SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT PLAN COMPARISON

Abstract: methods for planning an orthodontic treatment are provided, including: transmitting an initial tooth data set to an orthodontic treatment planning tool, the initial tooth data set including an initial arrangement of a patient's teeth; receiving a plurality of treatment plans for the patient's teeth from the orthodontic treatment planning tool, where each treatment plan includes a plurality of treatment stages to move the patient's teeth from the initial arrangement toward a respective final arrangement, and where the plurality of treatment plans differ from each other based on one or more treatment factors; receiving, through a display, a comparison of a treatment stage of a first treatment plan of the plurality of treatment plans to a treatment stage of a second treatment plan of the plurality of treatment plans; and providing a user input selecting one of the first treatment plan or the second treatment plan based on the comparison.

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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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