structurize the gum during its cicatrisation, and a terminal surface (14), one portion of the lateral surface (13) and of the terminal surface (14) forming an emergent surface, designed to remain outside the gum, which is asymmetrical with respect to at least a median perpendicular plane, and in that the post base has a longitudinal axis (L) for its entire length, able to be aligned with the axis of an implant (60).