Dental Treatment Visualization Through Sequential Occlusion Simulations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional orthodontic treatments, such as braces and the Invisalign® System, face limitations in efficiently and aesthetically achieving optimal tooth positioning, and there is a need for improved virtual simulation and combination of treatment modalities to enhance patient comfort and treatment efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for simulating multiple orthodontic treatment processes digitally, allowing for the combination of polymeric shell aligners with supplementary treatments like fixed appliances or oral surgery, using virtual orthodontics to optimize tooth positioning and display simulated outcomes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional braces are used to achieve optimal tooth positioning, then treatment effectiveness is improved, but patient comfort and aesthetic appearance deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses digital 3D models and virtual simulations to create a digital copy of the patient's dentition. This allows treatment planning and visualization without physical braces during the planning phase, enabling patients to see expected outcomes and compare different treatment approaches before committing to actual treatment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows dynamic adjustment of treatment parameters in the virtual simulation, including different brace configurations, treatment durations, and expected tooth movements. This enables optimization of treatment effectiveness while visualizing the impact on patient comfort and aesthetics before actual treatment begins.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If Invisalign aligners are used to improve aesthetic appearance and patient comfort, then treatment efficiency and precision deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple treatment modalities into a single integrated virtual simulation platform. Users can evaluate both traditional braces and Invisalign aligners within the same system, comparing their respective advantages in aesthetics/comfort versus treatment efficiency/precision side-by-side to make informed decisions.
Solution Approach 2:
The virtual orthodontic treatment planning system serves multiple functions: it visualizes treatment outcomes, compares different treatment modalities, simulates tooth movement trajectories, and allows parameter adjustment. This multi-functionality enables comprehensive evaluation of both braces and aligners within a single platform.
3Device complexity
If single treatment modality is used to simplify treatment planning, then adaptability to complex dental cases deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments complex orthodontic treatment planning into manageable virtual components. Different treatment modalities (braces, aligners, extractions, surgery) can be independently simulated and then combined in various configurations to address specific complex dental cases, allowing systematic evaluation of multiple factors.
Solution Approach 2:
The virtual simulation system dynamically adapts to complex dental cases by allowing real-time modification of treatment parameters, switching between different treatment modalities, and adjusting simulation variables based on case complexity. This dynamic capability enables the system to handle diverse and complex orthodontic scenarios effectively.
Data Source
AI summary
A system for creating a visualization of results of a dental treatment may include an intraoral scanner and a computing device including memory and one or more processors configured to perform a method that may include simulating a first dental treatment process on digital representations of initial teeth parameters to move teeth toward a target occlusion to produce a first set of output results, simulating a second dental treatment process on the first set of output results from the simulation of the first dental treatment process to produce a second set of output results, the first set of output results from the simulation of the first dental treatment process comprising supplementary teeth parameters, and displaying the simulation of the second dental treatment process. The first dental treatment process is one of a palatal expansion treatment or dental treatment and the second dental treatment process is the other.