METHODS FOR COMPARING DENTAL TREATMENT PLANS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS

Abstract: methods and systems for comparing dental treatment plans are provided, including: obtaining a first 2d image of a patient's face and dentition; accessing a plurality of 3d models of the patient's dentition, where each 3d model represents a treatment result for a respective dental treatment plan of a plurality of dental treatment plans for the patient; generating a plurality of second 2d images of the patient, where each second 2d image is formed by combining a respective 3d model of the patient's dentition with a projected representation of the patient's face, and where the projected representation is generated by projecting the first 2d image into a 3d space; sending instructions to display the plurality of second 2d images of the patient on an output device; and receiving a user input selecting at least one dental treatment plan of the plurality of dental treatment plans associated with the displayed second 2d images.

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A61C7/002: DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE (non-driven toothbrushes ; {tongue scrapers ;} preparations for dentistry ; preparations for cleaning the teeth or mouth , )

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