System for determining final position of teeth

Details System for determining final position of teeth System for determining final position of teeth

2002-10-25

2008-05-27

Wilson, John J (Department: 3732)

Dentistry

Orthodontics

Method of positioning or aligning teeth

C433S006000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07377778

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method define a fit a set of upper and lower teeth in a masticatory system of a patient by generating a computer representation of the masticatory system of the patient; and determining an occlusion from the computer representation of the masticatory system using one or more keys.

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