ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,382, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Align Technology Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).
"Methods for tracking orthodontic treatment progress" was invented by Eric Kuo (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods for tracking progress of a patient undergoing orthodontic treatment are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a 3D model of a dental arch. The 3D model can be generated by receiving a plurality of images of the dental arch, at least some of the images including a portion of the dental arch together with a portion of a reference element. A registration can be determined between an image and at least ...