METHOD OF CAPTURING DATA FROM A PATIENT'S DENTITION AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING SUCH METHOD

摘要

A method of capturing data from a patient's dentition with the steps of positioning a first optical sensor relative to patient's dentition, capturing the shape of a tooth in the patient's dentition, independent from capturing the shape, measuring a color at a location on the tooth, and providing a correlation between the location of the color and a coordinate in the captured shape. The invention helps providing a dental restoration at a relatively high optical, mechanical, and geometric quality.

主权项

1. A method of capturing data from a patient's dentition, comprising the steps of:
positioning a first optical sensor relative to patient's dentition; capturing via the first optical sensor at least a portion of the shape of a tooth in the patient's dentition and based thereon providing a first virtual dentition model representing that shape in a three-dimensional coordinate system, independent from capturing the shape, measuring a first color at a first location on the tooth portion; and providing a correlation between the first location of the first color and a coordinate in the first virtual dentition model.