Orthodontic Apparatus Adaptation via Filtered Dental Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for remotely monitoring and adjusting orthodontic appliances provide excessive data to dental professionals, leading to inefficient analysis and adjustment processes, as each treatment is specific and requires tailored data filtering.
Innovation Solution
A method that allows first dental professionals to parameterize communication conditions for updated patient data, enabling second dental professionals to receive filtered information relevant to their specific needs, using a computer system for analysis and adjustment of orthodontic appliances based on acquired representations of dental arches.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If all updated dental information is communicated to the dental professional, then complete data is available for analysis, but the analysis time and processing complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary filtering of dental data before communication to the dental professional. Treatment objectives are pre-defined and the system automatically filters updated information to include only data relevant to these pre-specified objectives, eliminating the need for the professional to analyze unnecessary information while ensuring all relevant data is communicated.
Solution Approach 2:
The filtering is customized for each patient and dental professional based on specific treatment objectives. Different subsets of data are communicated to different professionals based on their specific needs and the patient's treatment plan, ensuring each receives precisely the relevant information without redundancy.
2Adaptability or versatility
If comprehensive dental data is provided to all dental professionals, then all professionals have access to relevant information, but the data communication system becomes less efficient
Solution Approach 1:
Treatment objectives are defined in advance for each patient, and the system uses these pre-defined objectives to automatically filter and customize the data communicated to each dental professional. This preliminary configuration enables efficient, targeted communication without requiring post-processing or manual data selection.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies different filtering criteria to different dental professionals based on their specific roles and the patient's treatment plan. Each professional receives a customized subset of data that is locally optimized for their specific needs, improving both relevance and communication efficiency.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a system for adapting an orthodontic apparatus intended for a patient, said system comprising the following steps: -a) determining, at a parameterisation time, by a first dental healthcare professional and specifically for said patient, conditions for communicating updated information relating to the configuration of the patient's dentition; -b) acquiring, at an updated time subsequent to the parameterisation time, by means of an acquisition device and by the patient or an acquaintance of the patient, an extraoral depiction of at least one portion of the patient's dental arches, referred to as an “updated depiction”, said updated depiction consisting of a set of images and/or of a three-dimensional digital model; -c) analysing said updated depiction, so as to determine information regarding said dentition configuration at the updated time, or “updated information”, the updated information consisting of a set of information elements, each expressing a status for a relevant treatment aim in light of the updated depiction; -d) communicating the updated information to at least one second dental healthcare professional under the conditions determined in step a); -e) adapting said orthodontic apparatus on the basis of the updated information communicated in step d).