| US 7,333,874 B2 | ||
| Method and system for designing and producing dental prostheses and appliances | ||
| Eldad Taub, Reut (Israel); and Avi Kopelman, Ganei Tikva (Israel) | ||
| Assigned to Cadent Ltd., Or Yehuda (Israel) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 23, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/62,622. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/546946, filed on Feb. 24, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0186540 A1, Aug. 25, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 19/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 700—117 [700/98; 700/182; 702/152; 433/213; 433/214; 433/229] | 72 Claims |
| 41. A method for at least manufacturing dental prostheses, comprising:
(a) creating a 3D numerical model of at least a part of a patient's dentition requiring a prosthesis, wherein at least initialization
of the creation of a 3D numerical model is carried out at a dental clinic;
(b) manufacturing at least a first part of said prosthesis at a service center, based on said 3D numerical model;
(c) manufacturing at least a second part of said prosthesis at one of at least one or a plurality of dental labs, each separate
from said service center, based on said 3D numerical model;
(d) providing communication of at least said 3D numerical model at least between at least one said dental clinic and at least
one said dental lab, and said dental service center;
wherein the manufacture of said at least first part is according to a first dimensional accuracy, and wherein the manufacture
of said at least second part is according to a second dimensional accuracy, said first dimensional accuracy being different
from said second dimensional accuracy, said at least first part being different from said at least second part.
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