US Patent 8013853 Virtual dental patient

Systems and methods read clinical data records to create and three-dimensional images representing a virtual dental patient. The images can be used to assess the current dental health of a patient. In particular the systems and methods create accurate, three-dimensional virtual renditions of dental patients, compare the virtual renditions with other virtual renditions, and create computer databases of the renditions from which population statistics are calculated for parameters measured on the renditions. By comparing a particular patient rendition to the population statistics a report is produced that aids in the diagnosis of the patient's current dental health.