Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for displaying a target abutment for guided surgical preparation of a tooth for receiving a crown or dental prosthetic. Two dimensional images (2D) of the tooth are obtained from a dental scanner and converted into a three dimensional (3D) image, which is converted into a mesh data file representation of tooth. The mesh file is then converted into one or more 2D descriptor matrixes which can be used to match the tooth to a target abutment in a descriptor database. The target abutment and image of the tooth to be shaped can be used as a input to an image blender algorithm which gives the blending image of the tooth for surgical preparation and the targeted abutment to guide a dentist in creating the target abutment from the existing tooth.

Abstract: A system and method for dental image file capture and manipulation for the purpose of dental, orthodontic, and periodontic tracking, diagnostics, and dental prosthetic and implant design. Augmented intelligence in dental file segmentation using descriptor matrixes with a common centroid or reference locus as a reference point describing related dental surface structures reduces the data size of dental image files such that dental images can be manipulated and compared to other dental files and can be used in machine learning and matching systems. This expedites the design and manufacture of dental prosthetics, appliances, and in dental monitoring and treatment.