Instruction sheet creation system, instruction sheet creation method

Abstract

To provide a technique capable of simply inputting information on instructions and visibly showing the display of the information on the instructions.SOLUTION: An instruction generation system for generating instructions on a dental technical material includes displaying means and generation means. The displaying means displays an instruction screen and transmits the displayed result to a dental clinic terminal operated by a dental clinic and / or a dental laboratory terminal operated by a dental laboratory; the instruction screen includes: a first selection part for setting first information including a dentition and / or a dental technical material to a selection state; and a second selection part for setting second information including the dentition and / or a position of the dental technical material to a selection state; and the generation means generates instruction information including the first and second information set to the selection states by the first and second selection parts.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an instruction manual creation system and an instruction manual creation method.

Background Art

[0002] Dental prostheses used in dental treatment are manufactured at a dental laboratory based on an instruction manual regarding dental prostheses created according to the intention of a dentist at a dental hospital. Conventionally, the instruction manual was created on paper, and its creation and management were complicated. In view of such a situation, a system that enables suitable communication between a dental hospital and a dental laboratory by using the instruction manual as electronic data is known.

[0003] In Patent Document 1, when editing information included in instruction manual information by a dental laboratory terminal, some information requires approval via a dental hospital terminal, and some information does not require approval via a dental hospital terminal, and an instruction manual management system that can update instruction manual information is disclosed.

[0004] In Patent Document 2, an instruction manual management system is disclosed in which, in information input on an instruction manual screen, a treatment position selection unit that displays a dental prosthesis type and dental information indicating the state of teeth on the same screen can be used for batch input.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0005]

Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0006] Dental prosthetic instructions include information such as the condition of each patient's teeth and the type of dental prosthetic treatment required for each tooth. The challenge was to provide technology that allows this information to be entered accurately, clearly, and easily into electronic instructions, and to share this information between dental clinics and dental laboratories.

[0007] Patent Documents 1 and 2, made by the applicant, disclose an instruction management system in which an instruction screen displays the patient's name, type of dental prosthesis, comments, and information regarding the patient's dental condition, as well as a treatment position selection unit that accepts the selection of one or more teeth, a dental prosthesis type selection unit that accepts input of the type of dental prosthesis, and a tooth information input unit that accepts input of information regarding the condition of the teeth, and the dental prosthesis type selection unit and the tooth information input unit accept input of information regarding the type of dental prosthesis and the condition of the teeth for one or more teeth selected via the treatment position selection unit displayed on the same screen. However, there was room for further improvement in terms of the visibility of the instruction content and the ease of inputting the instruction content.

[0008] In particular, while it is preferable from the standpoint of visibility and operability for electronic instruction manuals to be configured to enable information input and display within a single screen without screen transitions, the limited display area of ​​the screen makes it difficult to create a functional user interface that completes this series of processes within a single screen.

[0009] In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention aims to solve the problem of providing a technology that simplifies the input of information related to instructions and presents information related to instructions in a highly visible manner. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] To solve the problems described above, the present invention provides an instruction sheet creation system for creating instructions for dental prosthetics, comprising a display processing means and a generation means, wherein the display processing means displays an instruction sheet screen and transmits the display processing results to a dental clinic terminal operated by a dental clinic and / or a dental laboratory terminal operated by a dental laboratory, the instruction sheet screen comprises a first selection unit that selects first information including the condition of a tooth and / or a dental prosthetic, and a second selection unit that selects second information including the condition of a tooth and / or the position of a dental prosthetic, and the generation means generates instruction information including the first and second information selected by the first and second selection units.

[0011] Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for creating instructions for dental prosthetics, wherein a computer performs a process of displaying an instructions screen and transmitting the display processing results to a dental clinic terminal operated by a dental clinic and / or a dental laboratory terminal operated by a dental laboratory, the instructions screen comprising a first selection unit that selects first information including the condition of a tooth and / or a dental prosthetic, and a second selection unit that selects second information including the condition of a tooth and / or the position of a dental prosthetic, and the computer further performs a process of generating instructions including the first and second information selected by the first and second selection units.

[0012] This configuration provides a suitable user interface that allows for easy input and clear display of first information regarding teeth and / or dental prosthetics, and second information including their positions.

[0013] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a storage unit is provided for storing a first representation corresponding to the first information, and the display processing means displays the first representation corresponding to the first information on the second selection unit based on the position included in the second information. Furthermore, the memory unit stores the first representation, which includes a first representation of the state of the teeth and a first representation of the dental prosthesis, and the second selection unit is configured as a dental arch representation showing the dentition, and the generation means displays the first representation of the state so as to superimpose it on the dentition in the dental arch representation, and displays the first representation of the dental prosthesis so as not to superimpose it on the dentition in the dental arch representation. Furthermore, the first information is a combination of tooth condition and dental prosthesis, the first selection unit selects the first information, which is a combination of tooth condition and dental prosthesis, and the display processing means displays the first state representation and the first prosthesis representation, which correspond to the first information, which is a combination of tooth condition and dental prosthesis, in a way that they can be distinguished in the dentition representation. This configuration provides a user interface that clearly displays both the condition of the teeth and the dental prosthetics in a dentition representation.

[0014] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the selection range representation is a representation indicating a selection range in which the second information of a tooth displayed as the tooth row representation in the second selection section is selected, and the tooth displayed in the second selection section includes a region in which the second information of that tooth is selected if the selection range indicated by the selection range representation overlaps with the vicinity. This configuration provides a suitable input method that ensures ease of operation, even when it is difficult to see the teeth displayed in the second selection section when operating on a tablet device or the like.

[0015] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is a third selection unit that further selects third information, including the material and / or color of the dental prosthesis, which is associated with the first information, and the generating means generates instruction information including the third information selected by the third selection unit. This configuration allows for the generation of even more detailed instruction information regarding the dental prosthesis.

[0016] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first selection unit can switch the first information to be in a selected state by receiving a selection input, and the switchable first information is stored in the storage unit as a first information group, which is a group of first information in the range of 1 to 10. The system includes a first selection unit switching unit that can switch between selectable first selection units upon receiving a selection input, and the switchable first selection units are stored in the storage unit as first category information, which is a group of first selection units in the range of 1 to 10. The instruction screen comprises a first instruction information input unit and a second instruction information input unit, the first instruction information input unit comprises a first selection unit, a second selection unit, and a first selection unit switching unit, and the first instruction information input unit occupies 10% or more and 50% or less of the screen on the instruction screen. This configuration allows for a compact interface for inputting instruction information on the instruction sheet screen, while also providing a suitable interface that ensures sufficient operability and visibility.

[0017] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the second instruction information input unit comprises a first information selection unit that displays and selects the selectable first information, and a third selection unit that switches the selectable third information displayed according to the selected first information, wherein the first information selection unit switches the displayed first information according to the first information selected in the first selection unit. With this configuration, the first information selection unit displays first information, including the condition of the teeth and / or dental prosthetics, according to the first information selected in the first selection unit, making it easy to grasp the selectable first information.

[0018] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the instruction sheet creation system includes a dental hospital terminal operated in a dental hospital and a dental laboratory terminal operated in a dental laboratory, and includes display processing means for displaying an instruction sheet screen based on the instruction information generated via the dental hospital terminal and transmitting a display processing result to the dental hospital terminal and / or the dental laboratory terminal. With such a configuration, it is possible to realize the exchange of instruction sheets between a dental hospital and a dental laboratory via a suitable interface for input and display.

Advantages of the Invention

[0019] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a technique for simplifying information input related to an instruction sheet and presenting information display related to the instruction sheet with good visibility.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0020] [Figure 1] Shows a block diagram of an instruction sheet creation system. [Figure 2] Shows a hardware configuration diagram of various devices. [Figure 3] Shows an example of a screen display of an instruction sheet screen. [Figure 4] Shows an example of a data configuration for display switching in a first instruction information input unit. [Figure 5] Shows an example of a screen display of a first instruction information input unit. [Figure 6] Shows an example of a screen display of a second instruction information input unit. [Figure 7] It is a diagram for explaining a change in screen display due to input of first information and second information. [Figure 8] Shows an example of a screen display of an instruction sheet screen based on the generated instruction information. [Figure 9] Shows a processing flowchart related to the generation of instruction information. [Figure 10] Shows a processing flowchart related to an instruction based on instruction sheet information. [Figure 11] Shows different configuration examples of an instruction sheet creation system. [Figure 12] This shows different screen display examples of the instruction manual creation system. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0021] The instruction manual creation system of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiments shown below are examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these embodiments; various configurations can be adopted.

[0022] In this embodiment, the configuration and operation of the instruction sheet creation system will be described, but similar configurations, devices, computer programs, and program recording media storing such programs can achieve similar effects. The series of processes according to this embodiment, described below, are provided as a computer-executable program and can be provided via non-transient computer-readable recording media such as CD-ROMs and flexible disks, as well as via communication lines.

[0023] Each functional component of the instruction manual creation system and each step of the instruction manual creation method achieve similar effects. The computer constituting the instruction manual creation system has a processing unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a memory device. The computer realizes the functions of each functional component by executing the instruction manual creation program stored in the memory device using the processing unit.

[0024] Generally, requests for the production of dental prosthetics from dental clinics to dental laboratories are made by handing over a set of paper dental laboratory instruction forms and patient tooth models to the dental laboratory. The present invention provides a suitable user interface for generating instruction information related to such requests for the production of dental prosthetics, and a system, program, and method that enables data communication of the generated electronic instruction information between a dental clinic and a dental laboratory.

[0025] In this invention, a dental laboratory instruction sheet that is managed electronically is referred to as an instruction sheet. The created instruction sheet is stored and managed as instruction sheet information in the storage unit DB. The instruction sheet information includes instruction information that specifies the type of dental prosthesis, the condition of the teeth, and their positions.

[0026] In this embodiment, "dental clinic" refers to a medical institution that provides dental treatment, and "dental laboratory" refers to an institution that manufactures dental prosthetics. Furthermore, "dental prosthetics" refers to prosthetics necessary for dental treatment, and includes dental restorations such as fillings (inlays), cores, crowns, and bridges, as well as removable dentures, orthodontic appliances to correct tooth alignment, and implant prosthetics for embedding artificial tooth roots. Furthermore, "condition of the tooth" includes the condition of the tooth's nerve (pulp or non-pulp), the state of tooth loss, etc.

[0027] Figure 1 shows a functional block diagram of the instruction sheet creation system 1 according to this embodiment. The instruction sheet creation system 1 comprises an instruction sheet creation device 2, a dental clinic terminal 3 operated in a dental clinic, a dental laboratory terminal 4 operated in a dental laboratory, and a storage unit DB as a database, and each component is configured to communicate via a communication network NW. In Figure 1, only one dental clinic terminal 3 and one dental laboratory terminal 4 are shown, but there may be multiple of them.

[0028] The instruction sheet creation device 2 includes, as functional components, an input receiving means 21 that receives various information inputs via a dental clinic terminal 3 and a dental laboratory terminal 4; a generation means 22 that generates instruction information and instruction sheet information including said instruction information based on the input information; a display processing means 23 that performs display processing related to various screens; and a notification means 24 that provides notifications regarding the generated instruction sheet information.

[0029] The dental clinic terminal 3 includes, as functional components, an input means 31 for receiving information input via a screen, and a display means 32 for displaying the screen based on the display processing results.

[0030] The dental laboratory terminal 4 includes, as functional components, an input means 41 that receives information input via a screen, and a display means 42 that displays the screen based on the display processing results.

[0031] The memory unit DB is configured to communicate data with the instruction sheet creation device 2, the dental clinic terminal 3, and the dental laboratory terminal 4, and stores various data, including instruction sheet information. There are no restrictions on the installation location of the memory unit DB; for example, it may be installed inside or outside the instruction sheet creation device 2 and configured to communicate data with the various devices via the instruction sheet creation device 2.

[0032] The display processing means 23 processes the instruction sheet screen based on the instruction sheet information and transmits the display processing result to the dental clinic terminal and / or dental laboratory terminal. The dental clinic terminal 3 and / or dental laboratory terminal 4 can display the instruction sheet screen on an output unit such as a display based on the display processing result.

[0033] The input receiving means 21 accepts various types of information via the instruction sheet screen displayed on the dental clinic terminal 3 and / or the dental laboratory terminal 4.

[0034] The generation means 22 generates instruction information based on the information input by the input receiving means 21 and stores it in the storage unit DB. The generation means 22 also generates instruction document information containing one or more instruction pieces and stores it in the storage unit DB.

[0035] The display processing means 23 displays an instruction sheet screen based on instruction information generated via the dental clinic terminal 3 and / or the dental laboratory terminal 4, and transmits the display processing result to the dental clinic terminal 3 and / or the dental laboratory terminal 4.

[0036] The notification means 24 notifies the dental clinic terminal 3 and / or the dental laboratory terminal 4 of the instruction information, including the instruction information generated by the generation means 22. When the display processing means 23 receives a request to view the instruction information from the dental clinic terminal 3 and / or the dental laboratory terminal 4, it sends the result of displaying the instruction information as a response to the terminal device that made the request.

[0037] Some of the various functional components (21-24) in the instruction sheet creation device 2 may be provided by the dental clinic terminal 3 and / or the dental laboratory terminal 4. Functional components 21-24 only need to be implemented throughout the instruction sheet creation system 1.

[0038] Figure 2 shows the hardware configuration diagram of each device in this embodiment. Figure 2(a) shows an example of the hardware configuration of the instruction manual creation device 2. The instruction manual creation device 2 includes a control unit 201 consisting of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a storage unit 202 consisting of a main memory such as RAM (Random Access Memory), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), flash memory, etc., and a communication unit 203 that controls communication with the communication network NW. The control unit 201 controls various processes in the instruction manual creation device 2 by executing an OS (Operating System) stored in the storage unit 202 and an instruction manual creation program that realizes various functional components in cooperation with the OS.

[0039] Figure 2(b) shows the hardware configuration diagram of the terminal device 5. In this embodiment, the terminal device 5 includes a dental clinic terminal 3 and a dental laboratory terminal 4. The terminal device 5 includes a control unit 501 such as a CPU, a storage unit 502 such as RAM, HDD, SSD, flash memory, etc., a communication unit 503 that controls communication with the communication network NW, an input unit 504 such as a touch panel, mouse, keyboard, etc., and an output unit 505 such as a display. The control unit 501 controls various processes in the terminal device 5 by executing application programs for inputting and outputting and transmitting and receiving various information with the instruction sheet creation device 2, and a browser application for accessing the website that provides services by the instruction sheet creation system 1.

[0040] Some of the data stored in the memory unit DB may be stored in the memory unit 202 of the instruction sheet creation device 2 or the memory unit 502 of the terminal device 5.

[0041] The terminal device 5 can be a smartphone, tablet device, personal computer, etc. In this embodiment, the terminal device 5 is preferably configured as a tablet device and has a display of 5 inches to 20 inches, preferably 8 inches to 12 inches. Furthermore, the aspect ratio of the display is preferably 1 / 2 or more and 3 / 4 or less.

[0042] In the following description, the operator of terminal device 5 is defined as User U. User U includes dental clinic users U1, which include dentists and staff in a dental clinic, and dental laboratory users U2, which include dental technicians and staff in a dental laboratory.

[0043] The instruction sheet information includes a dental clinic ID for identifying the dental clinic terminal 3, a dental laboratory ID for identifying the dental laboratory terminal 4, a patient ID for identifying the patient to whom the dental prosthesis manufactured according to the instruction sheet will be fitted, and one or more instruction pieces for manufacturing the dental prosthesis, etc.

[0044] The instruction information includes first information, which includes the condition of the tooth and / or the dental prosthesis, and second information, which includes the condition of the tooth and / or the position of the dental prosthesis.

[0045] The first information includes information about the condition of the tooth, or information about a dental prosthesis, as well as information combining information about the condition of the tooth and information about a dental prosthesis. The combined information may be a combination of information about a dental prosthesis. Information about the condition of the tooth may include pulp, non-pulp, missing tooth, etc. Information about a dental prosthesis may include single crown, spliced ​​crown, bridge, pontic, abutment, screw, inlay, retention device, connecting device, etc. In this embodiment, combinations of tooth condition and dental prosthesis include single crown non-pulp, single crown with pulp, single crown abutment, single crown screw, spliced ​​crown non-pulp, spliced ​​crown with pulp, spliced ​​crown abutment, spliced ​​crown screw, etc. The example combinations use a crown as the dental prosthesis, but are not limited to this, and may include combinations with other prostheses.

[0046] The first type of information regarding dental prosthetics is classified into single prosthetics such as single crowns and connected prosthetics that are attached to multiple teeth, such as connected crowns and bridges. The above combinations may also be combinations of single prosthetics and tooth conditions, combinations of connected prosthetics and tooth conditions, etc., and the detailed type of single prosthetic or connected prosthetic may be selected based on the third type of information described later.

[0047] The first information includes third information, which is supplementary information such as the material and color (shade) of the dental prosthesis. The third information may be set to different materials and colors relative to the first information.

[0048] The first piece of information can be defined as a first information group, which is a group of multiple related pieces of information. The first pieces of information defined as a first information group can be displayed sequentially by operating the first selection unit W11.

[0049] The first group of information switched by the first selection unit W11 can be further defined as first category information, which is a group of multiple related first groups of information. The first groups of information defined as first category information can be switched and displayed sequentially by operating the first selection unit switching unit W13.

[0050] The second piece of information indicates the position of the teeth using a dentition number or the like. In this embodiment, the dentition numbers 11-18, 21-28, 31-38, and 41-48 are assigned to each tooth and indicate the position of the teeth in the upper jaw, lower jaw, and left or right side. For deciduous teeth and wisdom teeth, dentition numbers other than those listed above may be assigned.

[0051] The memory unit DB stores representation information corresponding to the first information and the second information. The representation information indicates information for forming a screen display such as icons and images that are displayed in the output unit 505 when the first information and the second information are processed for display by the display processing means 23. The representation information has a first representation corresponding to the first information and a second representation corresponding to the second information. The representation information may also be stored in the memory unit 502 of the terminal device 5.

[0052] The first representation includes a first representation of the state of the teeth and a first representation of the dental prosthesis. The first representation is defined to be displayed using different colors, shapes, icons, etc., depending on the state of the teeth and the type of dental prosthesis. The second representation shows a representation of the dentition, such as an image of the dentition.

[0053] The first representation defines the display position in the dental arch representation. The state first representation is defined to be displayed so as to superimpose on each tooth in the dental arch representation. The prosthetic first representation is defined to be displayed so as not to superimpose on the teeth in the dental arch representation. Furthermore, the prosthetic first representation has a single prosthetic first representation for a single prosthetic and a connected prosthetic first representation for a connected prosthetic, where the single prosthetic first representation is displayed so as not to superimpose on the inside of the teeth in the dental arch representation, and the connected prosthetic first representation is displayed so as not to superimpose on the outside of the teeth in the dental arch representation.

[0054] Figure 3 shows a screen display example of the instruction screen W1. The instruction screen W1 includes a first instruction information input section W10, a second instruction information input section W20, a target person input section W30, a transmission section W40, and so on.

[0055] The first instruction information input section W10 is indicated by the screen occupation width L1 on the instruction screen W1, and the second instruction information input section W20 is indicated by the screen occupation width L2 on the instruction screen W1. By multiplying each of the screen occupation widths L1 and L2 by the screen occupation height L3 (the height of the screen in FIG. 3), the respective screen occupation ratios of the first instruction information input section W10 and the second instruction information input section W20 are derived. In the illustrated example, since the screen occupation height L3 is the same, the screen occupation ratio is determined by the screen occupation widths L1 and L2.

[0056] The screen occupation ratios of the first instruction information input section W10 and the second instruction information input section W20 are configured to be arbitrarily set. On the other hand, the first instruction information input section W10 is preferably set in the range of 10 to 90% (10% < L1 < 90%) of the screen occupation ratio, and more preferably set in the range of 10 to 50% (10% < L1 < 50%) of the screen occupation ratio.

[0057] The first instruction information input section W10 includes a first selection section W11 for setting the first information in a selected state, a second selection section W12 for setting the second information in a selected state, and a first selection section switching section W13 for switching the displayed first selection section W11.

[0058] The second instruction information input section W20 includes an instruction information display section W21 for displaying instruction information regarding the dental laboratory work to be produced, a chat display section W22 for displaying the message exchange between the dental hospital terminal 3 and the dental laboratory terminal 4, a third selection section W23 for setting the third information in a selected state, a memo display section W24 for inputting / displaying each individual memo of the terminal device 5, a file display section W25 for inputting / displaying attached files such as image data, and so on.

[0059] The subject input unit W30 accepts and displays input such as the ordering party (dental clinic user U1), the contractor (dental laboratory user U2), and the patient's name. In the illustrated example, the instruction sheet screen W1 displayed on the dental clinic terminal 3 is shown, while on the dental laboratory terminal 4, the subject input unit W30 displays the ordering party. Here, the instruction sheet screen W1 is shared between the ordering party and the contractor, who are set up via the subject input unit W30.

[0060] When pressed by user U, the transmission unit W40 transmits the instruction information entered via the instruction screen W1 to the instruction creation device 2.

[0061] Figure 4(a) shows an example of data structure for the first information. According to Figure 4, each of the multiple first category information 52 has a multiple first information group 54, and each first information group 54 has a multiple first information 55. The first selection unit switching unit 51 is configured to switch the display of the first selection unit 53 for selecting the first information 55 included in the first information group 54 defined by the first category information 52. That is, the first selection unit switching unit 51 is configured to switch between a display mode including the first selection unit 53A and the first selection unit 53B, and a display mode including the first selection unit 53C and the first selection unit 53D. The first selection unit 53A is configured to switch between a display mode (selected state) including the first information 55A to 55C included in the first information group 54A. The first selection unit switching unit 51 corresponds to the first selection unit switching unit W13, and the first selection unit 53 corresponds to the first selection unit W11.

[0062] The first selection unit 53 is configured to sequentially switch between the first information 55 included in the first information group 54. The first information 55 included in the first information group 54 is limited to a number in the range of 1 to 10, and more preferably to a number in the range of 1 to 5. Different first information groups 54A to 54D can be set for each of the first selection units 53A to D. In this embodiment, the number of switching operations is reduced by setting the first information 55 included in the first information group 54 to a number in the range of 1 to 4.

[0063] In this embodiment, the first category information 52 is classified into information relating to crown prostheses, information relating to dentures, and information relating to other dental prosthetics, and the first selection unit 53 corresponding to each of the first category information 52 is displayed by switching the first selection unit switching unit 51. The definitions of these first category information can be set as appropriate and are not limited to this embodiment. The first information group 54 included in the first category information 52 or the first selection unit 53 corresponding thereto is preferably limited to a number in the range of 1 to 10, and more preferably limited to a number in the range of 1 to 5.

[0064] Figure 4(b) shows an overview diagram illustrating the switching display of the first information 55 included in the first information group 54 by the first selection unit 53. The first information included in the first information group 54 is a single crown with pulp 55A, a single crown without pulp 55B, a single crown abutment 55C, and a single crown screw 55D, and the corresponding icons are switched and displayed in order each time the first selection unit 53 is pressed.

[0065] Figure 5 shows an example of the screen display of the first instruction information input unit W10. Figure 5(a) shows an example of the screen display with the first selection unit W11 displayed in one column. Figure 5(b) shows an example of the screen display with the first selection unit W11 displayed in two columns. Each column of the first selection unit W11 corresponds to the first category information and is configured to be switchable by the selection of the first selection unit switching unit W13. The number of columns of the first selection unit W11 can be set according to the screen size and user settings, and there is no limitation on the number of columns. In addition, the number of first selection units W11 provided per column of the first selection unit W11 can also be set as appropriate, but from the viewpoint of visibility and operability, it is preferably limited to 1 to 10, more preferably to 1 to 5 per column.

[0066] In the first instruction information input unit W10, the first selection unit W11 and the first selection unit switching unit W13 may be positioned above, below, to the left, or to the right of the second selection unit W12. These are positioned close together within the range of the first instruction information input unit W10, which is defined as a predetermined screen area.

[0067] Figure 6 shows an example of the screen display of the second instruction information input unit W20. The third selection unit W23 displays third information associated with the first information and sets the selected third information to a selected state. The third information is configured to be configurable for each piece of first information. In this embodiment, the third information includes material (prosthesis) and color (shade), but is not limited to these as long as it is information associated with the first information. The third information is defined as third category information, such as information about the material and information about the color, and by selecting the third selection unit switching unit W26, the selectable third information is switched and displayed on the third selection unit W23. The third selection unit W23 can simultaneously set multiple pieces of third information corresponding to different third category information to a selected state.

[0068] The generation means 22 generates instruction information based on the first information, second information, and third information selected by the first selection unit W11, second selection unit W12, and third selection unit W23, respectively. The instruction information display unit W21 displays the generated instruction information. The instruction information display unit W21 displays the part based on the second information by the tooth row number, and the tooth condition, dental prosthesis, material, and color (shade) based on the first and third information by their respective names. All instruction information should be presented by a combination of the first representation of the second selection unit W12 and the display of the instruction information display unit W21.

[0069] Figure 7 shows an overview diagram of the input of instruction information via the instruction screen W1. First, the first selection unit switching unit W13 accepts the selection of first category information. The display processing means 23 displays each of the first selection units W11 included in the selected first category information.

[0070] Figure 7(a) shows an example of the screen display of the first instruction information input unit W10 when the first selection unit W11 receives selection input from user U and sets the first information to a selected state. Here, the first selection unit W11A that has been set to a selected state is displayed in a distinguishable manner by changes in color and icon. When the first selection unit W11A that has been set to a selected state for a certain first information receives selection input, it changes its color and icon and sets a different first information to a selected state.

[0071] Figure 7(b) shows an example of the screen display of the first instruction information input unit W10, where the second selection unit W12 accepts operations by touch or click from the user U and displays a selection range representation O1 indicating the selection range. The selection range representation O1 is not limited in shape as long as it can represent a predetermined range, such as a circle, ellipse, or rectangle. By including each tooth in the second selection unit W12 within a selection range such as a circular display, the second information, including the position of the tooth, can be put into a selected state. The first representation corresponding to the first information is displayed at the corresponding position of the tooth that has been selected.

[0072] The selection area representation O1 is displayed by the user U through touch operations, click operations, etc., on the screen display of the second selection area W12, and can be moved by clip operations, drag-and-drop operations, etc. When the selection area representation O1 is moved in the direction of the arrow in Figure 7(b), the teeth included in that selection area become selected.

[0073] Figure 7(c) shows an example of the display of the instruction screen W1 based on the first information and second information selected by the first selection unit W11 and the second selection unit W12, respectively. In Figure 7(c), the first information selected is a first state representation O2 relating to the state of the teeth, and the first state representation O2 corresponding to the first information is displayed so as to be superimposed on the teeth in the dental arch representation. The first information, the second information, and the third information are generated as instruction information and displayed in the instruction information display unit W21. At least a portion of the first information included in the instruction information is configured to be discriminable by the first representation, and the other first information and third information are displayed in the instruction information display unit W21.

[0074] Figure 8 shows an example of the display of the instruction screen W1, which is processed based on the generated instruction information. In Figure 8, the first state representation O2 is displayed so as to be superimposed on the teeth in the dental arch representation, while the first prosthetic representation is displayed so as not to be superimposed on the teeth in the dental arch representation. Furthermore, the first prosthetic representation is classified into a single prosthetic representation O3 and a connected prosthetic representation O4. The single prosthetic representation is displayed so as not to be superimposed inside the teeth in the dental arch representation, while the connected prosthetic representation is displayed so as not to be superimposed outside the teeth in the dental arch representation. In this way, each of the first representations is controlled so as not to be superimposed within the dental arch representation and is displayed as a different representation, thus providing a suitable user interface in which the instruction information is visualized with good visibility. The first representation is expressed by a combination of color, shape, icon, and linked display, and it is sufficient that each of the first pieces of information can be expressed. For example, a part of the first representation of a dental prosthesis may be superimposed on the teeth of the dental arch and expressed by differences in color and shape.

[0075] In Figure 8, the first representation of the connecting prosthesis, O4, indicates the position of the teeth to which the prosthesis is connected, such as a connecting crown or bridge. The first representation of the connecting prosthesis, O4, also clearly indicates that the prosthesis that is not connected to the teeth, such as a pontic in a bridge. In addition, certain dental prostheses, such as retention devices, are indicated as the first representation of the prosthesis, O5.

[0076] Figure 9 shows a flowchart illustrating the process of generating instruction information via the instruction screen W1 displayed on the terminal device 5.

[0077] Terminal device 5 receives information input regarding the patient, ordering party, and receiving party via the target input unit W30 and generates instruction information (S11). Terminal device 5 accepts the selection of first category information via the first selection unit switching unit W13 (S12). Terminal device 5 accepts the selection of first information via the first selection unit W11 and sets the first information to a selected state (S13). If terminal device 5 accepts the selection of third information (YES in S14), it accepts the selection of third information via the third selection unit and sets the third information to a selected state (S15). Terminal device 5 accepts the selection of second information via the second selection unit W12 and sets the second information to a selected state (S16). Terminal device 5 displays the instruction information display unit W21 based on the selected information (S17).

[0078] The input receiving means 21 receives information entered via the instruction screen W1 of the terminal device 5. The generation means 22 generates instruction information based on the information received by the input receiving means 21 and stores the instruction information, including the instruction information, in the storage unit DB. The display processing means 23 receives a request from the terminal device 5 to display the instruction information stored in the storage unit DB, processes the instruction information for display, and transmits the display processing result to the terminal device 5, thereby allowing the instruction screen W1 to be displayed on the output unit 505 of the terminal device 5.

[0079] Figure 10 shows a flowchart illustrating the exchange of instruction information based on the generated instruction information. Typically, the input receiving means 21 first receives input from the patient who received treatment and the contractor, which is a dental laboratory that commissions the production of dental prosthetics, via the dental clinic terminal 3, generates instruction information, and stores it in the memory unit DB.

[0080] The input receiving means 21 receives instruction information via the dental clinic terminal 3 and stores it in the storage unit DB (S21). The notification means 24 receives a notification instruction for instruction information via the dental clinic terminal 3 and sends a notification to the dental laboratory terminal 4, which is entered as the orderer (S22). The dental laboratory terminal 4 can display the instruction information based on the received notification. If the input receiving means 21 receives a modification instruction for the instruction information via the dental laboratory terminal 4 (YES in S23), the generation means 22 modifies the instruction information based on the modification instruction and stores it in the storage unit DB (S24).

[0081] The generation means 22 can receive input of changes and generate change instruction information. The change instruction information is displayed in a way that distinguishes it from the unchanged information by highlighting part or all of the changed instruction information display unit W21, the first expression, and the second expression. When the change instruction information is approved via the other terminal device 5, it is updated as instruction information and stored in the storage unit DB.

[0082] Figure 11 shows a system configuration diagram of the instruction sheet creation system 6 according to a different embodiment. According to Figure 11, the instruction sheet creation system 6 comprises an instruction sheet creation device 7, a dental clinic terminal 8, a dental laboratory terminal 9, and a storage unit DB, and each component is configured to communicate via a communication network NW. The instruction sheet creation device 7 corresponds to the instruction sheet creation device 2 and has a notification means 71 corresponding to the notification means 2411 / E. The dental clinic terminal 8 and the dental laboratory terminal 4 correspond to the dental clinic terminal 3 and the dental laboratory terminal 4 and each comprises input receiving means 81 and 91 corresponding to the input receiving means 21, generation means 82 and 92 corresponding to the generation means 22, and display processing means 83 and 93 corresponding to the display processing means 23, respectively.

[0083] The input receiving means 81 receives input of first information, second information, and third information, the generation means 82 generates instruction information based on the input information, transmits the instruction information including the generated instruction information to the instruction creation device 7, and stores it in the storage unit DB.

[0084] The notification means 71 transmits a notification regarding the instruction information to the dental laboratory terminal 9, which is the ordering party included in the instruction information.

[0085] The display processing means 93 can display the instruction screen W1 by processing the instruction information based on the received notification.

[0086] Figure 12 shows examples of screen displays in different embodiments of the instruction screen W1. The selection range representation O1 displayed in the second selection section W12 can be moved by operations including touch and click by the user U via the terminal device 5. The selection range representation O1 indicates a selection range that, when superimposed on the teeth displayed as the dentition representation in the second selection section W12, can select second information including the state of the teeth and / or the position of the dental prosthesis.

[0087] The teeth displayed in the second selection section W12 have a region O6 nearby that becomes selected when the selection range representation O1 is superimposed on it. In this embodiment, the region O6 nearby the tooth is located on the outside and inside of the tooth row along the outer edge of the tooth displayed on the second selection section W12, but may include a part of the displayed tooth. Also, in the illustrated example, the region O6 nearby the tooth is displayed, but it does not have to be displayed. As shown in the illustrated example, even if the tooth displayed in the second selection section W12 is not included in the selection range representation O1, if the region O6 nearby the tooth is included in the selection range representation O1, the second information of that tooth is set to selected. When the selection range representation O1 displayed in the second selection section W12 moves due to the operation of user U, the second information of teeth that have the tooth and / or nearby region O6 included in the selection range representation O1 that has passed through is also set to selected. Even if the area O6 of the tooth in question is not included in the range that the selection range representation O1 has passed through, a tooth located between the teeth that are included in area O6 at the start and end points of the movement of the selection range representation O1 and that are in a selected state may be considered selected.

[0088] As shown in Figure 12, the second instruction information input unit W20 includes an instruction information display unit W21 and a third selection unit W23, and further includes a first information selection unit W27.

[0089] In the second instruction information input unit W20, the displays of the first information selection unit W27 and the third selection unit W23 may be switched to a screen that displays instructions. The screen that displays instructions is a screen that displays memos, etc. The information and screen layout displayed in the second instruction information input unit W20 are not limited to the illustrated example, and the chat display unit W22, memo display unit W24, file display unit W25, etc. may also be displayed.

[0090] In this embodiment, the first information selection unit W27 corresponds to the first selection unit W11, and displays the first information that can be selected in the second instruction information input unit W20 on the screen and sets it to a selected state. The selectable first information displayed in the first information selection unit W27 switches according to the first information set to a selected state in the first selection unit W11 and the first selection unit switching unit W13 of the first instruction information input unit W10. Also, the first information displayed in the first selection unit W11 switches according to the first information set to a selected state in the first information selection unit W27. In this embodiment, the first information displayed and selectable in the first information selection unit W27 is limited to the first information associated with the first information selected in the first selection unit switching unit W13 and the first selection unit W11, but all first information may be displayed and set to a selectable state.

[0091] The third selection unit W23 displays and selects selectable third information associated with the first information selected in the first selection unit W11 and / or the first information selection unit W27. The third information associated with the first information may further include insurance-related information, such as whether payment for the dental prosthesis is covered by insurance or paid out-of-pocket. The third selection unit W23 may also display and make selectable third information related to insurance.

[0092] The first information selection unit W27 switches and displays the selectable first information according to the selection status of the first information selected by the first selection unit W11. The third selection unit W23 also switches and displays the selectable third information according to the first information selected by the first selection unit W11 and / or the first information selection unit W27.

[0093] As described above, the present invention can provide an instruction screen that serves as a suitable user interface for creating instruction sheets for dental prosthetics, and enables the exchange of instruction information regarding suitable dental prosthetics via this instruction screen. By providing a user interface that excels in both visibility and operability, it is possible to reduce instruction errors and eliminate the complexity of instructions, thereby enabling the exchange of suitable instruction sheets for both dental clinics and dental laboratories.

[0094] 1. Instruction Manual Creation System 2. Instruction sheet creation device 21 Input Reception Means 22 Display processing means 23 Generation means 24 Means of Notification 201 Control Unit 202 Storage section 203 Communications Department 3. Dental Clinic Terminal 4. Dental laboratory terminal 5 Terminal devices 501 Control Unit 502 Storage section 503 Communications Department 504 Input section 505 Output section DB storage unit

Claims

1. A system for creating instructions for dental prosthetics, It comprises a prescription creation device, a dental clinic terminal, and a dental laboratory terminal. The instruction sheet creation device comprises a display processing means and a generation means, The aforementioned dental clinic terminal and dental laboratory terminal are equipped with a touch panel input section. The display processing means displays the instruction screen and transmits the display processing result to a dental clinic terminal operated by the dental clinic and / or a dental laboratory terminal operated by the dental laboratory. The aforementioned instruction screen is, A first selection unit that selects first information including the condition of the teeth and / or dental prosthetics, It comprises a second selection unit that selects second information including the condition of the teeth and / or the position of the dental prosthesis, The second selection unit selects a second piece of information, including the state of the tooth and / or the position of the dental prosthesis, by including a tooth or an area adjacent to the tooth, which is displayed and moved by a touch operation on the touch panel, within the selection range of the selection range of the selection range unit. The region adjacent to the tooth exists on the outer and inner sides of the dental arch, along the outer edge of the tooth as represented in the dental arch representation. The generation means is an instruction sheet creation system that generates instruction information including first information and second information selected by the first selection unit and the second selection unit.

2. The instruction sheet creation system according to claim 1, wherein the selection range representation displays a predetermined range using a circle, an ellipse, or a rectangle.

3. It includes a storage unit that stores a first representation corresponding to the first information, The instruction manual creation system according to claim 1, wherein the display processing means displays a first representation corresponding to the first information in the second selection unit based on the position included in the second information.

4. The memory unit stores the first representation, which includes a first representation of the state of the teeth and a first representation of the dental prosthesis. The second selection unit is configured as a dental arch representation showing the dental arch, The instruction sheet creation system according to claim 3, wherein the display processing means displays the first state representation so as to be superimposed on the teeth in the dental representation, and displays the first dental prosthesis representation so as not to be superimposed on the teeth in the dental representation.

5. The first piece of information is a combination of the condition of the teeth and dental prosthetics, The first selection unit selects the first information, which is a combination of tooth condition and dental prosthesis, The instruction sheet creation system according to claim 4, wherein the display processing means displays the first state representation and the first dental prosthesis representation, which correspond to the first information, which is a combination of the state of the teeth and the dental prosthesis, in a way that makes them distinguishable in the dentition representation.

6. The system has a third selection unit that further selects third information, including the material and / or color of the dental prosthesis, in addition to the first information. The instruction document creation system according to claim 1, wherein the generation means generates instruction information including the third information selected by the third selection unit.

7. The first selection unit can switch the first information to be in a selected state by receiving a selection input. The instruction manual creation system according to claim 1, wherein the switchable first information is stored in the storage unit as a first information group which is a group of first information in the range of 1 to 10.

8. The system includes a first selection unit switching unit that can switch between the selectable first selection units by receiving a selection input, The instruction manual creation system according to claim 7, wherein the switchable first selection unit is stored in the storage unit as first category information, which is a group of first selection units in the range of 1 to 10.

9. The instruction screen comprises a first instruction information input unit and a second instruction information input unit. The first instruction information input unit comprises the first selection unit, the second selection unit, and the first selection unit switching unit. The instruction document creation system according to claim 8, wherein the first instruction information input unit has a screen occupancy rate of 10% or more and 50% or less on the instruction document screen.

10. The system has a third selection unit that further selects third information, including the material and / or color of the dental prosthesis, in addition to the first information. The second instruction information input unit comprises a first information selection unit that displays the selectable first information and sets it to a selected state, and a third selection unit that switches the selectable third information displayed according to the first information set to a selected state. The first information selection unit switches the displayed first information according to the first information selected in the first selection unit. The instruction manual creation system according to claim 9.

11. The aforementioned instruction sheet creation system comprises a dental clinic terminal operated at the dental clinic and a dental laboratory terminal operated at the dental laboratory. The instruction sheet creation system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the display processing means displays an instruction sheet screen based on the instruction information generated via the dental clinic terminal, and transmits the display processing result to the dental clinic terminal and / or the dental laboratory terminal.

12. A method for creating instructions for dental prosthetics, It comprises a prescription creation device, a dental clinic terminal, and a dental laboratory terminal. The aforementioned dental clinic terminal and dental laboratory terminal are equipped with a touch panel input section. The instruction sheet creation device, The process involves displaying the instruction sheet screen and sending the display results to the dental clinic terminal operated by the dental clinic and / or the dental laboratory terminal operated by the dental laboratory. The aforementioned instruction screen is, A first selection unit that selects first information including the condition of the teeth and / or dental prosthetics, It comprises a second selection unit that selects second information including the condition of the teeth and / or the position of the dental prosthesis, The second selection unit selects a second piece of information, including the state of the tooth and / or the position of the dental prosthesis, by including a tooth or an area adjacent to the tooth, which is displayed and moved by a touch operation on the touch panel, within the selection range of the selection range of the selection range unit. The region adjacent to the tooth exists on the outer and inner sides of the dental arch, along the outer edge of the tooth as represented in the dental arch representation. The instruction sheet creation device, Instruction document creation method, further comprising the process of generating instruction information including first information and second information selected by the first selection unit and the second selection unit.

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