/Supplemental Intraoral Surface Data Based On Tool Information
Abstract

A system comprises an intraoral scanner and a computing device. The computing device is configured to: receive intraoral scan data of at least a first portion of a dental site; perform object recognition on the intraoral scan data to determine an identity of a tool in the intraoral scan data; use the identity of the tool to determine a known shape of the tool; generate a three-dimensional (3D) surface of the dental site based on the received intraoral scan data; and supplement the 3D surface of the dental site with additional surface data of a second portion of the dental site that is hidden from direct viewing by the intraoral scanner, wherein the additional surface data is based at least in part on the known shape of the tool.

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What is claimed is:

A system comprises an intraoral scanner and a computing device. The computing device is configured to: receive intraoral scan data of at least a first portion of a dental site; perform object recognition on the intraoral scan data to determine an identity of a tool in the intraoral scan data; use the identity of the tool to determine a known shape of the tool; generate a three-dimensional (3D) surface of the dental site based on the received intraoral scan data; and supplement the 3D surface of the dental site with additional surface data of a second portion of the dental site that is hidden from direct viewing by the intraoral scanner, wherein the additional surface data is based at least in part on the known shape of the tool.
Timeline
Filed
05/21/2026
Published
09/17/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(3)
A61C 9/00:Impression methods specially adapted for dental prosthetics; Impression cups therefor
A61C 13/00:Dental prostheses; Making same (tooth crowns for capping teeth A61C 5/70; dental implants A61C 8/00)
G06T 17/00:Three-dimensional [3D] modelling for computer graphics