EP3265018A1 - Procédé pour contrôler ou évaluer les effets d'un traitement orthodontique et ceux de dispositifs orthodontiques - Google Patents

Procédé pour contrôler ou évaluer les effets d'un traitement orthodontique et ceux de dispositifs orthodontiques

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EP3265018A1
EP3265018A1 EP16711783.7A EP16711783A EP3265018A1 EP 3265018 A1 EP3265018 A1 EP 3265018A1 EP 16711783 A EP16711783 A EP 16711783A EP 3265018 A1 EP3265018 A1 EP 3265018A1
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pressure
patient
orthodontic
computer
dental arch
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Friedrich Widu
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Smile Work Technologies GmbH
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Work For Smile GmbH
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C7/00—Orthodontics, i.e. obtaining or maintaining the desired position of teeth, e.g. by straightening, evening, regulating, separating, or by correcting malocclusions
    • A61C7/002—Orthodontic computer assisted systems
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C7/00—Orthodontics, i.e. obtaining or maintaining the desired position of teeth, e.g. by straightening, evening, regulating, separating, or by correcting malocclusions
    • A61C7/08—Mouthpiece-type retainers or positioners, e.g. for both the lower and upper arch

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  • the present invention relates to a method according to the preamble of claim 1. It also relates to a
  • Claim 37 a computer program product according to claim 38 and a computer program according to claim 39.
  • Teeth of the patient or orthodontic carrier are Teeth of the patient or orthodontic carrier
  • Orthodontic device such as an aligner, and the dental arch, at least to the therapeutic and
  • Orthodontic device should be changed or readjusted against a subsequent aligner. Also, checking whether the orthodontic appliance or the subsequent aligner - not least considering the
  • Dental treatment which, at least in part or even primarily, is solely for the purpose of control.
  • An object of the present invention may be to propose a further method with which the effectiveness of an orthodontic appliance, for example a concrete aligner or bracket, in the treatment of a patient, in particular by the patient himself, can be assessed, determined or checked.
  • an orthodontic appliance for example a concrete aligner or bracket
  • a suitable device, a suitable set, a suitable digital storage medium, a suitable computer program product and a suitable computer program should be specified.
  • the object of the invention is achieved by a method having the features of claim 1. It is further achieved by means of the device having the features of claim 17, the set having the features of claim 26, the digital storage medium having the features of claim 37, the
  • Claim 39 According to the invention, a method is thus proposed for checking or determining the effect of a
  • the method comprises providing a device for acquiring geometric data or position data of the upper and / or lower dental arch and / or the jaw position
  • the device may be adapted to capture such data of an impression or model of the dental arch or portions thereof respectively.
  • the device is preferably provided to or from the patient.
  • the device can
  • Another step of the method according to the invention is the acquisition of geometric data or position data of the upper and / or lower dental arch of the patient or the
  • the method includes matching or
  • the device according to the invention is preferably programmed and / or configured (both terms are used interchangeably herein, wherever this makes sense technically) for carrying out the method according to the invention. It serves to check or determine the effect of an orthodontic treatment and has a device for detecting geometric data of the upper and / or lower dental arch and / or the jaw position of the patient or a section respectively thereof. Finally, it has a device for matching the recorded geometric data of the dental arch and / or the jaw position.
  • the set according to the invention has at least one
  • Diskette, CD, DVD or EPROM in particular with electronically or optically readable control signals, can cooperate with a programmable computer system such that the mechanical steps of the method according to the invention are initiated.
  • a computer program product according to the invention has a volatile, volatile (as a signal wave) or stored on a machine-readable carrier code for initiating the mechanical steps of the inventive method when the computer program product on a
  • Network of computer-implemented computer programs for example, client / server system, cloud computing system, etc.
  • a computer on which a computer program is loaded, runs, is stored, executed or developed.
  • machine-readable carrier refers to a carrier that contains data or information interpretable by software and / or hardware
  • the carrier may be a data carrier such as a floppy disk, a CD, DVD , a USB flash drive, a flashcard, an SD card and the like.
  • a computer program according to the invention has one
  • Program code for initiating the mechanical steps of the method according to the invention when the computer program runs on a computer.
  • a computer program according to the invention for example, a physical,
  • Computer program according to the invention is that all, some or some of the mechanically performed steps of the method according to the invention are caused. This applies in particular in cooperation with a device according to the invention and / or at least one of the devices provided as described herein. For all subsequent versions, the use of the
  • Embodiments of the invention may have one or more of the following features in any combination, provided that such a combination is not technically technically impossible for those skilled in the art.
  • Embodiments are the detection of geometric data or position data of the upper and / or lower dental arch of the patient, or a portion thereof respectively by creating or storing a graphical or visual representation or includes this.
  • Embodiments the acquisition of geometric data or position data of the upper and / or lower dental arch or jaw position by making several,
  • Tooth arch or the jaw position can be calculated.
  • the result can optionally be matched with previous data or input data, e.g. In the form of stl-files.
  • numerical values can be determined which indicate a change, for example as a percentage of the desired improvement, as a deviation of the desired, as absolute distances (in mm, for example), as an angle, etc.
  • Embodiments are the matching or evaluation with or based on reference data, predetermined criteria,
  • Indexes may be in this context: IOTN, Richmond (Manchester), Swedish Medical Health Board (Linder Aronson, 1974), PAR Index, Andrews' Six Keys of Occlusion, and the like.
  • Matching can be done in certain, exemplary ways
  • Embodiments of the present invention include determining or measuring a contact point deviation (meaning
  • Embodiments are or are the reference data taken from an index, determined by means of an index and / or stored in a database.
  • STL-files Surface Tesselation Language
  • the data of such STL-files can be understood as reference data.
  • providing a device for detecting a geometry or shape of an orthodontic appliance in particular a
  • the inventive method comprises in certain aspects
  • the inventive method comprises in certain aspects
  • generating the reference data from the detected geometry of the orthodontic appliance generating the reference data from the detected geometry of the orthodontic appliance.
  • geometric data or position data of the upper and / or lower dental arch of the patient and the means for detecting the geometry of the orthodontic device identical. In some exemplary embodiments of the invention, they are one and the same
  • Embodiments is matching a comparison.
  • the comparison may be a visual comparison in which, for example, difference images or difference partial images are generated.
  • difference images or sections are generated.
  • the difference images may be evaluated, evaluated, class-assigned, thresholded or the like by simple comparison with, for example, stored images.
  • the stored images may be from earlier examinations of, for example, a dental arch, impression or model of the same patient
  • the comparison may be a computational comparison in which characteristic values such as. B. distances between
  • the orthodontic appliance is an aligner.
  • Orthodontic appliances designated here as aligners are known, for example, from US Pat. No. 6,607,382 B1. But also any other thermoformed or by means of 3-D printing
  • Aligner or correction rails are usually transparent, made of plastic - usually a heat-deformable polymer material, but in any case a non-metallic material - and serve to teeth or tooth segments and their position relative to other teeth or tooth segments in the desired manner and direction influence. They serve to transmit forces or torques to the orthodontist
  • Aligners which are different than, for example, so-called fixed
  • Aids are solvable by the patient on the
  • Orthodontists set individual teeth or concrete tooth segments. The forces or torques required to correct the tooth position are transmitted to the tooth or teeth by the concrete shape of the aligner or certain portions thereof. Aligners are commonly used in plural; the patient will receive a series (often 25 to 30 pieces) of alignants intended for successive use, from which he will begin to wear the next if certain orthodontic criteria are met by wearing the patient concrete aligner or certain goals have been met.
  • the check according to the invention can preferably take place at a time during or after the wearing time of the aligner, ie after the first time the aligner has been worn. However, the check can also take place, for example, before the beginning of the wearing time, ie before the aligner was first worn by the patient or wearer.
  • the method optionally includes providing an orthodontic appliance, for example a
  • Aligner may mean that the
  • Orthodontic device which is manufactured and / or intended for the specific patient, when performing some embodiments of the method according to the invention is present.
  • the means for detecting a geometry or shape of the orthodontic appliance may, for example
  • the device can be configured to capture and store the acquired geometry as image data or image data records.
  • the method comprises the evaluation of a result of the (for example computational or
  • Orthodontists were detained or identified. Such criteria may further include values or outcomes that result from earlier performance of the
  • Such criteria may further include values by which the orthodontic appliance or the specific aligner was adjusted at that time. These may be, for example, values or details of the geometry or position of the aligner or of sections thereof, on the basis of which the aligner should be created at the time.
  • the method according to the invention can advantageously also be used to check whether the specific aligner has been manufactured properly or whether it can provide the effect expected of it at all.
  • results of evaluations, surveys, determinations, investigations, calculations, reconciliations, reviews and the like, in particular where referred to herein as result or interim result, are set forth in particular
  • the output can be by means of display (eg by means of monitor of the device) by means of output, by
  • the printer or by transferring to third parties.
  • the output can be done by means of or as a signal transmission to a receiver, which, for example, part of one of the devices mentioned herein, in particular the Means for detecting, or the invention
  • the output can be wireless, such as by radio, infrared, Bluetooth or the like.
  • the devices used or the device according to the invention can be designed accordingly.
  • the output may be or include storing results in a database.
  • the results stored in this way can advantageously be used for a later comparison with values that have been collected later.
  • the device according to the invention can be configured and programmed accordingly.
  • the output can be or include a quantitative or qualitative statement.
  • the statement can be classified, for example in quality classes or classes, which correspond to or include action proposals.
  • a quantitative statement can be a suggestion for action, for example from a group, which consists of the action proposals
  • a qualitative statement can be a numerical value or include such a number, for example from a group, which consists of the
  • a statement can be determined using the Bolten index or Arch length discrepancy index.
  • the matching or evaluation of the acquired geometrical data is or comprises in some of the invention.
  • exemplary embodiments output outputting results from evaluations, detections, determinations, determinations, calculations, matches, checks, and the like.
  • Embodiments are the acquisition of the geometric data of the upper and / or lower dental arch of the patient and / or the detection of the geometry of the orthodontic
  • Device a graphical or pictorial image, or includes such.
  • Embodiments include or are the means for detecting the geometry or shape of the orthodontics Device and / or the device for detecting the
  • geometric data of the dental arch or the model or impression and / or the device according to the invention a mobile handset, a computer-aided telephone, a tablet computer, a personal computer, a computer-aided
  • Wristwatch computer-aided glasses, other personal, computer-like device or a digital camera, or a part thereof, in particular configured as by means of battery or battery detached from a voltage source of a fixed network (socket).
  • the method comprises providing a first alignment device. This serves the
  • the first alignment device is configured to be at its
  • the angle or position to the orthodontic appliance under which / r is detected may count. Further, the height of the device above the orthodontic appliance, etc. counts as conditions.
  • the alignment by means of the first alignment device may be the
  • arithmetically transforming the acquired data into data for further processing such as computational resolution of distortions, etc., may be omitted.
  • the method comprises providing a second alignment device for positioning the device for detecting geometric data of the upper and / or lower dental arch and / or the jaw position of the patient relative to the patient's dental arch
  • predetermined conditions include u. a. the above to the first
  • Embodiments are the first and / or the second
  • Orientation device configured as frames, scaffolds or other structures, which a spatial alignment between the dental arch and the orthodontic
  • the alignment devices may have the form of a tripod, which in turn z.
  • Mouthpieces are designed which a predetermined distance and alignment between dental arch and
  • Embodiments are the first and / or the second
  • Alignment device as an alternative or in addition to their possible structural design as Software solutions, program section or the like (or have such).
  • This embodiment may advantageously allow, alternatively or in addition to a spatial arrangement of the respective detection device to the object to be detected, after detecting a
  • Detection device be programmed, for example, an angle under which the detection has taken place, mathematically to take into account by the detected accordingly
  • Alignment device are understood.
  • the orthodontic appliance has at least one pressure-determining device. It is arranged to be worn while wearing the orthodontic
  • the pressure determining device is a pressure-sensitive paste that can display or impart a pressure applied to it, or a pressure measuring film. It may be applied to the orthodontic appliance prior to wearing the orthodontic appliance, in particular by the patient himself, and after the orthodontic appliance has been worn, it may be used
  • the paste and / or preferably also the pressure measuring film can preferably from the patient to the orthodontic
  • the pressure determination device is a sensor device. It measures or determines a transmitted force, a transmitted pressure and / or a transmitted torque.
  • the sensor device may be configured to be caused by force, pressure or torque
  • Solid-state sensor and / or by means of strain gauges.
  • the pressure determination device may be a capacitive
  • Sensor unit is. Act on them force, pressure or
  • Torque can be caused by the mechanical
  • Deformation can be read out electrically.
  • the sensor device may be a semiconductor device. It may comprise a substrate of substantially monocrystalline silicon, into which at least one sensor unit, preferably as a diffused resistor
  • the sensor unit contains semiconductor diodes, bipolar and / or field-effect transistors, which are sensitive to mechanical stresses. Sensor units of this type are preferably by means of doping,
  • the sensor device may be a micromechanically manufactured sensor unit, for example by means of semiconductor and thin-film etching techniques, sacrificial layer technology, as well as techniques of assembly and connection technology. Due to the integration in a semiconductor device, it is possible to have a
  • the sensor device may have a circuit integrated in it or hereby be in signal connection.
  • the pressure measuring device can be configured and
  • a signal generated by it can be read by the patient, such as on an outside of the orthodontic device.
  • the pressure measuring device or the signal generated by it can be read without this requiring a dental tool or instrument.
  • the signal connection may be such that the pressure measuring device signals to mobile
  • the pressure determining device is a pressure measuring device or a pressure sensor, which
  • a pressure is configured to convert a pressure into an electrical size. This is for determining (e.g., measuring and
  • the pressure-sensitive material has a pressure-dependent material transparency and / or a
  • the achievable transparency or the at least two of the colors which the material can accept as a result of printing are each assigned to a printing or printing area.
  • the pressure determining device is coated with piezochromatic material or has such.
  • the pressure-determining device is in a form-fitting manner to the tooth when using the orthodontic appliance.
  • wireless signal connection such as by the patient's mobile phone.
  • Embodiments include the pressure determining device Pressure-sensitive material on (or consists of), which is arranged on the orthodontic device such that it is in the use of orthodontic
  • Device is in direct or indirect tooth contact.
  • the pressure-sensitive material may be configured to be transparent at some pressure ratios, but not at others. Alternatively or additionally, the
  • the pressure-sensitive material designed to change the color depending on the experienced pressure.
  • the pressure-dependent change in transparency or color may be the volatile result or the result of the current pressure or a pressure that accumulates over time, for example the wearing time.
  • the method comprises making an impression of the upper and / or lower dental arch and / or the jaw position, or in each case a portion thereof.
  • this impression material is used, which is known to those skilled in the dental environment. Can be used
  • the impression material may be such that the pressure acting on the material when making the impression or the penetration of the tooth into the impression material is local Discoloration of the material leads. This may allow due to the discoloration of the impression material by the
  • impressioning the teeth by the patient to create a 3-dimensional model of the dental arch be it virtual or plastic.
  • Several colors can be inherently available for this purpose. Color gradients indicative of the pressure or depth of penetration of the tooth into the material may be achievable.
  • the pressure determination device comprises or consists of a pressure-sensitive tube section or a strain gauge or hollow tube section
  • the method includes initiating to execute the present method if (or once) the pressure determination device indicates (or has been detected) that the detected or measured pressure has dropped below a predetermined value.
  • the result of the computational, pictorial or other reconciliation is output.
  • a corresponding output device such as a display, a
  • Signal connection stand and / or be programmed accordingly.
  • the device comprises a device for evaluating a result of the matching with, or based on, predetermined criteria.
  • a device for evaluating a result of the matching with, or based on, predetermined criteria.
  • the device is a mobile handset, a computerized telephone, a tablet computer, a personal computer, a computerized wristwatch, computerized glasses, or other personal computer-like device.
  • the kit comprises an orthodontic appliance.
  • the set comprises at least one Aligner, in others a whole series of Alignern, which is to be worn one after the other.
  • the set comprises impression material for
  • the set comprises at least a first
  • Alignment means for positioning the means for detecting the geometry of the orthodontic appliance under predetermined, reproducible conditions relative to the orthodontic appliance.
  • the set comprises at least one second alignment device for positioning the device for acquiring geometric data of the upper and / or lower one Dental arch, model or impression, or a portion thereof, under predetermined conditions relative to the upper and / or lower dental arch of the patient.
  • the device for acquiring geometric data of the upper and / or lower one Dental arch, model or impression, or a portion thereof, under predetermined conditions relative to the upper and / or lower dental arch of the patient.
  • the set comprises at least one shelf or shelf on which the impression of the dental arch is stored for acquiring its geometric data.
  • the support can have one or more markings as an example of a second alignment device, by means of which the impression is aligned on the support.
  • the storage can have a scaling aid, for
  • the method does not include evaluation of X-ray images.
  • the method does not include evaluation of X-ray images.
  • the method is performed, preferably outside the treatment room (s) of an orthodontist and in its absence.
  • the method is performed by the orthodontist or a third party who is skilled in the art or layman.
  • the devices mentioned herein may be capable of performing the functions attributed to them. They can be programmed and / or configured for this purpose. Some or all embodiments of the invention may include one or more of those mentioned above or below
  • the progress of the treatment can be checked by, for example, an absolute change or correction of the tooth position is determined.
  • an absolute change or correction of the tooth position is determined.
  • Verification based on a comparison for example, a comparison with reference data of treatments of third parties, starting data of the same patient at the beginning or earlier time of treatment, based on known indexes, etc.
  • the patient is able to determine if an orthodontic appliance worn by him is the patient
  • the patient can - and his orthodontist - by means of the present invention visits to the orthodontist, which alone serve to control the treatment progress, save. Last can help save costs.
  • the patient can review the planning of the orthodontist. He may be able to detect deviations between the planning and the course and, optionally, make representations accordingly.
  • the present invention can give the patient assurance regarding the treatment and independence with regard to the assessment of the progress of the treatment, which hitherto has been subject solely to the orthodontist.
  • the orthodontist can hereby make an excellent contribution to increasing motivation on the part of the patient. Furthermore, it can receive feedback and early information from the patient who could gain it by means of the present invention, and who can help the orthodontist to save time and time Timely or early to plan the further action and / or to tackle.
  • FIG. 1 shows very simplified schematically the flow of a method according to the invention in a first, exemplary embodiment
  • FIG. 2 shows, in a very simplified manner, the course of a method according to the invention in a second, exemplary embodiment
  • Fig. 3 shows an aligner in plan view, as in the
  • Fig. 4 shows an impression of the upper dental arch
  • FIG. 5 shows a deposition surface on which the impression of FIG. 4 is deposited in an exemplary embodiment of the method according to the invention
  • Fig. 6a-c show three different fillings of
  • Impression tray of Figure 4 each shown in a cross section of the impression tray.
  • Fig. 7 shows a second herein designated
  • Aligning device as it can be used in carrying out the method according to the invention.
  • Fig. 1 shows schematically very simplified the flow of a method according to the invention in a first, pure
  • the user preferably the patient in step Sl takes an image of one of his dental arches.
  • step Sl an image of a
  • Impression 11 of the considered dental arch or a relevant section thereof is a relevant section thereof.
  • the impression 11 can advance, d. H. before the beginning of
  • inventive method have been created. It may alternatively and in particular be created by the patient as part of the method according to the invention.
  • the data detected by the device 5 are compared in a step S2, for example by using
  • Reference data are compared.
  • the adjustment allows a statement about the tooth position of the patient, for example in the light of an initial tooth position at the beginning of a orthodontic measure, wearing a
  • FIG. 2 shows very schematically the procedure of a method according to the invention in a second, purely simplified manner
  • an aligner 1 as an example of an orthodontic appliance is preferably located outside the oral cavity for detecting its geometry or shape
  • step S2 Its geometry is determined in step S2 by means of a
  • Detected device 3 for detecting the geometry which is a suitably programmed or otherwise prepared smartphone or other handheld device,
  • one of the above-mentioned handsets can act.
  • the detection takes place for example in the form of a
  • Step S3 is an image of one of its dental arches. Alternatively, in step S3, it takes an image of an impression 11 of the considered dental arch or a relevant section thereof.
  • the device 5 may optionally be like the
  • the impression 11 may have been prepared in advance, ie before the beginning of the method according to the invention. It may alternatively and in particular have been created by the patient as part of the method according to the invention, for example in a step 2 ⁇ .
  • the data acquired by the means 3 and 5 are adjusted in a step S4, for example by comparing them with each other.
  • the comparison allows a statement about the possibly remaining effect of the aligner 1.
  • Fig. 3 shows an aligner 1 in plan view, as it can be used in carrying out the method according to the invention.
  • the aligner 1 is prepared to be detected by means of the detection device 3, preferably from its underside.
  • the capturing may be photographing, surveying, imaging or the like.
  • the distortion of the barcode which can be easily determined by appropriate programming of the device 3 or the device according to the invention, can be taken into account mathematically in the evaluation of the detected geometry of the aligner 1.
  • the first alignment device 9 can optionally be designed as a ruler.
  • the software can in this regard close to the real dimensions, angles, distances and distances.
  • Fig. 4 shows an impression 11 of the upper dental arch
  • the impression tray 13, as well as the mass required to create the impression 11, can be part of the set according to the invention.
  • FIG. 5 shows a deposition surface 15 on which the impression 11 of FIG. 4 is deposited in an exemplary embodiment of the method according to the invention.
  • Shelf 15 is a piece of paper or cardboard in the example of FIG. 5.
  • the storage surface 15, which serves as a storage, is only an example of an area as shown in Fig. 5. It can also have a different shape than a surface. As can be seen in FIG. 5, the storage surface 15 has a second alignment device 17. This serves for
  • Alignment device 17 is shown here purely by way of example as a graphical element. However, it could also be provided as a survey.
  • the storage surface 15 is provided in the example of FIG. 5 with a scale 19, similar to the first
  • Alignment device 9 of FIG. 3 The scaling serves as a reference for the correct size ratios. Furthermore, distortions can be detected based on the detected representation of the scale 19 and corrected by calculation.
  • the storage surface 15 may be part of the set according to the invention.
  • FIG. 6 shows, as FIGS. 6a, 6b and 6c, three different fillings of the impression tray 13, each illustrated in a cross section of the impression tray 13.
  • an impression material 21 with a non-planar surface thereof can be filled into the impression tray 13.
  • the latter makes it possible to clearly determine the penetration depth of the teeth into the impression mass 21.
  • the impression material 21 is such that an impression made herein, for example a tooth, depending on the depth, with which it into the impression material 21st has penetrated, leaving a colored imprint.
  • an impression of shallow depth can lead to a different color image in the impression mass than an impression of great depth.
  • a juxtaposition of different colors in an impression can also occur; For example, the color can change with the depth of penetration.
  • Impression material 21 may be constructed of different colored layers for this purpose. In this way, the impression 13th
  • a 3-dimensional structure of the depressed dental arch are already taken in plan view.
  • Fig. 7 shows a second alignment device 17, as they are used in carrying out the method according to the invention and may be part of the kit according to the invention.
  • Alignment device 17 a frame consisting of four side struts 17 ⁇ , 17 , ⁇ , 17 ,, ⁇ and 17 ,,, ⁇ on.
  • the frame can stand on feet, as shown in Fig. 7 also recognizable.
  • the frame may be designed to be adjustable in at least one spatial direction, such as by telescopic or
  • the adjustability which is indicated in Fig. 6 by means of double arrows, allows the frame, for example, on the
  • 3 or 5 can serve, for example, prepared for this purpose marks the shelf or
  • Tray 15 are placed. Such markings may allow for optimal capture of the impression.
  • the second alignment device 17 also makes it possible to detect the geometric data of the impression 13 with the device 5, without the device 3 or the
  • Self-triggering function of the detection device 5 may be provided, which is based for example on a timer.
  • a corresponding function can be programmed. It can alternatively be loaded and saved as an app or the like.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé pour contrôler ou évaluer les effets d'un traitement orthodontique et/ou ceux d'un dispositif orthodontique, ledit procédé comprenant les étapes suivantes : disposer d'un dispositif (5) pour enregistrer des données géométriques de l'arcade dentaire supérieure et/ou de l'arcade dentaire inférieure du patient et/ou des données concernant la position maxillaire, ou bien une partie de chacun de ceux-ci; enregistrer des données géométriques de l'arcade dentaire supérieure et/ou de l'arcade dentaire inférieure et/ou des données concernant la position maxillaire du patient, ou bien des données concernant une partie, une empreinte (11) ou un modèle de chacun de ceux-ci et ajuster ou évaluer les données géométriques de l'arcade dentaire et/ou les données concernant la position maxillaire. L'invention concerne en outre des dispositifs pour mettre ledit procédé en œuvre.
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