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1. A method for selecting an oral appliance from an inventory of oral appliances, said method comprising:
providing a wax bite plate with a size registration symbol; taking an image of a patient's teeth on the wax bit plate so that the wax bite plate has images of both the size registration symbol and the patient's teeth; scanning, by a mobile device, the wax bite plate to produce a digital image of the size registration symbol and the patient's teeth; presenting, by the mobile device, the digital image of the wax bite plate on a display of the mobile device; overlaying, by the mobile device, a scaling symbol over the size registration symbol on the digital image of the wax bite plate on the display, wherein the mobile device determines the actual dimensions of tooth impressions on the digital image of the wax bite plate; marking on the digital image, presented by the mobile device, a location of the patient's incisors to obtain a length dimension measured axially from the molar locations to the incisor location; marking on the digital image, presented by the mobile device, at least two opposed locations on the patient's molars to obtain a width dimension measured laterally between said markers to obtain a width dimension; selecting, by the mobile device, an oral appliance size which will accommodate the patient's dental arch based on the width and length dimensions; and displaying, by the mobile device, the oral appliance size on the display. |
