Abstract: Methods of forming dental appliances with reinforcement ribs. Methods may include forming virtual ribs on a virtual dental appliance. The virtual ribs may be formed laterally across at least a portion of a lingual surface and a labial surface of the virtual dental appliance. A thickness from rib to rib of the virtual ribs may vary such that thicker one or more ribs are arranged to apply greater force in the one or more desired directions. Methods may include calculating a displacement of the one or more teeth of a virtual teeth model based on forces applied by the virtual dental appliance. The displacement may account for changes in the forces applied on the one or more teeth of the virtual teeth model that the virtual ribs provide. Methods may include forming a dental appliance from a polymeric material based upon the virtual dental appliance.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, computing device readable medium, and devices for dental appliances with repositioning jaw elements. An example of a method can include moving at least one tooth with a dental appliance having a first shell configured to receive a plurality of teeth of a patient's upper dentition and separating an upper dentition of a patient from a lower dentition of the patient utilizing the dental appliance. The dental appliance may interface a first surface of a first repositioning jaw element of the first shell with a second surface of a second repositioning jaw element of a second shell of the dental appliance. The dental appliance separates occlusal surfaces of the plurality of teeth of the patient's upper dentition from occlusal surfaces of the plurality of teeth of the patient's lower dentition as the patient moves to a fully engaged sagittal jaw position.

Abstract: Systems and methods for prioritization of three-dimensional dental elements. A dental data set including spatial information regarding presentation of a three-dimensional (3D) digital model configured for viewing on a user interface may be accessed. A perspective of the 3D digital model may be presented on the user interface such that a reference object is behind a first object such that the reference object it not viewable through the first object, where the reference object is on a surface of the first object. A priority may be changed such that the reference object has a higher priority than the first object, where once the priority is changed, a transparency of the first object may be changed such that the reference object is viewable through at least a portion of the first object.

Abstract: Various methods and systems for designing a restored smile are provided. One method includes receiving scan data of a patient's teeth, developing a digital model of the patient's teeth via a computing device, where the model represents the patient's teeth based upon the scan data, creating a dental treatment plan to restore one or more teeth from an initial condition to a successive condition, and wherein a final condition of the one or more is based on the one or more teeth having at least one planned additional restorative tooth structure provided therewith.

Abstract: Systems and methods for prioritization of three dimensional dental elements. The systems and methods may include displaying a perspective of a 3D digital model such that a portion of a second object is behind a first object, where the first object has a higher priority than the second object. The portion of the second object behind the first object may not be viewable through the first object and a reference point on the portion of the second object may not be selectable. The priority may be changed such that the second object has a higher priority than the first object, where once the priority is changed, that the portion of the second object behind the first object may be viewable through the first object and the reference point on the second object is selectable by the user.

Abstract: Various methods and systems for designing a restored smile are provided. One method includes receiving scan data of a patient's teeth, developing a digital model of the patient's teeth via a computing device, where the model represents the patient's teeth based upon the scan data, creating a dental treatment plan to restore one or more teeth from an initial condition to a successive condition, and wherein a final condition of the one or more is based on the one or more teeth having at least one planned additional restorative tooth structure provided therewith.

Abstract: A dental appliances and orthodontic appliance systems for accommodating dental implants. The dental appliances may include an offset portion that is configured to provide a space between the offset portion and an implant implanted within a patient's oral cavity or the patient's tissue surrounding the implant, thereby avoiding impingement of the dental appliance on the implant or the patient's tissue surrounding the implant. Dental implants may include, for example, abutments or caps. The dental appliances may be configured to reposition one or more teeth of the patient.

Abstract: A method may include identifying a jaw position of a misaligned jaw of a patient from the virtual image of the patient's jaw and providing a treatment plan. The treatment plan may include tooth repositioning forces and jaw repositioning forces. The method may also include virtually modeling application of jaw repositioning forces between a first repositioning jaw element and a second repositioning jaw element to obtain a virtual model of the application of the jaw repositioning forces on the virtual model of the patient's jaw, identifying one or more constraints limiting the application of the jaw repositioning forces to the misaligned jaw, and adjusting the first repositioning jaw element and the second repositioning jaw element to accommodate the one or more constraints.

Abstract: Methods for accommodating dental implants in treatment planning. Methods may include generating a treatment plan to treat a dentition using a series of dental appliances, where a position of a digital implant in a digital dental model is identified. At least one dental appliance of the series of dental appliances may be created, where the at least one dental appliance may be shaped to implement at least one stage of the treatment plan and include an offset portion that is shaped to provide a space between the offset portion and an actual implant to avoid impingement of the at least one dental appliance on the actual implant and allows for osseointegration of the actual implant.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides method, computing device readable medium, and devices for dental appliances with repositioning jaw elements. An example of a method can include identifying a misaligned jaw of a patient from a virtual image of the patient's jaw, providing a treatment plan for the patient including a virtual model of a dental appliance having a first shell and a second shell configured to reposition at least one tooth of the patient, and adjusting the position of the repositioning jaw elements on the first shell and the second shell to comply with a number of constraints. The virtual model of the dental appliance including repositioning jaw elements on the first shell and the second shell configured to move a position of the misaligned jaw of the patient.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides computing device implemented methods, computing device readable medium, and molds for filling undercut areas of teeth relative to an axis of placement. Filling undercut areas of teeth relative to an axis of placement can include calculating an undercut area of a tooth relative to an axis of placement of part of a dental appliance over a number of teeth and a height of contour that is defined based on the axis of placement. Filling undercut areas of teeth relative to an axis of placement can also include filling in a part of the undercut area of the tooth with a virtual filler wherein the undercut is filled to within a threshold distance from the tooth that is defined relative to the axis of placement and the height of contour.

Abstract: Embodiments are provided for using an individualized orthodontic treatment index. One method embodiment includes receiving an initial virtual dental model from a first scan of a patient's dentition, modifying the initial virtual dental model to create a target virtual dental model according to a treatment goal, assigning a number of dental references to the target virtual dental model, receiving a treatment outcome virtual dental model from a second scan of the patient's dentition, mapping the number of dental references from the target virtual dental model to a treatment outcome virtual dental model, and calculating an individualized treatment index score for the treatment outcome virtual dental model according to one or more differences between the target virtual dental model and the treatment outcome virtual dental model based on the number of dental references.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computing device readable media for determining an individualized orthodontic treatment index. One embodiment includes generating a target dental model by modifying an initial dental model, graphically marking dental references on the target dental model including assigning contact points between adjacent first and second teeth of the target dental model, generating a treatment outcome dental model representing the patient's dentition after at least a portion of the orthodontic treatment has been completed, mapping the dental references marked on the target dental model to the treatment outcome dental model, and calculating an individualized treatment index score for the treatment outcome dental model according to one or more differences between the target dental model and the treatment outcome dental model.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides computing device implemented methods, computing device readable medium, and molds for filling undercut areas of teeth relative to an axis of placement. Filling undercut areas of teeth relative to an axis of placement can include calculating an undercut area of a tooth relative to an axis of placement of part of a dental appliance over a number of teeth and a height of contour that is defined based on the axis of placement. Filling undercut areas of teeth relative to an axis of placement can also include filling in a part of the undercut area of the tooth with a virtual filler wherein the undercut is filled to within a threshold distance from the tooth that is defined relative to the axis of placement and the height of contour.

Abstract: Oral sensing apparatuses and methods for recording and tracking physiological parameters (e.g., intraoral temperature) over extended periods of time. These apparatuses can be part of an oral appliance, such as (but not limited to) an aligner, retainer, night guard, palatal expander, attachment, etc., or it can be made as a standalone device that can be directly attached to one or more teeth or an oral appliance. Also described herein are methods of extended monitoring of a subject intraoral temperature for a variety of different clinical and non-clinical applications.

Abstract: Clinical data files for securing medical information. A clinical data file may include medical information arranged in corresponding data fields, where the medical information includes one or more of: treatment professional information, patient personal information, and one or more patient images. The medical information in a corresponding at least one data field may be securable to hide at least a portion of the medical information from being viewable. The secured medical information, including the patient image(s), may be covered by one or more layers that is removable by entering a pass code.

Abstract: Systems and methods for prioritization of three dimensional dental elements. The systems and methods may include displaying a perspective of a 3D digital model such that a portion of a second object is behind a first object, where the first object has a higher priority than the second object. The portion of the second object behind the first object may not be viewable through the first object and a reference point on the portion of the second object may not be selectable. The priority may be changed such that the second object has a higher priority than the first object, where once the priority is changed, that the portion of the second object behind the first object may be viewable through the first object and the reference point on the second object is selectable by the user.

Abstract: Methods for treating a patient are provided. These methods may include receiving scan data of a patient's teeth, forming a modified image of the teeth to simulate a dental treatment, combining the modified image of the teeth with an image of the patient's face to show an image of the patient's smile as it would appear according to the dental treatment, displaying the modified image to the patient, and treating the patient according to the simulated dental treatment.

Abstract: Method and systems for creating clinical data files with secured medical information. A clinical data file may be created by converting clinical data to a single format, and the medical information may be entered into corresponding data fields in the clinical data file. The medical information may include treatment professional information, patient personal information, and/or patient image(s). Each of the data fields may be associated with an indicator, where the indicator, when enabled, may be configured to secure at least a portion of the medical information in the corresponding data field. The secured clinical data file may be configured such that, once a pass code is entered, the patient image(s) are modifiable by the addition of modification(s) that are arranged as layer(s) saved separately from the patient image(s).

Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods, systems, and devices for prioritization of three dimensional dental elements. One method for prioritizing three dimensional dental elements includes receiving a virtual initial dental data set (IDDS) of teeth having spatial information regarding the positions of a number of teeth in the virtual IDDS with respect to each other for presentation of the teeth in a virtual three dimensional space to be viewed on a user interface, setting prioritization values of a number of elements of one or more of the number of teeth, and prioritizing the number of elements to be selected by a user based upon their prioritization values.