System for determining final position of teeth

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

2007-10-31

2010-11-23

Rodriguez, Cris L (Department: 3732)

Dentistry

Orthodontics

Method of positioning or aligning teeth

C433S006000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07837469

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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